Refuse to do nothing : finding your power to abolish modern-day slavery /
Moore, Shayne, 1970-
Refuse to do nothing : finding your power to abolish modern-day slavery / Shayne Moore and Kimberly McOwen Yim ; foreword by Elisa Morgan. - 1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190).
Mama, slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln -- We've done this before -- But I'm a soccer mom, not an activist -- Abolitionist mamas -- Excuses -- Thick skin and tender hearts -- Not in my backyard -- Who's buying? -- Be the nosy neighbor -- Congo, your phone, and child slaves -- Chocolate, not so sweet -- You have purchasing power -- You have relationship power -- You have advocacy power -- What is still needed.
2014 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year (""Also Recommended, "" Justice)Slavery didn't end in 1833, when William Wilberforce's decades-long campaign finally resulted in the Slavery Abolition Act. It didn't end in 1863, when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It didn't end in 1949, when the United Nations declared trafficking ""incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person."" The sad truth is, slavery never ended. It just went underground, where it continues to exploit powerless men, women and children in horrific ways throughout the world. Now for the good ne.
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Liberty--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Church work.
Human rights advocacy.
Liberté--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Pastorale.
Défense des droits de l'homme.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Ethics.
Church work
Human rights advocacy
Liberty--Religious aspects--Christianity
BT810.3 / .M66 2013
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Refuse to do nothing : finding your power to abolish modern-day slavery / Shayne Moore and Kimberly McOwen Yim ; foreword by Elisa Morgan. - 1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-190).
Mama, slavery ended with Abraham Lincoln -- We've done this before -- But I'm a soccer mom, not an activist -- Abolitionist mamas -- Excuses -- Thick skin and tender hearts -- Not in my backyard -- Who's buying? -- Be the nosy neighbor -- Congo, your phone, and child slaves -- Chocolate, not so sweet -- You have purchasing power -- You have relationship power -- You have advocacy power -- What is still needed.
2014 Outreach Magazine Resource of the Year (""Also Recommended, "" Justice)Slavery didn't end in 1833, when William Wilberforce's decades-long campaign finally resulted in the Slavery Abolition Act. It didn't end in 1863, when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. It didn't end in 1949, when the United Nations declared trafficking ""incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person."" The sad truth is, slavery never ended. It just went underground, where it continues to exploit powerless men, women and children in horrific ways throughout the world. Now for the good ne.
9780830864515 0830864512
691462A7-4EFF-44C7-B803-D34343706F06 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Liberty--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Church work.
Human rights advocacy.
Liberté--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Pastorale.
Défense des droits de l'homme.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Ethics.
Church work
Human rights advocacy
Liberty--Religious aspects--Christianity
BT810.3 / .M66 2013
241/.675