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...Not for Sale is a campaign of students, entrepreneurs, artists, people of faith, athletes, law enforcement officers, politicians, social workers, skilled professionals, and all justice seekers, united to fight the global slave trade.

Not for Sale aims to educate and mobilize an international abolitionist movement through the innovation and implementation of open-source activism. Inside the United States, the campaign identifies trafficking rings and collaborates with local law enforcement and community groups to shut them down and provide support for the victims. Internationally, the campaign partners with poorly resourced abolitionist groups to enhance their capacity.

Every single person has a skill that they can give to free an individual living in bondage.

WHAT’S HAPPENING...

Not for Sale BLOG

From Allison Trowbridge, program director:

The Peach State is turning Orange

Not for Sale Campaign State Directors Keisha and Mark Hoerrner give us their remarkable update on the anti-trafficking movement in Georgia. Read more from Mark and Keisha here...

LEARN HOW YOUR CHURCH CAN FIGHT GLOBAL SLAVERY

Over the past year, Not for Sale has been greatly encouraged by the response from churches and faith communities across the United States towards the issue of human trafficking. In less than a year, over 2500 congregations have verbally committed themselves ‘Abolitionist Churches’, affirming their stance against modern day slavery in all its forms and declaring their unity with those that are oppressed. In conversations with leaders across denominations, the biggest question we continue to hear is “what can our church do to make a difference right now?”

In response, we at the Not for Sale Campaign humbly offer a plan of action toward effectively changing the sociological, environmental, political and economic factors that allow human trafficking and slavery to continue, both in your region and around the world.

Download The Abolitionist Church Handbook to learn more about how your
congregation can combat modern-day slavery.

U2 + Not For Sale = One Love

Get your special edition of U2's Joshua Tree Album, with essays from Bono & David Batstone.

U2 has put out a 3-disc box-set containing the Joshua Tree CD, with new mixes and recorded live performance. This package also includes a 56-page hardback embossed book, featuring previously unseen Anton Corbijn photos and original essays by Bono, Edge, Adam Clayton, Brian Eno, and David Batstone. In 1986, Bono and Dave traveled across El Salvador and Nicaragua to support human rights in the region!

With a $250 donation, you can provide a future for trafficked kids in Peru, and get a David Batstone signed copy of the deluxe edition of the Joshua Tree!

The donation given for this incredible album will benefit Not For Sale's project Generacion in Peru - providing safety, hope and a future to abandoned street kids prone to trafficking in Lima. The Not For Sale Campaign is aiming to help the organization raise $100,000 to buy a house for the surfing tribe and build a vocational training center for the children. All proceeds from sales of this remarkable album will go to benefit this project!

Act now and Dave will sign his essay reviewing the experiences that led to “Bullet the Blue Sky” and “Mothers of the Disappeared,” two key songs on the album.

GET THE ALBUM - Donate today!

U2 and Not For Sale...sharing one love for the poor and oppressed.

Advocate for trafficking survivors

Advocate for trafficking survivors!


Join the team at Not For Sale in advocating for the rights of trafficking survivors in Washington DC!

 

The T Visa came into law with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000. It was introduced to protect women, children and men who are survivors of human trafficking. The T Visa is a significant benefit for survivors, yet the legislation does not do enough to protect survivors and has been poorly implemented. If we are going to put an end to slavery within the United States, we must offer protection and a future for the survivors. Join the Not For Sale team in Washington DC on October 8 - 9/2008 to advocate for more effective implementation of these important T-Visas.

While in DC, you will:

1. Participate in advocacy workshops focused around the principles of "smart activism"
2. Hear from a trafficking survivor
3. Discuss human trafficking with leading public officials and with the NFS team
4. Learn how to "map slavery" in your local region
5. Advocate for an improved T Visa program

Our mission: Make modern-day slavery, trafficking survivors, and the T-visa program priorities in 2008/09 for DC decision-makers.

Will you join us?

Spaces are limited. Sign-up soon for Not For Sale Advocacy Days! We look forward to meeting you there.

Together in the cause,

The Not For Sale Campaign

 

Launched: Freedom Store Outpost Program

You can be one of the first to sell Not for Sale merchandise!

For the first time ever, we are offering our merchandise at wholesale prices in bulk amounts. By opening your own Freedom Store Outpost, you can create sustainable business opportunities for emancipated people, as well as help to spread the global message that no human being is ever for sale. By generating revenue and creating your own profit margins, you can raise money for the campaign in whatever way you choose. The money you make is yours to act with!

Maybe you see an opportunity to sell Not For Sale merchandise at your church or school. Maybe you own a store already and want to include our Not For Sale items to spread awareness! Whether you’re doing house parties or online sales, the opportunities are limitless. We’re excited to witness your creative initiative!

It is our desire that owning an Outpost will give you the opportunity to use your entrepreneurial abilities to benefit the global fight against human trafficking.

Ready to get started? All you need to do is create a new account at our Freedom Store. You will be directed to a list of our merchandise with wholesale pricing. Once you make your first qualifying purchase of $950 or more, you will be recognized as an Outposter every time you log in. After that first purchase, we only require you to buy ten items or more each visit.

CLICK HERE to learn more about opening YOUR Freedom Store Outpost today!

Just one more way that Not for Sale is equipping you to become a modern-day Abolitionist. Thank you for your partnership with us in this cause.

Not for Sale in Peru: Generación

One of Generación's most dynamic programs revolves around surfing.

A few years ago the harassment against street children -many forced to the streets through the hands and coercion of traffickers- increased and Generación had to take the youngest children away from the reaches of Lima's violence. Generación rents a house in a coastal town about an hour from Lima, and fifteen to eighteen kids live there full-time.

Early on in the surfing program Not for Sale helped by providing surfing equipment so the children could learn how to surf. It is a remarkable scene to head down to the beach late in the afternoon and watch a group of ex-street kids mixing in with the locals. Some of Generación's kids are now entering surfing competitions and performing at a high level.

Surfing has become a meaningful practice that brings physical, psychological, and spiritual benefits. The children are realizing that through surfing they can express themselves, compete, be respected, and connect with nature. The healing process is working and they are doing well in school.

Generación's innovative prevention and aftercare program currently runs with very little economic resources. In the last year they moved three times to smaller houses due to the high rent. The Not for Sale Campaign is helping Generación buy a house, where they can provide the kids with much needed health care, education, and practice their favorite sport.

Join us in raising $100,000 to buy a house and fund aftercare programs for Generación's "surfing tribe" by: DONATING HERE.

Watch a video about Generación:

>>Contact Not for Sale Campaign.