By: Joanna Hanson Nearly 4 Million miles of road cover the United States of America and the injustices seen from its ditches and sidelines are not few. Human beings are bought or stolen and forced into lives of prostitution and drugs becoming the trafficked of our highways. Truckers Against Trafficking is a non-profit organization, better known as TAT, created [...]
Ride 2 Rescue consists of 4 guys cycling over 26 000Km, from London to Melbourne to expose the reality of child trafficking that exists throughout the world. Below is an interview with one of the cyclists on the journey, John Clark: What is the main purpose for Ride2Rescue? The sole purpose is to increase the awareness of child trafficking and to raise [...]
Interview with co-founder Michele Torrey, Orphans Africa, a charitable non-for-profit organization working to improve the lives of orphans and widows in Tanzania, Africa. How was Orphans Africa formed and why in Tanzania? In 2007, my husband, Carl Gann, and our friend, Liza de Guzman, wanted to do some “volun-tourism” someplace in Africa. I inquired at many worthy organizations, but something always [...]
By: Savannah Chastain This is a column for those who are interested in doing something for justice in their community, but are not sure what. These are stories of everyday people who were inspired to start something, acted on an idea, and began to engage in the issues around them. This column is meant to share ideas of activism that [...]
“An unusual house with views in all directions, spacious with large living areas and high ceilings. The older the charm of trees since the turn of the century is tastefully combined with newly flowerbeds and modern fixture. Thoroughgoing open plan giving a light and airy accommodation that harmonize with the seasons. Moving in may be made immediately. Central location from which to enjoy nature close to the city’s pulse.” (Housing ad, the design of one of Al Butch t-shirts. Instead of telling how the apartment is, it’s being told about what it [...]
Michelle Brock is a blogger and co-founder of Hope for the Sold, an organization that fights human trafficking and exploitation. Describe the process of how Hope For the Sold was birthed? In October of 2006, my husband Jay and I attended a leadership conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Gary Haugen from International Justice Mission was one of the speakers, and it was the first [...]
By: Marie Elvshammar Beauty is a word that is translated as ”a characteristic of a person”. Beauty is the perfect word to describe Nicole Marett, a 24 year old girl that is using cosmetics as her tool to fight for the exploited victims of human trafficking. How did you get interested in the beauty industry, and what was it that made [...]
-How was The Sound of Hope birthed? And what is so pleasing leading it? In 2007, I went to Africa for the first time. I spent two and a half weeks in the tiny country of Swaziland, which is located in Southern Africa. This country is only about the size of New Jersey, with a population of less than 1 [...]
I AM A PILGRIM, A VOYAGER. I WON’T REST UNTIL MY LIPS TOUCH THE SHORE OF THE LAND I HAVE BEEN LONGING FOR AS LONG AS I’VE LIVED, WHERE THERE WILL BE NO TEARS OR PAIN ANYMORE. Eliot Rausch, borned as an artist, even though he doesn’t see himself as a natural storyteller, has a way of capturing a person’s [...]
1. Who are you and what do you do? A friend recently described my husband, Tim, and I as “avid campers and quite hardy.” I’m not sure I like the image that comes to mind when I read these words (baggy khaki shorts and sturdy boots) but it’s fair to say that we are outdoor sorts! I have to admit [...]
