The Time Traveler’s Wife had its premiere last night. It comes out this Friday, and I’m pretty stoked. (Only a little bit because I may be in love with Rachel McAdams.) Also, Lifehouse contribute a song to the soundtrack. News France and Germany exit the recession. A bear’s on the loose in the suburbs of …
This is excerpted from Kevin Bales and Ron Soodalter’s book, The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today. The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), based in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, works with survivors of sexual slavery. In their training sessions and public seminars, they present the story of a young girl …
News Newlywed charity workers and human rights activists are killed in latest Chechen violence. Human trafficking The World Evangelical Alliance commits to combating human trafficking. Visit "At the End of Slavery." Slavery in Bangladesh. Health care Jonathan Alter likes the status quo. And I agree with him. (Note: in case you don’t get it, the …
Enjoy this time lapse film exploring rush hour in London. Rush Hour London from Chris Searson on Vimeo. News Eunice Kennedy Shriver passes away. Aung San Suu Kyi found guilty of violating "security laws" by a Burmese court. Human trafficking The PBS Documentary "Made in LA" looks at sweatshops in the Southland. A UNHCR article …
News Typhoons Morakat and Etau hit east Asia hard. Here’s the BBC’s coverage. Human trafficking A tour guide in Malaysia is charged with trafficking. Trafficking in Taiwan. Watch the International Justice Mission documentary "At the End of Slavery" online tomorrow 1pm (I think it’s PST). Health care The New York Times offers a primer on …