STEPS WE CAN ALL TAKE TO END SLAVERY IN OUR LIFETIME
1. ADDRESS THE CONFLICTS OR WOUNDS IN YOUR OWN LIFE.
Violence, manipulation of others, bullying and prejudice need to be challenged.
2. SUPPORT EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN—ESPECIALLY GIRLS.
All children have the right to education. Worldwide, 70% of all children not attending school are girls.
3. EDUCATE OTHERS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Tell your friends and family about what you have learned today. Host an awareness event about
contemporary slavery. Use your freedom to advance the freedom of others.
4. USE YOUR CONSUMER POWER WISELY AND JUSTLY.
Are you confident the products you buy are not tainted by slave labour? Support FAIR TRADE, not SLAVE
TRADE.
5. SUPPORT ANTI-SLAVERY INITIATIVES.
Support Free the Slaves International; Not For Sale; NGOs; PACT-Ottawa.
6. HOLD OUR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE.
UN Millennium Development Goals, Palermo Protocol, International Aid (0.7% Official development
assistance)
Contact your municipal, provincial and federal government representatives, and voice your concerns
regarding contemporary slavery.
7. PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND HUMAN DIGNITY FOR ALL.
Sexism is alive, and all is not well. Challenge gender bias. Promote gender equality and human dignity in
your daily life. Give women the same opportunities as men.
8. STOP VIEWING PORNOGRAPHY.
Take a stand! Protest the objectification of others. Challenge those who make racist or sexist jokes—resist
normalizing these injustices.
9. ADVOCATE FOR JUST IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND SAFE PATHS OF MIGRATION.
Tough immigration laws drive human trafficking underground, and make trafficked persons more vulnerable.
10. MAKE LIFESTYLE CHOICES THAT DO NOT FURTHER GLOBAL INEQUALITY.
Seek freedom from a consumer lifestyle…think about how interconnected our world is by evaluating where
and how we access our daily commodities.
(Thanks to Eileen Kerwin-Jones for this information.)
1. ADDRESS THE CONFLICTS OR WOUNDS IN YOUR OWN LIFE.
Violence, manipulation of others, bullying and prejudice need to be challenged.
2. SUPPORT EDUCATION OF ALL CHILDREN—ESPECIALLY GIRLS.
All children have the right to education. Worldwide, 70% of all children not attending school are girls.
3. EDUCATE OTHERS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Tell your friends and family about what you have learned today. Host an awareness event about
contemporary slavery. Use your freedom to advance the freedom of others.
4. USE YOUR CONSUMER POWER WISELY AND JUSTLY.
Are you confident the products you buy are not tainted by slave labour? Support FAIR TRADE, not SLAVE
TRADE.
5. SUPPORT ANTI-SLAVERY INITIATIVES.
Support Free the Slaves International; Not For Sale; NGOs; PACT-Ottawa.
6. HOLD OUR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE.
UN Millennium Development Goals, Palermo Protocol, International Aid (0.7% Official development
assistance)
Contact your municipal, provincial and federal government representatives, and voice your concerns
regarding contemporary slavery.
7. PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND HUMAN DIGNITY FOR ALL.
Sexism is alive, and all is not well. Challenge gender bias. Promote gender equality and human dignity in
your daily life. Give women the same opportunities as men.
8. STOP VIEWING PORNOGRAPHY.
Take a stand! Protest the objectification of others. Challenge those who make racist or sexist jokes—resist
normalizing these injustices.
9. ADVOCATE FOR JUST IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND SAFE PATHS OF MIGRATION.
Tough immigration laws drive human trafficking underground, and make trafficked persons more vulnerable.
10. MAKE LIFESTYLE CHOICES THAT DO NOT FURTHER GLOBAL INEQUALITY.
Seek freedom from a consumer lifestyle…think about how interconnected our world is by evaluating where
and how we access our daily commodities.
(Thanks to Eileen Kerwin-Jones for this information.)