Keep America Beautiful was founded in 1953. A number of groups with passion for a cleaner America formed to cultivate awareness. They came up with catchy phrases like “Let’s pick it up New York” and “Don’t mess with Texas!” Signs…
Last week President Barack Obama made history as the first sitting president to formally address human trafficking and modern day slavery. Read the transcript here.
“Our fight against human trafficking is one of the great human rights causes of our time, and the United States will continue to lead it…” ~President Obama, September 25, 2012 Did you see the President give the first-ever address on…
Today President Barack Obama will address human trafficking at the Clinton Global Initiative. He will discuss steps we’ve taken in the past and will take in the future to help end modern slavery. Watch the speech live today at 9am Pacific…
Eight year old Vivienne Harr is making a stand to end human trafficking. She is using a homemade lemonade stand to raise funds toward her goal of raising $150,000 for the non-profit group Not For Sale, which works to end…
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Tim Robbins, and filmed in Nepal and India, “The Day My God Died” shares the stories of four young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex slave trade. The film provides actual…
Slavery Footprint is an interactive website helps consumers determine how much forced labor has been used to create specific products. A brief survey asks a few questions about your age, your home and your lifestyle, and then assigns a “slavery…
Imagine being a woman in a country where slavery is so accepted that it is estimated that 10-20 percent of the population are held captive. In Mauritania, a country in Western Africa, it is estimated that up to 680,000 people…
From World Vision, by James Addis: The interconnected nature of our 21st century world is fueling many forms of child exploitation, a new World Vision report reveals. The report “Small World, Big Responsibility,” was released this month by World Vision’s…
Americans will purchase around 58 million pounds of chocolate during the days leading up to the 14th (a fraction of the reported 3 billion pounds per year), and we pay around $345 million to satisfy our Valentine’s sweet tooth, according…
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