Saturday, May 15, 2010

Resources for fighting Trafficking:

Drafted this for a friend today and figured I would post it here. This is the short list there are way more books and websites out there, but this is enough to keep people busy.


Books:
Ending Slavery – Kevin Bales
Disposable People – Kevin Bales
Not For Sale – David Batstone

Organizations/Websites:
Free The Slaves – Research, awareness, supporting organization that facilitate rescue and aftercare
www.freetheslaves.net

The SAGE Project – Standing Against Global Exploitation
www.sagesf.org

The Sold Project – prevention in Thailand
Thesoldproject.com

Not For Sale- awareness, legislation, and project support
www.notforsalecampaign.org

International Justice Mission – Legislation, rescue, and after care
www.ijm.org

Invisible Children – Child solders in Uganda, legislation, awareness, and aftercare
www.invisiblechildren.com

Call and Repsonse – a movie and an organization working to end slavery
www.callandresponse.com

Responsible shopping:
chainstorereaction.com – see the responses of major companies to the request that they establish fair practices

www.transfairusa.org - Primary Fair Trade Website

www.tradeasone.com - Online store and resource center

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