"Afflict the Comfortable, Comfort the Afflicted" |
"It's time to make the world uncomfortable," she wrote.
"Afflict the comfortable, comfort the afflicted," I responded, quoting Michael Winerip.
The modern-day scourge known as moder...
Posted by Uhuru on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:42:00 PST |
Fast Facts About Slavery |
A slave is . . . someone who is forced to work through threat of violence for no pay beyond subsistence and unable to leave. (A Crime So Monstrous by E. Benjamin Skinner)
Approximately 27 millio...
Posted by Uhuru on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:08:00 PST |
Featured Friend: Not For Sale Campaign |
This week's Featured Friend is the Not For Sale Campaign.Reading David Batstone's book "Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade - and How We Can Fight It" was a life altering experience for...
Posted by Uhuru on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:45:00 PST |
Two minutes to make a lifetime of a difference! |
We think some of the most passionate people around are those involved in ending humanitarian injustices and in saving our planet.Wouldn't it be awesome if we could work together!?The most common reaso...
Posted by Uhuru on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:24:00 PST |
Awakening |
A major challenge in the fight to end global slavery is that relatively few people realize slavery still exists. As people begin to awaken to the fact that millions around the wor...
Posted by Uhuru on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:46:00 PST |
Featured Friend: Invisible Children |
When Jason Russell (24 years old), Bobby Bailey (21) and Laren Poole (20) headed to Uganda in 2003 to film a documentary, they discovered the plight of the country's "Invisible Children." Little boys ...
Posted by Uhuru on Thu, 15 May 2008 01:19:00 PST |
Featured Friend: Maasai Market |
This week's Featured Friend is Maasai Market. They sell really cool jewelry that is handmade in Kenya and bought from local artisans for a FAIR price. When you buy a Maasai Market piece, y...
Posted by Uhuru on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:58:00 PST |
Fight Fair! |
Why are approximately 27 million people enslaved in the world today? Why are preschool-aged boys and girls sold hourly in Asian brothels? Why are grade school-aged children working 12-16 h...
Posted by Uhuru on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:40:00 PST |
Accidents of Birth |
Why did the anti-slavery movement grab my soul so quickly and completely?
Why do the stories of little girls sold hourly in brothels haunt me as I lay in bed at night and try to fall asleep?
Why ...
Posted by Uhuru on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:46:00 PST |
Ending Chocolate Slavery: Step Five |
Step five to ending chocolate slavery is Contact the Chocolate Companies
You can contact the "slave" chocolate companies through snail mail (see The Chocolate Company Score Card blog for the ...
Posted by Uhuru on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:43:00 PST |
