TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) talks is an non-profit organization that hosts lectures on “Ideas worth spreading”. The subject of these lectures vary a bit (I once heard one lecture on the importance of Play and it made me want to jump on a trampoline) but are always fascinating and educational. To download lectures through itunes, go to this website.
I bring this up because Google Reader took me to a TEDtalks lecture that I hadn’t seen yet but on a topic very close to my heart- Human Slavery. In this lecture, Kevin Bales, a professor of sociology and a consultant to the United Nations Global Program on Human Trafficking, is according to his TED profile, “one of the world’s foremost experts on modern slavery”.
After you see this video, you will understand why. Not only does he lay out the facts behind human trafficking (27 million people are in modern day slavery today) but he also lays the groundwork for how to create sustainable freedom for these victims. He also wrote a book called “Ending Slavery:How we free slaves today”. In it, he lays out a realistic method for ending human slavery in the next 25 years.
I encourage everyone to watch this video and share this information with your friends and family.
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