NFS News Archive July, 2008
Breaking News
Australia & New Zealand
One thing is for sure… my frequent flier miles have really started to pile up. In conversing with my fellow Not For Salers it’s apparent that we are all quite often asked two questions: (1) How do you ‘handle’ such a grueling issue like modern-day slavery on a day-to-day basis? and (2) How do you [...]
Free To… In Lima, Peru
The Not For Sale campaign was founded on five specific platforms, Free to: learn, play, be, create, and work. These were created to initiate action within a wide range of constituents. For the most part the five platforms can incorporate any individual with a desire to take action. Over the past few weeks we, three [...]
The Family Connection
My last night in Peru, I was having a family reunion before I returned to the US. We were all talking when Gregorio, a guy who currently lives in the streets, rang the bell. We have seen Gregorio in both good and bad times. He is a very good hip hop dancer, so he has [...]
Ellie’s Courage
Unjust circumstances put Ellie into juvenile hall. She promised that once she was free, she would defend other young women who could fall victim to unscrupulous people. Once back in the streets, Ellie met a group of young women that rented a room in an uninviting hotel – a place with an owner known for [...]
The Culture of Work vs. The Culture of Exploitation
I am currently in Peru with Dave Batstone visiting our team Generacion. One of the topics during our conversation is the importance of building a vocational center. The entrepreneur spirit exists in the children and teenagers that we are meeting, but being a victim of slavery and violence has taught them that making money is [...]
Toyota Prius: Solution for the Privileged, Slavery for the Vulnerable
Between 70,000 and 93,000 workers go each year into Japan as guests and temporary workers. These workers are mainly from Vietnam, China, the Philippines, and Brazil. The National Labor Committee reports that these temporary workers are cheated, afraid, and forced to work for Toyota Prius: They are stripped from their passports. The first year they [...]
