WELCOME...
...Not for Sale is a campaign of students, entrepreneurs, artists, people of faith, athletes, law enforcement officers, politicians, social workers, skilled professionals, and all justice seekers, united to fight the global slave trade.
Not for Sale aims to educate and mobilize an international abolitionist movement through the innovation and implementation of open-source activism. Inside the United States, the campaign identifies trafficking rings and collaborates with local law enforcement and community groups to shut them down and provide support for the victims. Internationally, the campaign partners with poorly resourced abolitionist groups to enhance their capacity. Every single person has a skill that they can give to free an individual living in bondage.
WHAT’S HAPPENING...
NOT FOR SALE NEEDS YOUR HELP TO BUILD A SAFE HOUSE IN LIMA, PERU THAT WILL SAVE KIDS FROM EXPLOITATION
By
the end of September we need to raise $100,000, and we are already over half
way there!!!
Thousands of children live in the streets of Lima, some trafficked from the rainforest or the Andes, others fleeing abuse at home, yet others the victims of financial despair. They live in constant danger. In October, 2008, if our funding campaign is successful, hope will arrive with the opening of a safe house that will shelter twenty kids at a time. Our Not For Sale team in Peru, Generacíon, will run the safe house – they have over 20 years of experience working with at-risk and trafficked kids in Peru. The shelter will be called Veronica’s House, to honor the loss of a precious child in Lima who could not find shelter.
Here’s how to help:
We can match every dollar you give up to $50,000 with a grant generously donated for Veronica’s House.
Give now so that we can begin offering safety to the exploited kids of Lima in October 2008!
Click here to give or learn more!
Not For Sale is taking Washington DC by storm...
and we want YOU to join us!
What do you get when you put 350 passionate Abolitionists in the midst of America's most politically powerful city?
* INFORMATION
Abolitionists
will be empowered by presentations from speakers including Not For Sale's
own David Batstone, as they increase their knowledge about the world's fastest
growing criminal industry... and learn what's being done to combat it.
* INSPIRATION
Abolitionists
will be pumped up by an NFS music and multimedia rally, then spurred to action
in advanced training sessions led by renowned social activists. They will
also have the opportunity to tour DC's famous political landmarks, dedicated
to those who were committed to freedom and justice in our country.
* INFLUENCE
Abolitionists
will transfer their passion into action as they hit "The Hill" to
discuss modern-day slavery with our present Congressional leaders, informed
and inspired to influence political history.
That's what you'll get from 350 equipped Abolitionists on October 8 & 9, 2008.
The only question that remains... Will you be among them?
Sign up HERE to join us!
Or bring an entire group. Download our new group application form and mail it in with applicable registration fees ($35 per person).
Not for Sale BLOG
Not For Sale -- East Africa... Mwambari shares about a case of a woman from Rwanda trafficked into Nairobi, Kenya.
We Did It!! A Safe House on Myanmar Border
Several weeks ago we alerted you to the urgent need to build a safe house for Burmese children and women. The situation for vulnerable populations inside Myanmar already was dire before the cyclone hit.
Due to your generosity, we have been able to build and completely pay for a new safe house in the Golden Triangle region of Thailand, just miles from the Myanmar border! In the next few days we will be able to host Burmese survivors. Our Thai abolitionist partner, Kru Nam, joins us in expressing deep gratitude to the Not For Sale constituency!
Slavery Map Continues to Expand!
Now at 115 posts, SlaveryMap is becoming an ever more poignant resource for researching and sharing about the issue of human trafficking.
Did you know that a Boston University graduate student was charged with her husband for trafficking? Check out this incident, posted by Amari!
Did you know that slaves were discovered at "Club Wa" in Dallas? Check out this post by Jenna!
Want to help? Add stories of slavery to the map! It's simple to start, just CLICK HERE and create your account. It's that easy to join the fight to end slavery!
Launched: Freedom Store Outpost Program
You can be one of the first to sell Not for Sale merchandise!
For the first time ever, we are offering our merchandise at wholesale prices
in bulk amounts. By opening your own Freedom Store Outpost,
you can create sustainable business opportunities for emancipated people, as
well as help to spread the global message that no human being is ever for sale.
By generating revenue and creating your own profit margins, you can raise money
for the campaign in whatever way you choose. The money you make is yours to
act with!
Maybe you see an opportunity to sell Not For Sale merchandise at your church
or school. Maybe you own a store already and want to include our Not For Sale
items to spread awareness! Whether you’re doing house parties or online sales,
the opportunities are limitless. We’re excited to witness your creative initiative!
It is our desire that owning an Outpost
will give you the opportunity to use your entrepreneurial abilities to benefit
the global fight against human trafficking.
Ready
to get started? All you need to do is create a new account at our Freedom
Store. You will be directed to a list of our merchandise with wholesale pricing.
Once you make your first qualifying purchase of $950 or more, you will be recognized
as an Outposter every time you log in. After that first purchase, we only require
you to buy ten items or more each visit.
CLICK HERE to learn more
about opening YOUR Freedom Store Outpost
today!
Just one more way that Not for Sale is equipping you to become a modern-day Abolitionist. Thank you for your partnership with us in this cause.
Not for Sale in Peru: Generación
One of Generación's most dynamic programs revolves around surfing.
A few years ago the harassment against street children -many forced to the streets through the hands and coercion of traffickers- increased and Generación had to take the youngest children away from the reaches of Lima's violence. Generación rents a house in a coastal town about an hour from Lima, and fifteen to eighteen kids live there full-time.
Early on in the surfing program Not for Sale helped by providing surfing equipment so the children could learn how to surf. It is a remarkable scene to head down to the beach late in the afternoon and watch a group of ex-street kids mixing in with the locals. Some of Generación's kids are now entering surfing competitions and performing at a high level.
Surfing has become a meaningful practice that brings physical, psychological, and spiritual benefits. The children are realizing that through surfing they can express themselves, compete, be respected, and connect with nature. The healing process is working and they are doing well in school.
Generación's innovative prevention and aftercare program currently runs with very little economic resources. In the last year they moved three times to smaller houses due to the high rent. The Not for Sale Campaign is helping Generación buy a house, where they can provide the kids with much needed health care, education, and practice their favorite sport.
Join us in raising $100,000 to buy a house and fund aftercare programs for Generación's "surfing tribe" by: DONATING HERE.
Watch a video about Generación:
>>Contact Not for Sale Campaign.