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	<title>Freedom Blog &#187; Slavery Today</title>
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		<title>Are Your State’s Laws Against Child Sex Trafficking Strong Enough?</title>
		<link>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/12/states-laws-child-sex-trafficking-strong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lblocher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the many misconceptions around modern slavery is that it doesn&#8217;t happen here in the United States. As so many of our friends in the modern-day abolitionist movement are showing daily, though, slavery is happening in this country and, like any crime, we need strong, clear and enforceable laws in place to end it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping for Freedom on Black Friday</title>
		<link>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/11/shopping-freedom-black-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lblocher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Slavery Today]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the Freedom Center, we seek to inspire everyone to take courageous steps for freedom today. That is why we ask visitors to our exhibit Invisible: Slavery Today what they will do to stand up for freedom,  and why we share those statements with others in the exhibit. Because making a statement to your friends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Columbus Day 2011: Still Reaping the Benefits of Enslavement</title>
		<link>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/10/columbus-day-2011-reaping-benefits-enslavement/</link>
		<comments>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/10/columbus-day-2011-reaping-benefits-enslavement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jodie McFarland</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/?p=6640</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year I had the distinct pleasure of giving a tour of the Freedom Center to a group of international visitors that was comprised of representatives of four different continents; Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. As we were discussing issues of enslavement at the Anderson slave pen, one of our distinguished guests from Chile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freedom Center Recognized at the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report Remarks</title>
		<link>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/06/freedom-center-recognized-2011-trafficking-persons-report-remakrs/</link>
		<comments>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/06/freedom-center-recognized-2011-trafficking-persons-report-remakrs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Glavic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Slavery Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ambassador CdeBaca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-human trafficking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contemporary slavery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invisible: Slavery Today]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/?p=5591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the U.S. State Department released the 2011 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report.  What is the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report? The TIP Report is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. It is also the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts and reflects the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of&#8230; CONNECTIONS</title>
		<link>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/04/power-connections/</link>
		<comments>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/04/power-connections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dina Bailey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/?p=4956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I'm guessing you've glanced at our website, you know we talk about American slavery, the Underground Railroad, and Contemporary Slavery, but what about everything in between?!?! What else do we talk about?!?! And, what connects everything together?!?!]]></description>
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		<title>CNN Fights to End Modern Day Slavery</title>
		<link>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/04/cnn-fights-modern-day-slavery/</link>
		<comments>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/04/cnn-fights-modern-day-slavery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ally Yusuf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Human Trafficking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amanda Kloer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change.org]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Bales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manay Tanneeru]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/?p=4909</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CNN recently established a new project called the “CNN Freedom Project.” Through this project, CNN aims to: end modern-day slavery and shine a spotlight on the horrors of modern-day slavery, amplify the voices of the victims, highlight success stories and help unravel the complicated tangle of criminal enterprises trading in human life. CNN also presents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s Labor Secretary Prabhat C. Chaturvedi: Bonded Labor is Not Slavery</title>
		<link>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/03/indias-labor-secretary-prabhat-chaturvedi-bonded-labor-slavery/</link>
		<comments>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/03/indias-labor-secretary-prabhat-chaturvedi-bonded-labor-slavery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Glavic</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bonded labor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sara Sidner]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/?p=4555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CNN&#8217;s Sara Sidner sat down with India&#8217;s Labor Secretary Prabhat C. Chaturvedi following her recent report on modern day slavery.   Her report featured generations of individuals trapped in a system of bonded labor.  Chatirvedi acknowledges that bonded labor is an issue in India, however, he feels the term slave is inappropriate. Below is an excerpt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detective Ken Lawson to Speak On Human Trafficking in Ohio</title>
		<link>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/02/detective-ken-lawson-speak-human-trafficking-ohio/</link>
		<comments>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/02/detective-ken-lawson-speak-human-trafficking-ohio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Creech</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Slavery Today]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/?p=4396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Detective Ken Lawson of the Columbus Police Department to speak at the Freedom Center, Saturday, February 5, at 2:00 p.m. With all of the ongoing conversation surrounding the anticipated sex trafficking at the Super Bowl this weekend, (http://abcnews.go.com/US/super-bowl-task-force-combat-child-sex-traffickers/story?id=12760440&#38;page=3)  the Freedom Center&#8217;s presentation by Detective Ken Lawson of the Columbus Police Department is most timely. Detective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Coverage of Human Trafficking Raises Awareness</title>
		<link>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/01/media-coverage-human-trafficking-raises-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/01/media-coverage-human-trafficking-raises-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bernish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Trafficking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boca Raton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carmen Pino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domestic servitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Linked in]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miami Herald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Human Trafficking Awareness month]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/?p=4274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s little doubt that the news media is becoming more aware of the crime of human trafficking.  As coverage expands, so should public awareness. Typical of the way in which traditional media is now paying attention to trafficking is this weekend article in the Miami Herald, long considered one of the nation&#8217;s best newspapers.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Reveals Rise in Traffickling</title>
		<link>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/01/china-reveals-rise-traffickling/</link>
		<comments>http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/index.php/2011/01/china-reveals-rise-traffickling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Bernish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Trafficking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chen Shiqu]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomcenter.org/freedom-forum/?p=4256</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following on the heels of the just-completed official state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, his government&#8217;s semi-official English language newspaper, China Daily, reports that trafficking of women out of the country appears to be on the rise. The report quotes a senior police officer in the government&#8217;s anti-trafficking office as saying that the victims [...]]]></description>
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