My Freedom Day should be everyone’s, every day. Except we’re facing unprecedented rollbacks in labor laws across the U.S. [...]
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We will never stop fighting for sex workers’ rights
As we observe International Sex Workers’ Rights Day, news from California gives us pause to reflect. California, once hailed as a [...]
Challenging myself – and you – to rethink fashion
I’ve always been someone who loves to buy new clothes for the sake of buying new clothes. For the longest time, I didn’t consider the [...]
Survey results: What our supporters want from Freedom United in 2024
We can’t wait to share the results of our 2023 supporter survey! Thanks to you, we now have a clearer picture of how YOU want to see [...]
Martin Luther King Jr., prisons, and the 13th Amendment
In 1963, Martin Luther King wrote the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, which, more than sixty years later, speaks eloquently to the [...]
5 alternative holiday traditions: All the joy, none of the forced labor
‘Tis the season – to buy, buy, buy. Whether it’s gifts, decorations, or outfits for holiday events, there seems to be an [...]
Genocide and modern slavery share root causes
In a world marred by the shadows of injustice and cruelty, the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the [...]
Abolition is an aspiration, not a fact
The terms “slavery” and “abolition” are widely recognized as referring to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, and the dates that this [...]
The U.K. Illegal Migration Act promotes trafficking and is inhumane – full stop.
October 18th is Anti-Slavery Day, a day marked to symbolize the importance of raising awareness and the need to eradicate all forms of [...]
Disability and modern slavery: lack of attention as harmful as deliberate malice
This is an abridged version of the article originally published on Human Trafficking Search to support the three-part podcast series [...]
Remembering, reckoning and repairing: the importance of teaching history for a slavery-free world
The Transatlantic Slave Trade was rooted in race. It solidified the concept of white supremacy and the systematic displacement of [...]
Emancipation Day and the call for reparations
What do reparations movements look like where you are? Share your comments below! In the Caribbean, August 1 is Emancipation Day, an [...]
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