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52 of our partners, 51 Attorneys General and 36 prominent clergy have called on Village Voice Media to shut down the adult section of its website, Backpage.com
Click here to read the open letter.
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Dec 2, 2011 - The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Women For Women: Nettie Washington Douglass Summons the Strength of Her Gender.
Click here to read the statements from the voices joining Ms. Douglass.
Upcoming Protest Against Backpage.com
The Frederick Douglas Family Foundation (FDFF) joins The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) in partnership with Prostitution Research and Education (PRE) and co-sponsoring organizations that include Equality Now, Soroptimist International of the Americas, Apne Aap, Aboriginal Women’s Action Network, Breaking Free, Ambassador Mark Lagon, Temple Committee Against Human Trafficking, A Call to Men, Restore NYC, NY State Anti Trafficking Coalition, along with many others, as they protest in front of the Village Voice building at the offices of Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, owner of Backpage.com. to bring attention to their corporation’s facilitation of and profiting from sex trafficking:
When: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 3:00 – 6: 00PM
Where: 1201 E. Jefferson Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 89034
Contact: rbenz@fdff.org
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Click here to read the 11.16 Coalition Unity Letter.
Fall 2011 – Human Trafficking Service-Learning curriculum for middle & high school students
Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. fights modern-day slavery
Douglass descendants warmly welcomed in Ireland
Nettie Washington Douglass and her son Kenneth B. Morris Jr., direct descendants of Frederick Douglass, are warmly welcomed by Kevin Whelan, director of Notre Dame’s Dublin Center, at Daniel O’Connell’s former home now owned by the University. O’Connell, who worked to end slavery in the America’s from Ireland, became Douglass’ close friend during his visit to the Emerald Isle.
Faith 4 Justice Youth Council
The Frederick Douglass Family Foundation (FDFF) has announced the formation of the Faith 4 Justice Youth Council. The Council will assist FDFF in designing and initiating anti-human trafficking programs for faith-based organizations across the United States. Young people aged 13 to 18 are eligible to apply for a one-year term on the Council.
Student Board of Advisors
The Frederick Douglass Family Foundation (FDFF) has announced the formation of a Student Board of Advisors for our 2011-12 service-learning programs. We will select 50 students from all over the country that are interested in helping us address the issue of human trafficking. We are looking for outstanding young people to assist in creating service projects that will have a real impact on this global dilemma.
Nettie Douglass, great-great-granddaughter of American social reformer and former slave Frederick Douglass after she laid a wreath at Daniel O’Connell’s crypt in Glasnevin Cemetery, yesterday. O’Connell was a passionate opponent of slavery, refusing to ever shake hands with slave owners.Photograph: Aidan Crawley
National Geographic Channel features Ken Morris in the Civil War special, “Civil Warriors”. Ken retraces the footsteps of his great great uncle and Frederick Douglass’ son, Lewis Douglass.
Kenneth Morris fights slavery today as his great-great-great-grandfather Frederick Douglass did during the Civil War.
The conscience on the wall
Photo By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY
By Rick Hampson, USA TODAY
April 8, 2011
Kenneth Morris says he realized his great-great-great-grandfather would not be the last abolitionist in the family when he discovered that slavery hadn’t ended with the Civil War.
A friend showed him a magazine article about how slavery in various forms around the world, including indentured servitude, forced labor and sex slavery, affected more people than in 1861.
It hit him: What better person to fight modern slavery than a descendant of Frederick Douglass? What better way to preserve Douglass’ memory?
Click here to read the article and to watch the video.
TV Series Traces Civil War Through
Eyes Of Descendants
April 11, 2011
Tomorrow marks the 150th anniversary of a historical event that shaped this country forever: the Civil War. A new mini-series beginning on the National Geographic Channel tonight, takes a fresh look at the war, through the eyes of those whose own lives were marked by it. “Civil Warriors” profiles the journeys of eleven descendants as they follow in the footsteps of their Civil War ancestors. In the series, Kenneth B. Morris traces the steps of his great, great uncle, Frederick Douglass’ son, Lewis Douglass, who fought in one of the first black regiments in the Union Army. Morris tells host Michel Martin what he discovered.
Click here to listen to the interview.
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