Posted 4/23/13 5:21 pm EST by Claire Biggs in Human Trafficking, Resources
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There are more slaves today than in any other time in human history. Still think slavery is a thing of the past? It is estimated that there are between 12 and 27 million people enslaved around the world, including the United States. The End It Movement wants to “Shine a Light on Slavery,” so we have to ask -- are you in it to “End It”?
Posted 3/18/13 5:49 pm EST by Claire Biggs in Human Trafficking, Tech
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If you had been around at the time, would you have protested in Tiananmen Square? Would you have watched the Berlin Wall come down? Thanks to a new video campaign, Be Here Now, you can stand on the winning side of history in one of today’s biggest battles: modern-day slavery.
Posted 2/12/13 11:40 am EST by Casey Acierno in Events, Human Trafficking
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If he were still around, Abraham Lincoln would be turning 204 (!!!) today. It’d be understandable if you thought slavery's been history for nearly as long – after all, we've all heard plenty about the Emancipation Proclamation and when Lincoln freed the slaves. Today, though, there are an estimated 27 million slaves worldwide -- more than during Lincoln's time -- with incidences of sex and labor trafficking reported in all fifty states.
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If you’ve been paying attention to the Oscar buzz around movies like "Lincoln" and "Django Unchained," you’d be forgiven for thinking that slavery was something that happened way back when. And if you hear anyone talking about modern-day slavery, they’re probably talking about it as something that happens abroad. But what if you discovered that someone you knew was a victim of modern-day slavery? What would you do?
Posted 1/11/13 2:56 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Events, Resources
Photo: (mtvU Against Our Will)
In school you get taught that Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, but on Human Trafficking Awareness Day, we’re sad to say that slavery still exists. There might be as many as 27 million slaves in the world today -- even in our own backyard.
Posted 12/21/12 2:06 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Celebs, Interview, TV
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Shay Mitchell helps empower LGBT youth with her character Emily on “Pretty Little Liars,” and she’s also dedicated to stopping human trafficking with the Somaly Mam Foundation. Somaly Mam, the founder of SMF, was sold into slavery as a young girl in Cambodia, and Shay helps her mission to stop slavery in Cambodia and elsewhere.
Posted 11/29/12 12:25 pm EST by Danica Davidson in Contests, School
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Nothing you own comes from slave labor, right? Actually, you might be surprised. But the good news is you can get yourself educated on this, help make a change, and even win a shout-out on mtvU with the Slavery Footprint Campus Challenge.
Posted 3/19/12 2:36 pm EST by Casey Acierno in Contests
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Modern-day slavery -- it exists, right now, right in our own backyards. Want to make a difference? College students: you’ve still got two weeks left to send us YOUR ideas on how to end modern-day slavery -- and win $10,000 for your idea!
Posted 1/31/12 12:42 pm EST by Casey Acierno in Contests
Photo: Georgia Southern Winners (Lindsey Sequeira)
Since September, mtvU’s Against Our Will campaign has been raising the volume on college students’ efforts to help end modern-day slavery. Today, we’re announcing the winners of the Slavery Footprint Campus Challenge – and letting you know about a new way that you can get involved.
Posted 1/11/12 12:20 pm EST by Casey Acierno in Resources
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Today marks the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Before you skip to the next post thinking that this doesn't affect you, think again - you're almost guaranteed to have come into contact with human trafficking or modern-day slavery at some point in your life.
