Awareness

 

Resources

 

Modern Slavery

 

Organizations

  • Traffick Free - “We are ordinary people who are volunteering our talents and our time to end to human trafficking in Chicago, and eventually throughout the world.”
  • CAASE - “CAASE envisions a community free from all forms of sexual exploitation, including sexual assault and the commercial sex trade.”
  • Salvation Army STOP-IT - Initiative Against Human Trafficking.
  • Salvation Army PROMISE - Partnership to Rescue our Minors from Sexual Exploitation.
  • Free The Slaves - “Our goal: to end slavery in our lifetime.”
  • International Justice Mission - “International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression.”
  • Love 146 - “Abolition and Restoration! We combat child sex slavery & exploitation with the unexpected and restore survivors with excellence.”
  • Not For Sale Campaign - “Not For Sale creates tools that engage businesses, government, and grassroots in order to incubate and grow social enterprises to benefit enslaved and vulnerable communities.”
  • Polaris Project - “Our vision is for a world without slavery.”
  • Stop The Traffick - “Our aim is to equip you to raise awareness and understanding of human trafficking, and to make a difference and join the fight to stop the traffick.”

Many people bristle to hear the word slavery used to describe the modern practice of exploitation. Deeply ingrained in the collective psyche of Western culture is the notion that slavery ended in the 19th century. – David Batstone “NOT FOR SALE”



Slavery Today?

There are more than 27 million boys and girls, men and women currently in slavery worldwide.  More than 2 million are trafficked across international borders each year by modern slave traders to meet the growing demands of modern slave holders. There are more slaves today, right now, than the total removed from Africa during 400 years of the Transatlantic slave trade.

Modern slavery is known by many names; human trafficking, forced labor, sex trade, debt bondage, etc.  The first step in fighting and ending the injustice of modern slavery is awareness.  Awareness of what modern slavery is, who’s at risk of modern slavery and how together we can fight and end modern slavery.

Buy Art Not People is committed to using the power of art to raise awareness of the plight of modern slaves and those at risk of entering slavery.  Below are resources to better understand modern slavery and the modern abolitionist movement.

 

Slavery is in reality not invisible.  Except in rare circumstances, slaves toil in the public eye. The truth is that we do not expect to find it in “respectable” settings. – David Batstone “NOT FOR SALE”