WELCOME...
...Not For Sale is a campaign of students, entrepreneurs, artists, people of faith, athletes, law enforcement officers, politicians, social workers, skilled professionals, and all justice seekers, united to fight the global slave trade.
Not For Sale aims to educate and mobilize an international abolitionist movement through the innovation and implementation of open-source activism. Inside the United States, the campaign identifies trafficking rings and collaborates with local law enforcement and community groups to shut them down and provide support for the victims. Internationally, the campaign partners with poorly resourced abolitionist groups to enhance their capacity.
Every single person has a skill that they can give to free an individual living in bondage.
WHAT’S HAPPENING...
Not For Sale - Handshadows
Martin Williams a marketing firm based in Minneapolis developed this handshadows piece for Not For Sale.
Coming to a Backyard near you!
Announcing the 2009 |
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It's almost here... the 2009 Backyard Abolitionist Tour with Not For Sale founder David Batstone and in-house artist Brant Christopher! This January, Dave and Brant will be hitting the road hard to recruit and inspire Abolitionists across the US. These fast-paced and interactive shows will be like a movie on stage... live music, dynamic media, and a powerful message of freedom for the captives. These events are a remarkable way to spread awareness, motivate the community, and launch an Abolitionist movement in your area! Here's How it is Happening...
High Schools – These exciting daytime events are interactive and engaging for students. They happen as an appendage to other scheduled events in the area, and are $500 per event. If you are wanting to bring NFS to your high school, consider partnering with your local church or a university! Churches – Church events are $950, with the opportunity for a Love Offering at the end of the show. Though the event is free to the public, NFS will send ahead printable tickets for the event that can be distributed throughout the community. We will also be partnering with our church hosts to put on an IHOP event in their area! IHOP - The Influential House of People (IHOP) is an opportunity to gather with individuals in a community that carry political capital, cultural capital, social capital, or financial capital. Typically these will be a gathering of 15-20 people of influence. Corporate - Increasingly we are receiving invites to speak at corporate gatherings. We welcome these inquiries, and specific rates will be negotiated at the NFS office. Regional tour dates for 2009!
The Backyard Abolitionist Tour is being built around these existing dates in the areas listed above... but we are still adding more! If your region is not listed, contact the Backyard Abolitionist tour manager, Laura Aguirre and we’ll do our best to try and add your city/region to the tour. For more information, you can download the Backyard Abolitionist pdf HERE(1MB). Hope to see you soon in your backyard! |
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Universities
– These dynamic evening events will jump-start a student movement
on your campus. The shows have a sliding price scale - $2500 for small
private schools and $5000 for large public universities. Prices within
that range are negotiable dependent on components of the show.
27 a Month for the 27 Million Enslaved
The
global slave trade presently holds 27 million people in bondage. That's more
than the total population of Australia, and more than double the size of Los
Angeles.
The victims of human trafficking are overwhelmingly children or women. According to the US State Department 2008 Human Trafficking Report, about 50 percent of transnational victims are minors, and roughly 80 percent are girls and women. Clearly, the modern slave trade is predatory by nature.
Now, imagine finding human trafficking in your own backyard. Wherever you live, it's not so farfetched. In fact, each year the United States is a destination country for approximately 17,500 men, women and children in slavery. Most of the victims are forced into the commercial sex trade or involuntary labor.
We've decided that it's time to act. And we're asking you to join us.
BECOME A BACKYARD ABOLITIONIST BY COMMITTING $27 A MONTH TO HELP EMANCIPATE THE 27 MILLION PEOPLE ENSLAVED.
Consistent support to Not For Sale headquarters gives us a far greater capacity to carry out our mission. With your support, we can strategically plan and conduct longer-term initiatives that not only stop human trafficking, but also care for those recently freed from slavery.
Your support helps us expand our network of on-the-field initiatives, like those you've heard of in Thailand, Cambodia, and Peru. It also gives us the opportunity to increase the impact of our growing information and fundraising network to engage more people in the struggle against human trafficking.
