FREEDOM WALK

With one week to go till the 4th Annual Freedom Walk, I'm writing this post to raise awareness about this walk and the beneficiaries, free-them.

The 4KM walk is taking place next weekend, Saturday, September the 14th. The walk is hosted by 'The Fairmont Royal York Hotel' (100 Front Street W Toronto) and will begin there at 11:30am.

My first question when I heard about this walk was, what is free-them?

free-them is a non profit organization that is fighting human trafficking. Their goal is to abolish slavery!

How many of you enjoyed the movie, 'TAKEN'?

I know I did! Liam Neeson a former spy took the law into his own hands to save his daughter from human trafficking. THAT SPEECH was enough to instill terror to those bad guys in the movie and we saw justice prevail with his daughter being saved. Unfortunately not everyone has parents with former spy training and special skills. Human trafficking occurs even in this great country of Canada at a frighteningly high number that we fail to comprehend.

Here are some crazy facts about this serious issue:

• There are more people in slavery today than ever before in history!!!
• 80% of those trafficked are women and children
• 70% of those are trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation!
• Every minute 2 children are trafficked! 
• The average age of entry into forced prostitution is 12-14 years old!

Here are 6 Things You Can Do TODAY To Fight Human Trafficking (from free-them's website)

1. Become Aware & Educate Yourself (This is the first step to fighting and ending the injustice of human trafficking).
2. Spread The Word Become A Voice (Tell at least one person about human trafficking, what it is, and that it is happening in Canada and around the globe).
3. Support a local anti-trafficking organization (Volunteer, get involved-they always need help)
4. Stay Connected 
5. Host a Fundraiser 
6. Write To Your Local, Provincial & Fedral MPs (Create a petition, get signatures and send it to your MP, email contact@free-them.net to learn more).

If your interested in joining the walk, feel free to join my team and/or you can donate to the walk at the link below. Get out and stretch your legs for a good cause.

http://www.freethemwalk.com/participant/51485/

Let's spread this knowledge...Knowledge is POWER