Everyday Abolitionist: Jamie Elkins

Melissa     Everyday Abolitionist     3

Everyday Abolitionist is a recurring feature on the blog where we’ll hear firsthand from someone using their skills, talents, and opportunities to fight trafficking. This time around we have Jamie Elkins who works with the Crossover Foundation. Read about more Everyday Abolitionists. Love and Sacrifice In Erwin McManus’s The Barbarian Way, he says that “…love and sacrifice cannot be separated.”  In 2008, I unknowingly began a journey when I first learned about the trafficking of women and children happening in South Asia. My heart ached for the millions of women and children suffering abuse in isolation as a result ofRead more

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Are You Interested in Joining the Fight Against Human Trafficking in a Tangible Way?

Melissa     Events, STF News     0

Become a Stop Traffick Fashion volunteer. This year we’re building a team of everyday abolitionists who help with our events and behind the scenes work. What’s in it for you? You’ll get the feeling of knowing your helping women around the world live free and healthy lives, and you’ll get to help motivate others to do something about trafficking. And you’ll get a 20% discount on an STF purchase for every event you help out with. We have events at the Freedom Center, in homes, at festivals and fundraisers, in country clubs and coffee shops. Volunteers help out at eventsRead more

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Invisible Slavery Today at the Freedom Center

Melissa     Books & Resources, Events, Partner Organization News, Survivor Stories     1

Too often museums are stale, full of interesting but minimally relevant information and artifacts. The things I learn in museums don’t change my immediate actions when I leave the museum. And that’s fine; historical perspective and artistic understanding are a vital influence on our thinking. At the same time, it’s refreshing to visit a museum exhibit that has a feeling of immediacy, that calls me to action—now. Invisible: Slavery Today is exactly that kind of exhibit. It’s the new exploration of modern day slavery at The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The Freedom Center is best known for it’s movingRead more