Monday, July 30, 2012

Buy hummus, not humans

A few friends and I started on preparations for the Marysville Free2Walk event. Yesterday at our sign-making party, we finished about 40 "radical" signs for the walk. The paint was everywhere, the laughter contagious, and the afternoon/evening enjoyable. So thankful for the friends who volunteered to help with this undertaking.

Charley, Kirstie, and Lil busy working

Charley, the perfectionist, working
on probably the best sign in the lot
Finally finished his first sign!
(At this point, Lil had already made 8...)
Photo courtesy of Charley
Lil counts the sunbathing signs

A quarter of the way through

More information:
Register for the Free2Walk: https://nfs.webconnex.com/free2walk

Marysville, WA
August 11, 2012
Registration: 8:30 am
Walk: 10:00 am
Price: $15 for individual, $25 for family (2 or more) -- I think this is right...
Address: 6715 Grove Street Marysville, WA 98270
Contact: washington@notforsalecampaign.org
Website: http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/free2walk/

For more information about human trafficking and the modern-day abolitionist movement:
  • Not For Sale - Check out their website or read David Batstone's book Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade and How We Can Fight It
  • Love146 - An organization focused on ending child sex slavery and exploitation
  • Read Somaly Mam's story about being sold into sexual slavery and her journey toward activism in The Road of Lost Innocence 

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