7 Ways Everyday People Can Help End Human Trafficking
When I started working in the anti-trafficking field at 11, I was convinced of two things. The first was morally obvious: that the $150 billion industry of modern slavery needed…
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8 Ways to Stop Human Trafficking in Our Own Backyard
I live in a cool college town of 150,000 known for its bike paths and micro-brews. There isn’t much of a blighted area; our one strip club sold to a…
“Blavity” Spells Out How We Can Help End the New Slave Trade in Libya
Every day, we are inundated with so much outrageous news that it’s easy to lose hope or to feel helpless. One of the latest stories in outrageous international news has…
How to Turn the Tide In the War on Human Trafficking
Watching TV changed Natalie Grant’s life. In particular, the award-winning artist’s world was rocked one evening in 2004 when curling up to watch an episode of Law and Order, SVU.…
Five Ways to Fight Modern-Day Slavery
You might not think you have much of a personal connection to human trafficking, but if you are a believer, be reminded that you were a slave. Jesus redeemed you…
Cutting Through the Chaos in Kalkota
Kristin Bruce writes about her experience in India working with former prostitutes, and how they find peace in the busyness of the city.
Running a Race for Their Lives
Abby Armbruster writes about the Run for Their Lives race put on every year by Freedom 4/24, an organization fighting human trafficking.
Responding When Helping Hurts
Jeff Goins writes about finding out an orphanage his organization worked with is trafficking children, and the best way to respond.
Redeeming “Sweetie”
Kristin Bruce writes about remembering that everyone, even those in the adult entertainment industry, want to know God has not forgotten them.
The Danger of Unbound Beauty
Bret Mavrich writes for Reject Apathy about the connection between beauty and justice, and how if beauty goes astray, so too does our sense of right and wrong.
The Photo That Changed My Life
Diana Scimone, founder of The Born2Fly Project, an anti-human trafficking organization, writes for Reject Apathy about the photo that changed her life and inspired her to found Born2Fly.
Does Modern Slavery Start at Home?
Benjamin Nolot, the director of a new human trafficking documentary, Nefarious, writes for Reject Apathy about the roots of modern slavery and how our culture may contribute to it.
Spending Summer on a Bike Ride for Slaves
Ben Skoda share some thoughts he’s had while taking part in a bicycle ride across the U.S. to raise awareness and funds for anti-human trafficking efforts.
Cycling the Captives Free
Columnist Ben Skoda writes about a cross-country cycling trip he’s on with the Just+Hope campaign. The goal is to raise money for a shelter in Thailand for those at-risk of falling into modern slavery.
The Traffick Cafe
Anne Jackson writes a column about witnessing sex trafficking deals at a cafe in Moldova, Russia.