by Free the Slaves | Jan 11, 2012 | FTS Updates, Take Action
For more than a decade, fighting slavery has been a unified effort by both the democrats and republicans in the U.S. government. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, considered to be the cornerstone of anti-slavery legislation, passed into law in 2000. It was a...
by Free the Slaves | Sep 21, 2011 | FTS Updates
Dear abolitionists, We need your help at the Capitol today. In July, we asked you to tell your U.S. senators to take a stand against slavery by supporting the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. Many of you did just that, and 15 senators are now...
by Free the Slaves | Jul 21, 2011 | FTS Updates, Take Action
You may already know that slavery is connected to you. It’s in the products you buy, the clothes you wear and the car you drive. There are thousands of slaves in America, some hidden from view, others standing on street corners you pass every day. Ever wonder: What...
by Free the Slaves | Jun 14, 2011 | FTS Updates
Because it deserves more attention—and I didn’t give it its proper due when I blogged about this last week—I’d like to put a magnifying glass to a couple of quotes from Free the Slaves’ Director of Programs Karen Stauss that were featured in Vanity...
by Free the Slaves | May 19, 2011 | Take Action
Tawney Bevacqua is Free the Slaves’ outreach coordinator. She is also the face of the ‘Artists Against Slavery’ blog—a sub-section of the FTSblog—in which she explores how artists and creative professionals are using their talents to help end slavery. Thousands of...
