#castla

Serendipitous events led me to meeting with an outreach representative from the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking, Los Angeles, CASTLA, while on a personal vacation in California. They specialize within the realms of anti labor and sex trafficking. Their website, linked above, is an absolute gold mine of information pertaining to the ending of human trafficking and slavery. A particularly valuable aspect of CASTLA's comprehensive site is the Resources and Training section.

I gathered many helpful pieces of information from my meeting with CASTLA, one of which I will paraphrase bellow --->

27 things one can do to fight slavery

Educate oneself about trafficking and slavery

Volunteer with an anti trafficking and/or slavery organization

Spread the word

Be vocal about the issue on one's social media outlets

Keep a blog

Keep tabs on anti trafficking and slavery legislation

Start a petition

Contact local media

Practice conscious consumerism

Demand more of producers

Donate clothing and/or essential items to survivor based organizations

Make a monetary donation

Fundraise in occasions where one otherwise wouldn't

Block party

Ask one's employer to consider making a donation

Report wrongdoing

Artful activism and/or awareness art

Donate for the cause in another's name instead of one's usual gift giving practices

Exchange literary and media resources with collaborators in order to promote awareness and open mindedness

Promote organizations, foundations, coalitions and/or non-profits that support the cause

Buy from businesses that have a stated claim in anti trafficking and slavery efforts

Organize student bodies

Host an expert to speak at one's school

Form a community group

Suggest a book on the subject at one's book club

Have a bake sale