Like the Emancipation movement of the mid-19th century, the 21st century Emancipation movement deeply engages the movement of people and of information. As a Backyard Abolitionist, your support significantly advances our ability to do both.
JOIN THE NETWORK OF BACKYARD ABOLITIONISTS BY COMMITTING AT LEAST $27 A MONTH TODAY!
Advocacy Days: A Tremendous Success!
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NFS Advocates with Jonathon Stivers, Senior Advisor to Nancy Pelosi |
Last week, 150 Abolitionists from across the country gathered in Washington, DC to advocate on behalf of the 27 million people in slavery around the world.
Not For Sale advocates were welcomed at Georgetown University by United States Ambassador Lagon. Music performances by artist Brant Christopher and presentations by NFS staff and the Ricky Martin foundation both educated and inspired everyone in attendance! Together we learned about the numerous fronts on which the Not For Sale movement is happening to fight slavery, while engaging in break-out sessions and small group dialog with other Abolitionists.
Click here to read what Joy had to say about it!
In the spirit of "Smart Activism," the Sheridan Group equipped us to effectively discuss the TVPRA with congressional staff -- the driving purpose for the event! This bill, which protects the rights of human trafficking survivors, is up for congressional reauthorization, and we saw an opportunity to share the crucial nature of this issue with our government. Small groups of Abolitionists met with the offices of their Senators and House Representatives from across the country, including the California offices of Senator Diane Feinstein, Representative Jackie Speier, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. We were blown away by the time and consideration these offices gave to human trafficking, and are thrilled at the prospects for future collaboration.
Consider setting up a meeting with one of your Congressional Representatives. You'll be amazed at the power of a conversation, and how much opportunity you have to speak on behalf of those in bondage!
To close out this fantastic event, Abolitionists held a candlelight vigil before attending a premier screening of Call + Response, the new independent film that features the work of Not For Sale and its president David Batstone alongside critically acclaimed artists and prominent cultural figures. What an incredible way to finish off Advocacy Days!
Wishing you hadn't missed out?? Keep your eyes peeled for next years annual Advocacy Days, with locations in DC and abroad!
Not For Sale Staff Reporting In!
NFS Makes a Splash in Canada
David Batstone, President - "We’re watching the movement grow in Canada! This past week we named our first “state” director, Addie Houston for the province of New Brunswick.
Then on October 23 I launch a two-week Not For Sale tour across the eastern half of Canada. I’ll be speaking at various sites in Vancouver, Victoria, Prince George, Calgary and Red Deer. After seven days, I tag team with our Not For Sale Cambodia director, James Pond, who will take up the tour in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina and Winnipeg.
On these tours we not only aim to create awareness, we focus on movement building. We are looking for backyard abolitionists, individuals who will make the commitment to fighting the trade in human beings in their own backyard. I’m 100% optimistic that those backyard abolitionists will emerge and connect to our movement on this tour."
An Executive Invitation: Washington, DC
Mark Wexler, Managing Director - "I was invited to attend a roundtable discussion at the White House on October 28th, sponsored by the White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives and the U.S. Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. The roundtable will consist of governmental, NGO, and faith-based leaders from within the anti-trafficking movement. The discussion will cover successes in combating modern-day slavery and strategies for future and promising practices, such as the important role of the backyard abolitionists –Meaning: YOU– throughout the USA."
In the field: Dominican Republic
Kique Bazan, Executive Director - "This past week I visited Dejabon, a city in the Dominican Republic that borders Haiti, and I saw the heart-wrenching realities of forced labor within these two countries.
One woman that I met pointed out three younger women to me, and said that she'd rescued them from Haiti. She claimed that without her help their lives "would be nothing." But the reality is that she herself is now holding these young women in bondage, because without their labor she cannot afford to send her son to school. The young women work all day selling products for the older woman in the streets, and in the afternoon they work in her home. They have never been to school or been paid, and their owner still believes that she is doing them a favor.
In Haiti, exchanging children as Restavek, or slaves, is not uncommon. The people that buy them will even use religious language to justify their actions, and the messianic perception of the slaveholders is a big challenge for the modern day abolitionists in Haiti and in the DR."
