Tomorrow, March 8, 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, which is a day to honor women’s political, social and economic accomplishments. So, I thought in honor of one of the themes of my blog: helping women and children around the world, I would tell you about how some people honor this day [...]

photo by katclay www.flickr.com I wrote this poem after attending a human trafficking information night at the University of Illinois. I don’t write many poems; but when I have strong emotions about something, the lines just seem to come out. When Does Innocence Die? When does innocence die? From the moment the foreigner saunters Into [...]

A boy named Zach Hunter was 12 years old and a seventh grader when he learned in school that slavery still exists in modern day times. He was horrified as he learned more about the situation around the world and formed a group called: Loose Change to Loosen Chains (nicknamed LC2LC). In his first year, [...]

photo by Beverly & Pack www.flickr.com July 4th is always a good day for me. I love summer, I love festivals, and I love BBQ. I also love my husband, and it’s our anniversary–so even more reason to celebrate. I don’t always take the time to really think about what we are celebrating on July [...]

Besides Half the Sky, which I have discussed several times on here (this book is about more than just human trafficking, but includes chapters on it), I decided to provide more resources about the subject. As the founders of The Emancipation Network, which I wrote about yesterday, can attest to, hearing or reading about actual [...]

An example of the jewelry for sale on The Emancipation Network The Emancipation Network, which can be found at www.madebysurvivors.com (the same organization I talked about yesterday), was started by Sarah Symons and John Berger in 2005. Sarah saw a film titled The Day My God Died by Andrew Levine, which was about child sex [...]

Today’s post is going to be rather short, as I am on my way back from a trip to Mexico with some friends to celebrate a 40th birthday, and have a full day of traveling. Anyway, I want to tell you about an awesome place where you can find gifts for your loved ones and [...]

Yesterday, I wrote about a great CD, Can You Hear Us?. 100% of the profits, yes 100%, goes to helping children around the world. To see who and how, check out this website. You can also listen to songs off the website and read some of the stories behind the songs. It is a truly [...]

Okay, so I usually talk about books on this blog and how to use them. And sometimes, I even talk about audio books as that is one of my favorite ways to pass the time when I’m in the car. But today and tomorrow, I want to introduce you to a great CD that is [...]

photo by youmanimus www.flickr.com Sometimes, on this blog, I talk about different charities and how you can donate to them to help women and girls around the world. But I understand, believe me, that many people don’t have extra money to give right now. I also understand how it seems like there is so much [...]