Friday, November 22, 2013

CNN: I was a Modern-Day Slave in America

A powerful reminder that slavery in not something that just happens in other countries to other people:

thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/21/i-was-a-modern-day-slave-in-america

Saturday, November 9, 2013

The Living Room

Check out this fun video about decorating your living room, fair trade style by Ten Thousand Villages:

Monday, November 4, 2013

Stop Webcam Child Sex Tourism

I read the following article in the Winnipeg Free Press today and it led me to the following video.  Please take the time to watch the entire video and add your name to the petition.

www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/dozens-of-canadians-willing-to-pay-for-web-sex-with-virtual-10-year-old-girl-230529381.html

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Kids Pimping Kids

A heart-breaking article about kids pimping kids in Indonesia using social media from the Winnipeg Free Press:

www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/kids-pimp-kids-out-for-sex-in-indonesia-with-help-of-social-media--229817341.html

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Saudi Women Becoming a 'Driving' Force

It's hard to believe that there are still places in the world where women must be in the company of a male at all times and that they cannot obtain a driver's license simply because they are women (because apparently, according to a prominent cleric, "medical studies show that driving a car harms a woman's ovaries").

www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/driving-video-posted-online-as-campaign-urging-saudi-women-to-get-behind-the-wheel-kicks-off-229370981.html

Monday, October 21, 2013

Africa's First World Problems - and Opportunities

Josh Ruxin writes about Africa's First World Problems - and Opportunities in light of the Westgate Mall tragedy in Nairobi:

Sunday, October 20, 2013

CTV: Anti-Sex Trade Campaign Sparks Anger

Check out this CTV news clip from Edmonton and then go to the website behind the ad campaign:


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