Archive for September, 2009

Abolition Concert at the Global Forum!

September 29, 2009 Posted by Laura Aguirre

Tickets on Sale Now!

The first Global Forum on Human Trafficking, presented by the Not For Sale Campaign, will be welcomed in by an exclusive acoustic performance by award-winning artists.

This unprecedented event premiers the first evening of the Global Forum, a solutions-based conference bringing the world’s leading experts together to end modern-day slavery.

The Abolition Concert aims to raise over $10,000 in ticket sales with 100% of the proceeds funding a music program at the Surfing Tribe in Peru to rehabilitate survivors of human trafficking.

Artists Scheduled to Appear:

* Grammy Award Winner, T-Bone Burnett
* Jon Foreman of Switchfoot
* Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
* Brant Christopher
* Bradley Corrigan of Dispatch

Don’t miss this incredibly rare performance of artists in the Abolitionist movement!

Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 7pm in Carlsbad, CA (near San Diego)

Already registered for the Global Forum? FREE concert entry to all Global Forum registrants.

Still need to register for the Global Forum? Click here!

Space is limited! You can purchase your tickets HERE for $20. They will run for $35 at the door until sold out!

Concert co-sponsored by:

The Not For Sale Fellowship

September 28, 2009 Posted by Allison Trowbridge

In 2010, a small group of individuals will be selected to participate in the very first Not For Sale Fellowship: a full-time, all-intensive program in which they will work to end modern-day slavery. Are you interested in being among them?

NFS Fellows will advance their education on the issue of human trafficking, gaining invaluable work experience through an intrinsic role in the modern-day abolitionist movement. They will work side-by-side national staff to enhance key programs, initiatives, and platforms central to the Not For Sale Campaign.

Based just outside the city of San Francisco, NFS Fellows will live and work from the stunning shoreline of Half Moon Bay, CA.

Two Sessions of the Fellowship program are scheduled for 2010:

January 4th – June 25th
July 1st – December 17th

Each Fellow will be placed in a select position specific to their skill-set, education, and passions. Over the course of the Fellowship, they will create a portfolio of the work they accomplish. Tailored projects, research training, and one-on-one time with national staff will advance Fellows’ understanding of the anti-trafficking movement while equipping them to play a substantial role.

Applicants must be 18 years or older, fluent in English, and comfortable living in a group environment. They should be open to meeting rapid deadlines in a highly flexible work environment consisting of both independent and team settings, and come with some background knowledge on the issue of human trafficking. Fellows will be required to raise their own support for the program through the sponsorship of family and friends. Monthly costs, which include room and board, are listed on the application.

This is the first time a Fellowship has ever been offered by the Not For Sale Campaign, and national staffers are thrilled to have the partnership of this select group of individuals.

If you are interested in becoming a 2010 Not For Sale Fellow, please submit a request to: Fellowship hailing from notforsalecampaign from the TLD of org. We’ll provide you with Fellowship positions, application, and further details.

We look forward to sharing with you in the coming year about the impact made by our first Not For Sale Fellows. And we hope – perhaps – that you will be among them!

Together in the Movement,

The Team at Not For Sale

Batstone at Clinton Global Initiative

September 23, 2009 Posted by Allison Trowbridge

RELEASE: September 23, 2009

Not For Sale President, David Batstone joins world leaders for session on human trafficking

New York, NY – Tomorrow afternoon Not For Sale Campaign president, David Batstone, will lead a break-out session on human trafficking at the Fifth Annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York City. Batstone will join anti-trafficking practitioners from around the globe as a leader on the subject of modern-day slavery. The session is part of the human capital segment of CGI. The session will focus on leadership and solutions to end human trafficking and forced labor.

Since its founding in 2005 by former President Bill Clinton, more than 80 current and former heads of state; hundreds of leading CEOs, philanthropists, and NGO leaders; and 10 of the last 16 Nobel Peace Prize laureates have attended the Clinton Global Initiative. This year, President Barack Obama and leading voices from every sector will take action on solving four major global challenges: innovation, infrastructure, human capital and the global economy. For more information, visit www.clintonglobalinitiative.org.

Among the many global leaders, Batstone will be joined at CGI by Lou de Baca, ambassador-at-large to monitor and combat trafficking in persons, U.S. Department of State, and David Arkless, president of global corporate and government affairs, Manpower, Inc. De Baca and Arkless will again be joining Batstone early next month, Oct. 8-9, at the Not For Sale Campaign’s first Global Forum on Human Trafficking in San Diego, Calif.

ABOUT THE GLOBAL FORUM

The Global Forum on Human Trafficking will bring together leaders from across the world to develop solutions to end modern-day slavery. Presenters will represent local, national and international efforts to combat human trafficking as well as include the directors of Not For Sale Campaign’s international projects. Thirty experts, nine panel discussions and three keynote addresses will make up this historic event. For more information, visit www.globalforumonhumantrafficking.org.

ABOUT THE NOT FOR SALE CAMPAIGN

Founded in 2006 by Dr. David Batstone, Mark Wexler and Dr. Kique Bazan, the campaign equips and mobilizes Smart Activists to deploy innovative solutions to re-abolish slavery in their own backyards and across the globe. NFSC was created after Batstone authored Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade and How We Can Fight It and is now a movement of thousands internationally. The organization supports partners in many countries who serve vulnerable populations and who are directly involved in stopping international human trafficking. In addition, the Campaign has more than 40 state and region directors in the U.S. and Canada working to mobilize a concerted grassroots response to the issue. More information about the NFSC can be found at www.notforsalecampaign.org. NFSC is a 501c3 non-profit corporation based in Montara, Calif.

