Books do more than just tell stories—they open doors into lives we might never otherwise see. This World Book Day, my colleagues and I [...]
Category: Survivor Stories
Lifeless in the sand: a survivor’s story
A true story written by Roland Ibanda Edited by Geneviève Appleton The challenges of poverty, political instability and unemployment as [...]
Driven out of a shelter because of my mental health issues
Jessie, a trafficking survivor, shares her experiences of living in a shelter Shelters for trafficking survivors in the U.S. are often [...]
Europe knows what happens to us in Libya
My name is Tesfay* and I was born in Eritrea. When I finished high school, I was made to work as a soldier for the National Service and [...]
To my old master: A former slave writes to his old owner and tells him to get stuffed
This letter is reshared from Letters of Note: In 1864, after 32 long years in the service of his master, Jourdon Anderson and his wife, [...]
Sign on: Survivors voices inclusivity letter
With permission from the survivor-led, grassroots organizers of this open letter, Freedom United is sharing the text of the letter [...]
How survivor recovery is hampered by racism
As we approach the end of October, Black History Month in the U.K., we are remembering and encouraging reflection on the enslaved [...]
Why my experience proves we need to end forced child marriage
July 22, 2021: WIN! New York became the sixth state in the United States to pass a bill to end child marriage without any exceptions, [...]
Q&A: Taking the trafficking out of sex work
Sex trafficking has long been separated from the broader crime of human trafficking. But some are beginning to question whether this [...]
Help protect farmworkers like me from modern slavery
Descargue este blog en español Campaign Summary: Thousands of temporary workers are being trafficked into forced labor in California [...]
Bangladesh film screening brings attention to labor issues in garment industry
On Thursday night, Freedom United supporters gathered in New York City for a screening of Rubaiyat Hossain’s new docudrama Made in [...]
Imagine your worst experience. How would you want your story told?
In January the Freedom United team ran its first My Story, My Dignity workshop at the Faith and Anti-trafficking conference organized [...]
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