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Give Fair Trade Chocolate to Your Valentine

Give Fair Trade Chocolate to Your Valentine February 14, 2018 is Valentine’s Day! Celebrate this day by giving your loved one fair trade chocolate and practice living a slave-free lifestyle! This gives you an opportunity to also educate your Valentin

Ohio Emancipation Day

On September 22 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation. People gathered in public spaces to hear it read aloud, including at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. This led to annual celebrations of em

Learn about Enslavement in Mauritania

Even though Mauritania officially abolished enslavement in 1981, old traditions die hard. For millennia, Afro-Mauritanians have been considered members of an enslaved caste by their lighter skinned fellow countrymen. Enslaved Mauritanians typically w

Give Fair Trade Sweets to Your Sweetie

Give Fair Trade Chocolate to Your Valentine February 14, 2019 is Valentine’s Day! Celebrate this day by giving your loved one fair trade chocolate and practice living a slave-free lifestyle! This gives you an opportunity to also educate your Valentin

Advocate

Advocates began working to outlaw chattel slavery in the 18th century, and it took almost 300 years to legally abolish it in every country. Though it's finally illegal, advocates still work to fully prevent it, hold enslavers accountable and empower

Devin Hibbard

Devin believes we can end extreme poverty in our lifetimes. She is the Founder and CEO of Street Business School—an entrepreneurial training program that helps women living in poverty go from an average of $1.35 to $4.19 per day by starting their own

Backpage.com v. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart

Back in 2009, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart sued Craigslist, an online classified ads site, and charged that it knowingly promoted prostitution via its Erotic Services section. Dart wanted Craigslist to be held responsible for the sex ads posted on it

Visual Stereotypes for Human Trafficking

This is a screenshot I took of a Google image search on the phrase "human trafficking". To be honest, seeing these images ignites frustration and anger in my soul. With a background in design, so much of what's irksome about these images relates to

History of State-Imposed Forced Labor in Uzbekistan's Cotton Industry

Uzbekistan is currently the world’s sixth-largest cotton producer and fifth-largest cotton exporter. Supplies of Uzbek cotton are used to produce garments around the world, and reports of abuses in these cotton fields have sparked a protest against s

TIP Heroes Tour of America

This past week the 2015 TIP Report was released. Along with the report there were eight heroes named for their extraordinary work in the anti-slavery field. These heroes were taken on a tour of the United States, starting in Washington, D.C. and endi