Ten Minute Activism

Order and distribute these snazzy postcards in your workplace, church, school, local shops and apartments etc.  Created by Michael Reddish, the cards contain info on how to help suspected victims of trafficking. Send your request here.   

 

MEET Our Focus Leaders Marna Jane Bevill is our Demand Abatement Coordinator. She teaches at the John School, trains others and schedules her team.   Karen Karpinski is the Community Educator, speaking on college campuses and to professional organizations.                                   Rebecca Moody and Kathryn Horn  head up Freedom parties; in home gatherings where products made by rescued slaves are sold and friends have their eyes gently opened to modern slavery. But Rebecca is increasingly busy raising two little ones, so we need someone to take over this area!    We'd love to add some more! Community Watch Coordinator, Prevention Educator, Media Distributor...

Slavery is appalling! But what can *I* do? 

A LOT, actually:

  

· Raise awareness and funds by organizing  a Ride for Refuge (bike ride) in Nashville.

 

 ·Support survivors by organizing Freedom Fighter's Parties

 

· Gather a prayer team and pray for victims, workers and slavery issues locally and globally.Ask for requests.  

 

· Use your skills Design brochures, bookmarks, posters, stickers with hotline info and other tools designed for local use. Write a blog or letter to the editor. Create a painting or write a song to be a voice for the voiceless. 

 

· Help us enter the 21st century by setting up a widget for donations for song downloads, a way to text donations or a twitter or Facebook auction.

 

·Open eyes and dispel apathy by showing "Faces of Slavery" to your church, home group, professional org or  family and friends in your home.

 

·Prevent slavery and rescue victims by starting a community watch type program in your neighborhood or throughout Tennessee.

 

· Donate a car, like Susie and Nick Young. Get a tax write off and free some people. Cool! (International Teams is the charity-be sure to earmark for anti-slavery work.)

 

· Encourage survivors by writing letters to rescued victims in shelters in the U.S. Write for addresses and guidelines.

 

· Educate tomorrow's decision makers by donating books and media on human trafficking to libraries-school, public, church etc.(Let us know you did, so we don't duplicate.)

 

· Entertain with a purpose by showing a movie about human trafficking and discussing modern slavery with your friends. Ask us for a list of recommended movies.

 

· Join a monthly volunteer group! Get inspired and work together! Nashville group: contact Pax Franklin: Contact Bria

 

· Help us work intelligently and effectively by helping with research for a resource catalog we're creating for front line workers. 

 

· Make sure victims are identified and helped by inviting us to speak or train members of your profession.

 

· Ignite a wild fire by devoting your Facebook status once a week to anti-slavery info. Retweet our tweets.

 

· Fund the Cause by holding an awareness/benefit concert or other fundraiser. Ask, if you want ideas!

 

· Create some drama and perform for schools and youth groups, to warn about trafficking tactics and thus prevent bondage. (We have ideas!)  

 

· Pass this list on to your friends!

 

Or share your own creative ideas!