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A Lemon:Aid Stand For Clean Water

Posted by Elisa | Oct 1, 2011 | Art of Advocacy, Clean Water, Fair Trade Products, Good Charities, Ways to Make a Difference |

This summer I decided to try this relatively simple project of using a lemonade stand — or...

Movie Review: Machine Gun Preacher

Posted by Elisa | Sep 27, 2011 | Good Charities, Human Trafficking, Poverty |

This guest post was written by a friend of mine, Amy, who is one of the main bloggers and founders of a great young adult book review site, The Reading Teen and its partner website, Parental Book Reviews. Besides reading and...

Parents and Advocacy: Teaching Children to Celebrate Diversity

Posted by Elisa | Sep 22, 2011 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Community, United States |

Maybe its no surprise, but I was one of those kids whose parents thrust them into multicultural settings, hoping that I would think it was normal. I guess it worked. Racism is actually very hard for me to grasp, although I think...

TVPRA 101: What is it and Why is it Important?

Posted by Elisa | Sep 18, 2011 | Human Trafficking, United States, Ways to Make a Difference |

Its the talk of the town. Cry of the herald. Its the buzzword and in-thing to talk about right now. Okay, maybe not for the average American. But hey, its a big deal in the abolitionists world these days. So what the heck is it...

Not For Sale By David Batstone

Posted by Elisa | Sep 11, 2011 | Create Awareness, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Sex Trafficking, United States |

Not For Sale by David Batstone is just one of those books. One of those books. It is the perfect coffee table book, sitting there alluringly in hopes that someone will ask you about it while you offer them some Not For Sale...