http://www.upontheroofwithcarol.org/2009/08/28/sexpresso-clever-marketing-or-exploitation/ One million small acts of kindness. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:36:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.upontheroofwithcarol.org/2009/08/28/sexpresso-clever-marketing-or-exploitation/comment-page-1/#comment-3590 Beth Seacord Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:15:23 +0000 http://www.upontheroofwithcarol.org/?p=417#comment-3590 A funny aside, though I agree the scantily dressed baristas are no laughing matter. I passed one coffee stand that had a reader board that said: Our coffee is so good, our barista's are fully clothed! A funny aside, though I agree the scantily dressed baristas are no laughing matter. I passed one coffee stand that had a reader board that said: Our coffee is so good, our barista’s are fully clothed!

]]> http://www.upontheroofwithcarol.org/2009/08/28/sexpresso-clever-marketing-or-exploitation/comment-page-1/#comment-3589 Beth Seacord Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:13:58 +0000 http://www.upontheroofwithcarol.org/?p=417#comment-3589 Correction to above comment - see freetheslaves.net - or you can just search for modern day slavery and human trafficking. Correction to above comment – see freetheslaves.net – or you can just search for modern day slavery and human trafficking.

]]> http://www.upontheroofwithcarol.org/2009/08/28/sexpresso-clever-marketing-or-exploitation/comment-page-1/#comment-3588 Beth Seacord Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:10:59 +0000 http://www.upontheroofwithcarol.org/?p=417#comment-3588 Thank you, Carol, for talking about human trafficking and modern day slavery! Too many people believe that trafficking ended when the British Parliament finally listened to William Wilberforce and passed the Slave Trade Act in 1807, then the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833 (for the British Empire), then finally in the States with Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. (See the amazing movie Amazing Grace for more about Wilberforce) Not the case. Slavery is alive and well today. With an estimated 27 MILLION slaves around the world today, there are more people enslaved than ever before in human history. As you said, there are slaves world wide, including here in Seattle, and Seattle, being a major port, is also a place where many slaves are illegally brought into the country. Your rugs may be knotted by child slaves in India, your cheap clothes made by slaves in LA or elsewhere, minerals in your cell phone mined by slaves. For more info, take Sarah's class, look on-line at Freetheslaves.com, which will link you to other resources. You can also join an anti-human trafficking vigil monthly at Westlake Mall in downtown Seattle, first Sunday of each month starting at 1:30 PM. THANK YOU CAROL! KEEP ON LETTING FOLKS KNOW ABOUT THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES! Thank you, Carol, for talking about human trafficking and modern day slavery!
Too many people believe that trafficking ended when the British Parliament finally listened to William Wilberforce and passed the Slave Trade Act in 1807, then the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833 (for the British Empire), then finally in the States with Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. (See the amazing movie Amazing Grace for more about Wilberforce) Not the case. Slavery is alive and well today. With an estimated 27 MILLION slaves around the world today, there are more people enslaved than ever before in human history. As you said, there are slaves world wide, including here in Seattle, and Seattle, being a major port, is also a place where many slaves are illegally brought into the country.
Your rugs may be knotted by child slaves in India, your cheap clothes made by slaves in LA or elsewhere, minerals in your cell phone mined by slaves.
For more info, take Sarah’s class, look on-line at Freetheslaves.com, which will link you to other resources.
You can also join an anti-human trafficking vigil monthly at Westlake Mall in downtown Seattle, first Sunday of each month starting at 1:30 PM.
THANK YOU CAROL! KEEP ON LETTING FOLKS KNOW ABOUT THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES!

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