WELCOME...
...Not for Sale is a campaign of students, entrepreneurs, artists, people of faith, athletes, law enforcement officers, politicians, social workers, skilled professionals, and all justice seekers, united to fight the global slave trade.
Not for Sale aims to educate and mobilize an international abolitionist movement through the innovation and implementation of open-source activism. Inside the United States, the campaign identifies trafficking rings and collaborates with local law enforcement and community groups to shut them down and provide support for the victims. Internationally, the campaign partners with poorly resourced abolitionist groups to enhance their capacity. Every single person has a skill that they can give to free an individual living in bondage.
WHAT’S HAPPENING...
Map Slavery in your own backyard
Launched: SlaveryMap.org
Bringing down walls. Building bridges. Beginning the process of renewal by shedding light into darkness. With the launch of SlaveryMap.org we hope that Not For Sale’s core ethos of collaboration and collective change continues to grow.
Now
you can reach out to local service providers, law enforcement, legal teams,
and government officials by using SlaveryMap.org
to highlight the work of the modern-day abolitionist at home and across
the world. Together we will continue to peel back the veil of modern-day
slavery.
Welcome to the movement.
Please Note: If you suspect an existing case of human trafficking DO NOT post it on SlaveryMap. Call the national human trafficking hotline 1-888-3737-888
Not for Sale BLOG
Not For Sale -- East Africa... Mwambari shares about a case of a woman from Rwanda trafficked into Nairobi, Kenya.
Come See Not For Sale founders at SoulFest
Join Not For Sale co-founders David Batstone and Kique Bazan at Soulfest from July 30 - August 2. And, oh yeah, while you're at it check out some great musical acts!
We Did It!! A Safe House on Myanmar Border
Several weeks ago we alerted you to the urgent need to build a safe house for Burmese children and women. The situation for vulnerable populations inside Myanmar already was dire before the cyclone hit.
Due to your generosity, we have been able to build and completely pay for a new safe house in the Golden Triangle region of Thailand, just miles from the Myanmar border! In the next few days we will be able to host Burmese survivors. Our Thai abolitionist partner, Kru Nam, joins us in expressing deep gratitude to the Not For Sale constituency!
Advocate for trafficking survivors
Join
the team at Not For Sale in advocating for the rights of trafficking survivors
in Washington DC!
The T Visa came into law with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000. It was introduced to protect women, children and men who are survivors of human trafficking. The T Visa is a significant benefit for survivors, yet the legislation does not do enough to protect survivors and has been poorly implemented. If we are going to put an end to slavery within the United States, we must offer protection and a future for the survivors. Join the Not For Sale team in Washington DC on October 8 - 9/2008 to advocate for more effective implementation of these important T-Visas.
1. Participate in advocacy workshops focused around the principles of "smart
activism"
2. Hear from a trafficking survivor
3. Discuss human trafficking with leading public officials and with the
NFS team
4. Learn how to "map slavery" in your local region
5. Advocate for an improved T Visa program
Our mission: Make modern-day slavery, trafficking survivors, and the T-visa program priorities in 2008/09 for DC decision-makers.
Will you join us?
Spaces are limited. Sign-up soon for Not For Sale Advocacy Days! We look forward to meeting you there.
Together in the cause,
The Not For Sale Campaign
Launched: Freedom Store Outpost Program
You can be one of the first to sell Not for Sale merchandise!
For the first time ever, we are offering our merchandise at wholesale prices
in bulk amounts. By opening your own Freedom Store Outpost,
you can create sustainable business opportunities for emancipated people, as
well as help to spread the global message that no human being is ever for sale.
By generating revenue and creating your own profit margins, you can raise money
for the campaign in whatever way you choose. The money you make is yours to
act with!
Maybe you see an opportunity to sell Not For Sale merchandise at your church
or school. Maybe you own a store already and want to include our Not For Sale
items to spread awareness! Whether you’re doing house parties or online sales,
the opportunities are limitless. We’re excited to witness your creative initiative!
It is our desire that owning an Outpost
will give you the opportunity to use your entrepreneurial abilities to benefit
the global fight against human trafficking.
Ready
to get started? All you need to do is create a new account at our Freedom
Store. You will be directed to a list of our merchandise with wholesale pricing.
Once you make your first qualifying purchase of $950 or more, you will be recognized
as an Outposter every time you log in. After that first purchase, we only require
you to buy ten items or more each visit.
CLICK HERE to learn more
about opening YOUR Freedom Store Outpost
today!
Just one more way that Not for Sale is equipping you to become a modern-day Abolitionist. Thank you for your partnership with us in this cause.
Not for Sale in Peru: Generación
One of Generación's most dynamic programs revolves around surfing.
A few years ago the harassment against street children -many forced to the streets through the hands and coercion of traffickers- increased and Generación had to take the youngest children away from the reaches of Lima's violence. Generación rents a house in a coastal town about an hour from Lima, and fifteen to eighteen kids live there full-time.
Early on in the surfing program Not for Sale helped by providing surfing equipment so the children could learn how to surf. It is a remarkable scene to head down to the beach late in the afternoon and watch a group of ex-street kids mixing in with the locals. Some of Generación's kids are now entering surfing competitions and performing at a high level.
Surfing has become a meaningful practice that brings physical, psychological, and spiritual benefits. The children are realizing that through surfing they can express themselves, compete, be respected, and connect with nature. The healing process is working and they are doing well in school.
Generación's innovative prevention and aftercare program currently runs with very little economic resources. In the last year they moved three times to smaller houses due to the high rent. The Not for Sale Campaign is helping Generación buy a house, where they can provide the kids with much needed health care, education, and practice their favorite sport.
Join us in raising $100,000 to buy a house and fund aftercare programs for Generación's "surfing tribe" by: DONATING HERE.
Watch a video about Generación:
>>Contact Not for Sale Campaign.