Based
out of California, USA, Not for Sale is an organization dedicated to
abolition and education. They act to educate people on the ways that
trafficking occur world wide, attempt to provide fare trade options
for consumers, and act on the frontline to remove men, women and
children from unhealthy, unlawful situations of trafficking.
David
Batstone credits the original idea for Not for Sale from an article
he read, similar to Craig Kielburger of Ontario, that gave details on
a slavery and trafficking related death.
Different
abolitionist movements cite different numbers on how many people are
trafficked annually and how many people currently live in slavery
around the world. Not for Sale gives a number that many sources list:
about 30 million. That is nearly the entire population of Canada.
This is the number of people currently trafficked or held for the
purpose of exploitation and covers any number of different fields.
For those readers who have a strong sense of empathy towards people
suffering, I recommend you click the link at the bottom, and explore
the different avenues of education that this organization offers. It
is not just field work, but there are classes and options for those
who wish to work on the home field to help stop trafficking. Explore
the slavery map and see what's listed. I was surprised to find an
article about the next town over from myself I had never heard about,
and find that an event I did know of had not been listed. It may
surprise you to look at what actually occurs in your back yard.
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