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Gloria Steinem discusses modern slavery on NPR
Check out Gloria Steinem’s recent interview about modern slavery on NPR’s OnPoint: http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2006/12/20061207_b_main.asp
Year: 2006
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Enslaved Launch a Sucess!
On November 15, 2006 activists, abolitionists, supporters, and survivors gathered at the Foundation Lounge in Boston, MA for the release of the American Anti-Slavery Groups book, Enslaved: True Stories of Modern-day Slavery. It was truly […]
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AASG covered in teh Boston Globe
From the Boston Globe, 11/24/06: Hanging With Gloria Steinem In Kenmore Square for the day, the famous feminist talks about slavery and making a pie with Stephen Colbert. Whatever Gloria Steinem is to the rest […]
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Trafficking now ‘worse than African slavery’
According to CNN: Human trafficking, including women forced to become prostitutes or minors forced to do child labor, is worse now than the trade in African slaves of past centuries, a top Vatican official said […]
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Young Activists make Big Impact
Joseph Liss, of Wyncote PA, has certainly demonstrated that you don’t have to have a driver’s license to be an abolitionist. Joseph, 13, brought Simon Deng, a member of the American Anti-Slavery Group Speakers Bureau, […]
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Refugee Camps Raided in Darfur
Earlier this week, refugee camps in Darfur’s Jebel Moon area were raided by militia killing civilians and causing thousands to flee. According to the New York Times: Nov. 2 (Reuters) — Militia attacks on refugee […]