Operation Underground Railroad, an organization that rescues children from sex trafficking, is premiering a documentary on May 16th called The Abolitionists. The premiere is happening across the United States, and there is likely one near you! This would be a great end-of-the-year activity for your Free Project chapter. Please contact […]
The following blog post comes to us from Whitney Oachs, a student at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Whitney recently joined the fight against human trafficking, and reflects on her work thus far. We hope this gets your thinking about your journey. What’s been your experience in […]
Brigham Young University’s Anti-Human Trafficking Club accomplished a lot in 2015, and they’ve compiled it into a report for all our Free Project chapters to view. This is a great opportunity for clubs to learn from one another successes. If you need ideas about events or projects, get inspiration from […]
Matt Mason (co-director of Historians Against Slavery) sent us this report about a recent anti-slavery event, wherein he was able to highlight the connections between past and present slaveries: On Saturday, October 10, 2015, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. hosted an important and energizing event in the history […]
This weekend, Free Project student-activists from Adrian College’s Not for Sale and Gettysburg College’s Free the Slaves attended & participated in the 2015 Historians Against Slavery Conference at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. This conference at brings together scholars and activists to discuss how we can use […]
The personal stories of formerly enslaved men and women were one of the most powerful tools used by nineteenth-century abolitionists. The same is true today. Join Stacy Jewell Lewis as she tells her story through drama at a performace of 7 Layers Captive. From the play’s website: “Using the power of music, poetry, and […]
Gardner-Webb University’s Free Project chapter — Release the Captives — planned and executed a great event in Spring 2015. Hoping to inspire other Free Project chapters, Chris Beguhl (Release the Captives’ Secretary) sent us this report: The annual 2014-2015 Human Trafficking Awareness Week at Gardner-Webb University was a success this […]
Loyola University’s Free the Slaves, a chapter of the Free Project, is hosting their second annual Freedom Week this coming April. This year’s Freedom Week will include a trivia night, flag campaign, screening of the documentary Playground, and a major event featuring a band and food. Loyola’s FTS wants to bring Freedom Week […]
Gardner-Webb’s club, Release, is proud to announce our partnership as a chapter of Historians Against Slavery and The Free Project! We are proud to be part of a large organization that shares our goals and values. Being in an academic environment has opened our member’s eyes to the great evils […]
Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania is hosting an exciting conference with Historians Against Slavery on March 27th and 28th. They currently have funding for travel and lodging available for interested student activists. The conference is a great chance to discuss issues of human trafficking with many scholars, activists, and students from […]