David Batstone LIVE on USTREAM today! Tune in 4pm PST

September 16, 2009 Posted by Allison Trowbridge

Broadcast LIVE from Facebook headquarters!

Tune into USTREAM today at 4PM to hear the message.

You can join the conversation via TWITTER! Click the links to sign on!

Winter Abolitionist Academy Now Accepting Apps!

September 16, 2009 Posted by Mark Wexler

After five wildly successful Academies this past summer Not For Sale is happy to report that we will be hosting a Winter Abolitionist Academy (Monday, December 28th – Friday, January 8th) in San Francisco. We are now accepting applications. To receive an application email theacademy hailing from notforsalecampaign from the TLD of org.

Abolitionist Academy:

The Academy is an intensive two-week course for individuals who have a desire to become “Backyard Abolitionists”. Attendees will gain in-depth knowledge about the many types of human trafficking; and how to properly record, document, and map the various types of modern-day slavery. Through hands on training and sessions with experts in the field attendees will learn how to identify probable cases of human trafficking, how to properly record cases of human trafficking, to liaison and work with partners, and how to confront slavery in supply chains.

Upon completing the Academy Attendees will:

Gain in depth knowledge about various forms of human trafficking (such as, but not limited to, garment, field, debt and sex trafficking)
Learn how to document cases and map human trafficking in your area
Take an in-depth look at forced labor in supply chains — and ways to address it
Possibility of becoming certified to document cases nationally and internationally using Not For Sale’s extensive mapping technologies

Mapping Cases Abroad:

Participants who complete the course, and are certificated, will be provided with the opportunity to work at one of Not For Sale Campaign’s international projects in Thailand, Peru, Ghana or Uganda to document cases. If interested, please mention in your email to theacademy hailing from notforsalecampaign from the TLD of org.

Academy Dates:

December 28th – January 8th (Arrival on Sunday, December 27th and a hard leave date on the morning of Saturday, January 9th)

Cost:

Academy: $549

Ustreamed LIVE from Facebook HQ

September 15, 2009 Posted by Allison Trowbridge

This Thursday, September 17th, at 4pm PST David Batstone will be streamed LIVE from USTREAM’s homepage while he speaks to staff at Facebook’s Headquarters.

TUNE IN from Not For Sale’s USTREAM page!

David will speak to Facebook staff about the significant impact social media can make on movements, and the importance of non-profits to utilize this technology.

USTREAM, Facebook, and Twitter are primary examples of this social media. Join us for an event that incorporates all three!

Click HERE to Twitter in!

Are you in the NFS Cause on Facebook? Join Today to hear regularly from David and connect with others in the movement!

Products Tainted by Slavery!

September 11, 2009 Posted by Kilian Moote

The United States Department of Labor has released a list of products imported into the United States that are likely tainted by forced labor or child labor. Under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2005 the Bureau of International Labor Affairs was required to compile the report to educate consumers and inform the general public about what products are tainted by slavery. The list consists of 122 goods from 58 countries.

Top industries sited:

Rubber from Liberia;
Cocoa from Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea and Nigeria;
Cotton from Uzbekistan;
Tobacco from Malawi;
Cottonseed from India;
Cobalt, Coltan, Copper, Diamonds and Gold from the DRC;
Sugarcane from Brazil, DR, Guatemala (and many others)

The countries listed as top offenders were: India ( 19), Burma (14), Bangladesh (13), Brazil (13), China ( 12), and Philippines (12).

To read more visit the Department of Labor website

Vote for SF Giants Free2Play Pitcher Jeremy Affeldt!

September 3, 2009 Posted by Laura Aguirre

San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeremy Affeldt has been nominated for the Jefferson Award for Public Service. Click here to vote for him today!

Jeremy Affeldt was the first Major League baseball player make a Free2Play pledge! You can read more about his pledge below.

The Jefferson Award was established with the intention of creating a Nobel Prize for community and public service. It is given by the All Stars Helping Kids, a nonprofit organization founded by NFL Hall-of-Famer Ronnie Lott in 1989 “with the goal of promoting a safe, healthy, rigorous learning environment for disadvantaged kids in low-income communities.”

You have until Nov. 15 to vote for Jeremy on the All Stars Helping Kids website. Five finalists will be chosen in each of two categories: Outstanding Athlete in Service and Outstanding Athlete as a Newcomer in Service. One athlete in each category will be awarded a national Jefferson Award for Public Service next June. Read more about Jeremy here.

Jeremy’s Free2Play pledge: This season, Jeremy has committed to give $100 to the Not For Sale Campaign for every strike-out he pitches.

The money Jeremy donates will go to support the work Not For Sale is doing to fight slavery across the globe:

In Peru — offering safe haven and care to hundreds of kids formerly trafficked on the dangerous streets of Lima. In Ghana — working to prevent the drowning and abuse of children sold into the local fishing industry. In Thailand — building a medical clinic stocked with $500,000 in needed supplies at our village for children rescued out of sex trafficking in the cities. In Northern Uganda — building schools for former child soldiers, providing the children with safety and education. In Nepal — fighting to prevent the trafficking of thousands of Nepalese women into India’s sex industry, and this year, raising the support needed to build them a medical clinic equipped with $2 million in donated medical supplies. And in Oakland, California, teenage girls rescued from the sex industry now take part in a rollerblade club created with Free2Play gifts.

Click HERE to learn more about Not For Sale’s international projects, and click HERE to learn how you too can be Free2Play.

Read more about Jeremy’s dedication to combating human trafficking in the recent San Francisco Chronicle Article.

Click here to learn more and VOTE for Jeremy Affeldt!

Not For Sale Campaign

P.O. Box 371035
122 Seacliff Court
Montara, CA 94037