How the LBD.Project 2017 Brought Freedom to Modern Slaves (& Helped Us Be World Changers)

by Elisa | Apr 23, 2017 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Human Trafficking, Seeking Justice, Sex Trafficking, Ways to Make a Difference

Every year we embark on the LBD.Project (the Little Black Dress Project), in March to help bring freedom to modern slaves. And without fail, we always find ourselves surprised at the end of the month by how cool this project for everyday people is. What are the some...

How to Survive Injustice: A Metaphor

by Elisa | Mar 30, 2017 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Seeking Justice

Thick darkness only exists in the absence of light. In the same way, the injustice only oppresses real humans because safety, security, fairness and everything short of perfect has been trampled. I am sitting on a hill, a cool ocean breeze ruffling my hair. The sun is...

Six Tips to Help You Fundraise Like a Boss

by Elisa | Mar 23, 2017 | Giving Back, Ways to Make a Difference

If you've done any advocacy work, you've probably found yourself fundraising. And if you found yourself fundraising, you probably wanted a cookie to go with that. Okay, this book might not have been written yet, although I will gladly co-author on with . But it is...

What is Conscious Fashion & Why Your Choice Matters

by Elisa | Mar 15, 2017 | Art of Advocacy, Create Awareness, Fair Trade Products, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Socially Conscious Brands, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Stories

Do you think conscious fashion sounds like a buzzword? I thought it was a little complicated, so I went to bloggers Sutton + Grove to give us an explanation of conscious fashion that is relevant to us normal people (i.e., too busy working 60 hours a week while...

Introverts United to End Modern Slavery

by Elisa | Mar 8, 2017 | Art of Advocacy, Hard Conversations, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, Life Purpose, Stuff of the Heart

Introverts United to End Modern Slavery Although there are those who might consider "Introverts United to End Modern Slavery" not as a badge of honor, but a ridiculous oxymoron--we want to celebrate all the lovely introverts out there fighting modern slavery. It is...

Your Personal Invitation to the LBD.Project 2017

by Elisa | Mar 2, 2017 | Uncategorized

YOUR PERSONAL INVITE Every year Average Advocate runs a project called the LBD.Project (or the Little Black Dress Project). I've been talking about it a lot recently. In it, we each choose a black item of clothing, wearing it every day through March. Through it, we...

Helpful Fundraising Hints

by Elisa | Mar 1, 2017 | Art of Advocacy

Fundraising isn't always the easiest thing to do, but every year during the LBD.Project--where we fight slavery during the month of March--we try to make it as easy as possible for our participants to fundraise. We want them to know how to get their ducks in a row, so...

How to Create Human Trafficking Awareness That Actually Compels

by Elisa | Feb 26, 2017 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Human Trafficking

Recently I wrote an article I put on Huffington Post for you at about how to create human trafficking awareness that actually gets people to respond. It is chock-full of getting to the core of things (like worldview) in spreading our message. Below are a few excerpts...

Look At How We’ve Helped Refugees!

by Elisa | Feb 9, 2017 | Refugees and Immigration, United States

There has been a lot of backlash and hurt as a result of President Trump's executive order regarding refugees recently. But, wherever you are on the spectrum of thinking this is "good" or "bad" on a policy level, I wanted to take a minute to remind the tribe at...

Adventure

Swamp Wisdom: An Ecclesiastes on Human Rights

Ever heard of ancient King Solomon? He was said to be the wisest of them all as he philosophized...

Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Raising Kids

Identity Crisis #3467 – My Messy Beautiful

The other day, my daughter was excitedly expressing her admiration of the teachers and helpers at her school. I usually resist the temptation to to ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up because at some point in my...

Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Mental Health, Recovery, Safe Spaces

What to Do With that Blasted Holy Discontent (I used to be a radical)

I used to be a radical. I used to be a radical–until I wasn’t. After high school, I...

Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade Products, Giving Back, Socially Conscious Brands

How Politics Pushed Me To Only Buy Ethically Sourced Clothes

It might be hard to believe, but it has been two years since our last presidential election....

Children-in-Need, Clean Water, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Global Health, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Poverty, Refugees and Immigration, Seeking Justice, United States

Your Voice On Racism

Your Voice on Racism is a series of stories you write and share about your experiences with this injustice based on color of skin. Do you have store to share?