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Cook with Fair Trade Herbs

There are many benefits to using fair trade herbs and spices. These crops tend to be more environmentally sustainable, and the profits from them tend to be invested in local communities. Schools thrive. New clinics open. When you flavor your food wit

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

Watch Fraidy Reiss' Tedx Talk on Forced Marriage in the US

If you say "forced marriage" or "child marriage" to the average American, they will probably think of a sub-Saharan or South Asian country where economic hardship and traditional gender roles force families to marry their young daughters off to much

Fight Modern Enslavement During Lent

March 6th is Ash Wednesday 2019. Ash Wednesday is the traditional start of the Lenten season in many Western Christian denominations. Depending on the branch of Christianity, it is observed with fasting, a ritual with ashes, and religious services. M

Honor Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sex Trafficking Victims and Sexual Assault Prostitution/sex work and sex trafficking are not synonymous. Although they occur in the same industry, they should not be conflated. Victims and survivors of sex trafficking are also victims and survivors o

Passover is Just Around the Corner

Passover Begins April 19th According to Judaism, Passover is a celebration of the deliverance of the ancient Hebrews from enslavement by the Egyptians. It is a time to honor freedom fighters like the sibling trio of heroes Miriam, Moses, and Aaron. I

Review the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center's (IJPC) Human Trafficking Toolkits

Human trafficking exists in every community and happens every day. As the issue of human trafficking enters the public consciousness, members of the media and those of us working to end modern day slavery have a responsibility to use our platforms t

Intern with an Organization Fighting Human Trafficking

Intern or Volunteer with an Anti-Enslavement Organization! In 2017 WayUP, a US-based job site app, named the last Thursday in July National Intern Day. Many organizations fighting modern-day enslavement depend on interns and volunteers to help them f

Read Street Business School's Study on Trafficking Prevention

Arming Women in the Quest to Prevent Trafficking: A Case Study on Sex Trafficking Prevention, part 1 In anti-trafficking circles, "Prevention" is often referred to as "the third P" or "the forgotten P" due to the fact that most anti-trafficking effor

Learn How Design Can be a Weapon in the Fight Against Trafficking

Design Against Trafficking Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth used their oratorical skills to speak out against enslavement. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote against enslavement with such verve Abraham Lincoln allegedly quipped upon meeting her "So yo