by Doug Bardwell | Dec 8, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Would a video help? or how about a book? Many people have a hard time wrapping their head around human trafficking victims. A common phrase is “all they have to do is just run away!” If you’ve heard that before, or if you’ve thought it, welcome...
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...
by Doug Bardwell | Oct 2, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
Three new groups strengthen efforts to eliminate human trafficking The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) works to collectively prevent and eliminate human trafficking and slavery around the world. Their alliance just announced three additional member...
by Doug Bardwell | Sep 23, 2020 | Doug's posts, Things To Do
Thorn recently released an article “5 facts about child sex trafficking that will help you make a difference”. It’s worth a read, and it’s where we got the list of five things YOU can do below. Thorn knows of what they speak, having developed...
by Doug Bardwell | Sep 15, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
As an editorial photographer myself, I was saddened to read this article by a British photojournalist. It seems that Getty Images, one of the world’s largest stock photography sites, has been selling photos of children being exploited as sex workers around the...
by Doug Bardwell | Sep 8, 2020 | Be Aware, Doug's posts
If you ever wonder how your friends have such crazy ideas about life, chances are you have the Internet to thank. Well, I guess you could thank people like Randall here as well. How is finding 39 missing children in a double wide trailer here in Georgia NOT the...