Not For Trade Show: South Carolina
Kilian Moote, Program Director - "I recently returned from the College of Charleston located in the picturesque city of Charleston in South Carolina, whose history is deeply entwined with the 16th century Atlantic slave trade. While in Charleston I hosted a "Not for Trade Show" where I met and discussed modern day slavery in South Carolina with students from College of Charleston, Clemson University, and Georgia State. I left Charleston inspired and energized by the desire and tenacity within the students I met to help "re-abolish" slavery by exposing and documenting human trafficking in their own backyards. Driven to become experts on human trafficking in their backyard's these students will inform their State that slavery did NOT end in the U.S. with the 13th Amendment."
To have the "Not For Trade Show" come to your area email Kilian
From Headquarters:
Free 2 Work is on its Way!
Allison Trowbridge, Program Director - "Have you ever wondered if the chocolate you're eating is created from cocoa plants harvested by slaves? Or if the rubber in your tires is obtained through forced labor? I sure have. This is why we are working away to get Free2Work.org ready for launch! This incredible new site will allow all of YOU to share and participate in monitoring slavery in corporate supply chains. The site will both feature companies that engage in "Free 2 Work" practices, as well as offer the public a place to monitor and red flag companies that engage in slave labor. I can't wait to see companies and individuals coming together to fight slavery on a corporate level! Just one of the many great undertakings you can expect to see soon from Not For Sale..."
Great things are happening at Not For Sale. Thanks for being a part of the movement!
Not For Sale - Peru
Veronica's House: GeneracionRecently, the Not For Sale team at Generacion met a girl named Veronica in need of a haven from traffickers. Unable to house her, the team had to release Veronica back to the streets. One week later, her tiny body was found in a hotel room, strangled to death by one of the men she'd been forced to have sex with.
Veronica's death serves as a reminder of the real danger children face on the streets of Lima. Not for Sale is building an emergency shelter and safe house in Lima, to be named "Veronica's House" in her honor. We are determined to save Veronica's peers from a similar fate, while offering them a better life in the process. Our shelter will be a haven for twenty teens to live and thrive, safe from the threat of traffickers.
But Not for Sale needs your help. Partner with us in this effort by making a donation today!
To Donate Click Here.
Launched: Freedom Store Outpost Program
You can be one of the first to sell Not for Sale merchandise!
For the first time ever, we are offering our merchandise at wholesale prices in bulk amounts. By opening your own Freedom Store Outpost, you can create sustainable business opportunities for emancipated people, as well as help to spread the global message that no human being is ever for sale. By generating revenue and creating your own profit margins, you can raise money for the campaign in whatever way you choose. The money you make is yours to act with!
Maybe you see an opportunity to sell Not For Sale merchandise at your church or school. Maybe you own a store already and want to include our Not For Sale items to spread awareness! Whether you’re doing house parties or online sales, the opportunities are limitless. We’re excited to witness your creative initiative!
It is our desire that owning an Outpost will give you the opportunity to use your entrepreneurial abilities to benefit the global fight against human trafficking.
Ready to get started?
All you need to do is create a new account at our Freedom Store. You will be directed to a list of our merchandise with wholesale pricing. Once you make your first qualifying purchase of $950 or more, you will be recognized as an Outposter every time you log in. After that first purchase, we only require you to buy ten items or more each visit.
CLICK HERE to learn more about opening YOUR Freedom Store Outpost today!
Just one more way that Not for Sale is equipping you to become a modern-day Abolitionist. Thank you for your partnership with us in this cause.
Slavery Map Continues to Expand!
Now at 171 posts, SlaveryMap is becoming an ever more poignant resource for researching and sharing about the issue of human trafficking.
Did you know that a Boston University graduate student was charged with her husband for trafficking? Check out this incident, posted by Amari!
Did you know that slaves were discovered at "Club Wa" in Dallas? Check out this post by Jenna!
Want to help? Add stories of slavery to the map! It's simple to start, just CLICK HERE and create your account. It's that easy to join the fight to end slavery!
>>Contact Not for Sale Campaign.