12.02.2008

voices of former slaves

Five Former Slaves Who Are Changing the World

"We’ve all learned about the courageous acts of former slaves in American history like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman—but while the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 officially put an end to slavery in the United States, human trafficking is still at critical mass and rising in many parts of the world, with more than 27 million people enslaved today..." (Kathryn Hawkins)


Our friends Hope Bushby & Patty Carlson are doing a bike-riding fundraiser in Cambodia for Somaly Mam, who is featured in this article! Part of our joint tithe is going toward this cause!

1 comment:

K Govindan Nampoothiry said...

Respected Madam,

I would like to know more about your exp on Journalism field.