By: Stephanie Velasquez
DIGITAL JUSTICE PROJECTMODERN DAY SLAVERY
FACTS ABOUT MODERN DAY SLAVERY• About 27 million people are currently enslaved around the world
• Slavery generates a profit of $13 billion each year
• 26% of slaves are under the age of 18
• 55% of slave victims are females
• There are slave victims who owe a debt as low as $18
• The U.S has 60,000 slave victims
“FREE THE SLAVES” ORGANIZATION• Freetheslaves.net
• This organization uses their website, and social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook to:
• Raise awareness
• Get people involved
• Get people to donate to the cause
Devnetjob.tripod.com
“FREE THE SLAVES” ON TWITTER
LISA KRISTINE• She is a photographer who uses
social media to shine a light on modern day slavery.
• She puts the images that she takes around the world on her Facebook and website page
• She has been featured on TED TALK, CNN, The Huffington Post, the New York Times and many more
Calmingtechnology.org
HER PHOTOGRAPHY
Theatlantic.com
Ungift.org
Photokunst.org
Theatlantic.com
CORBAN ADDISON• He is an author, a lawyer,
and a human rights activist
• He uses his website (corbanaddison.com) to inform people of the official facts of human trafficking and illegal slavery and how people can help
• His website also contains a tab where you can attend his speaking events and book signings
Cargocollective.com
CORBAN ADDISON’S WEBSITE
WHY THIS IS A SOCIAL ISSUE FOR ME• It’s a social issue that many people are
unaware of• It’s preventable• Slavery is NOT legal anywhere in the world
but yet it is tolerated
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