Freedom for the oppressed does not start or stop at their rescue. It starts with funding investigation and intervention by initiatives like IJM and A21. It stops with restoration of hearts and wages. Stigmas, post-traumatic stress and economic realities can hold freed slaves back from living in freedom.
Budding organizations like Free & Crowned and Crowned Free give a portion of their profit to fund these efforts. Others, like the Starfish Project and Noonday sell products made by survivors themselves or by the vulnerable.
Crowned Free rolled out its first line of women’s clothing in November. Starfish Project makes beautiful high-quality jewelry. Nomi Network makes bags and apparel. Punjammies makes pajamas! Noonday makes accessories like scarves, jewelry and bags. Free & Crowned is planning its line of designer headbands.
When you want to buy something beautiful, consider buying it from one of these companies. When you want to be generous, donate directly to an anti-trafficking organization. I will highlight several in posts to come.
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TOM’s shoes is coming out with a line of designer bags. One for One- shoes for shoes, eye wear for eye health, bags for prenatal care!
Slave labor makes a lot of cheap goods that we unwittingly buy. See Tsh Oxenreider’s Ethical Shopping Guide for ideas on where to shop and Free2Work’s guide on where not to shop.
Tsh @ http://theartofsimple.net/shopping/
Free2Work @ http://www.free2work.org/
Heather