by Doug Bardwell | Nov 3, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Dozens of building materials are produced partially or wholly by slave labor For years, I designed and built commercial offices, stores, and more. When my pencil created the blueprints, or when I placed purchase orders for the materials, I never ever considered that...
by Doug Bardwell | Oct 27, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Sign the petition – hold manufacturers responsible According to a University of Chicago study by NORC, nearly 1.6 million child laborers on the Ivory Coast and Ghana support the supply chains of Nestle, Hershey and Mars. As reported by FreedomUnited: Back in...
by Doug Bardwell | Oct 20, 2020 | Doug's posts, Things To Do
Practical sense ways you can help save lives The Zero Abuse Project is a collection of groups in Minnesota, dedicated to the elimination of child abuse. They’ve come up with a timely collection of tips to fight child abuse that can be helpful for anyone...
by Doug Bardwell | Oct 13, 2020 | Doug's posts, Things To Do
Everyone can do at least one thing to help solve human trafficking In a recent article on the FreedomUnited blog, they discuss how QAnon proponents are distracting from the real business of fighting trafficking around the world. They are even going so far as to...
by Doug Bardwell | Oct 6, 2020 | Doug's posts, Resources
You never know when you’ll discover someone in serious trouble, so keep these “hotline” numbers handy. Every smartphone these days has a ‘Notes’ function or Note app available. My suggestion right now is to cut and paste the following...