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From Thailand: The First-Ever Asia Pacific Forum is a Huge Success
With an estimated 1 million South Korean women enslaved in brothels in South Korea and an estimated 30,000 Cambodians trafficked into Malaysia in recent years, Not For Sale felt it was essential to host this event in the region. The innovative summit, which attracted hundreds of attendees and was covered by CNN, was tailor-made to take the conversation and vision for the anti-slavery movement to a higher level within this region.
Introducing Not For Sale Australia: Equipping a Movement of Modern Abolitionists
Among advocates of social justice, the abolitionist movement has a strong following in Australia, however modern-day slavery is not part of the Australian social consciousness to the extent that it is in many other developed countries. Public awareness campaigns can only deal with part of the problem; the main issue is a gap in research. Carol Hirt, the Country Director of Not For Sale Australia, has said that, “Most Australians do not understand the scope and extent to which slavery exists in our backyard because the data does not exist to highlight the fact, that it is indeed, embedded within the Australian socio-economic experience.”
Get Trained to Fight Slavery
San Francisco, March 14-18, 2011
Learn to map, document, and investigate cases of modern-day slavery… in your own backyard and across the globe.
This Spring, join Not For Sale staff in San Francisco for the acclaimed Investigator Academy, and learn from today’s leaders in law enforcement and aftercare on the ways YOU can fight modern slavery.
One trained Investigator moved to Africa and has assisted law enforcement in rescuing 47 girls from human trafficking.
What will you do with your training?
Stop Paying for Slavery | World Tour
The Stop Paying For Slavery Tour has hit over 40 cities since Jan 2010 topping off with Australia and South Africa this summer. The tour reached far and wide from universities, faith communities, business leaders, policy makers, and media channels, engaging all smart activist to join the movement to end slavery.
Check out David Batstone speaking at the TEDx Conference at the University of Sellenbosch in South Africa!
Kru Nam of Not For Sale | Thailand is Coming to the US!
Today, Kru Nam’s work has affected hundreds of street children and there are currently over 100 children being supported by her Children’s Home where they receive an education, identification documentation and a chance at a normal life free of exploitation. This October, meet Kru Nam in person and hear her moving stories at the Global Forum on Human Trafficking!
Not For Sale goes to Australia!
This July, the Backyard Abolitionist Tour goes down under! Join us in Australia for the dates below… To learn how you can bring the Backyard Abolitionist Tour to your own backyard, click HERE! # July 3, 7:00 pm – YGAP Event - Classic Cinema Elsternwick (Melbourne) # July 4, 6:00 pm – Bayside Community Church [...]
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 [...]
We’re all complicit in the slave trade
I am currently on a speaking tour of Australia. The hectic schedule, an average of four speaking engagements a day, has kept me busy. I have, however, been delighted by the response of the many people I’ve meet along the way. More postings about my journey are sure to come. In addition to speaking I [...]
