December 2009
Last August I talked about ethical consumerism and how the products that we buy each and every day make a difference in people’s lives around the world. As the holidays approach, many of us are thinking about the gifts we will give to our loved ones. With this in mind, [...]

October 2009
In the last newsletter we discussed ethical consumerism and how the purchases we make can have far-reaching effects all around the globe. Not only did we highlight the consumer opportunities that are available to us (http://www.1865continued.org/consumeropportunities.html), but we also encouraged you to sign a petition to the department of labor to release [...]

August 2009
This month’s newsletter will examine the topic of ethical consumerism. Unfortunately, many of the products that we buy and use every day are produced directly or indirectly by slaves. These products can be almost anything. Shoe factories in Asia have been discovered using slaves to produce their shoes. Chocolate, as mentioned in previous [...]

July 2009
Our organization continues to spread the important news that slavery still exists. Over the past two months, 51 people from 11 states and 6 countries have come to our website to learn about modern slavery. Also, several of our readers have been forwarding on the newsletter to their friends. We encourage you to send [...]

May/June
Our organization continues to spread the important news that slavery still exists. Over the past two months, 124 people from 19 states and 6 countries have come to our website to learn about modern slavery. Also, 1865 Continued hosted its very first anti-slavery seminar last month. Several people came to our hour long seminar and [...]

April 2009
March has been another great month for 1865 Continued. In addition to maintaining our awareness campaign, we have started the 1865 Continued Library, from which people can check out and read books about Modern Day Slavery. We have already loaned out several books. If you are interested in checking out a book yourself, [...]

When talking to people, the most common response I get is surprise that slavery exists in the United States. Often, people think that slavery, if it exists at all, is only found in developing areas of the world where laws are not enforced and the governments are corrupt. When they find out that this happens all around them, possibly even in their neighborhoods or cities, it hits them in full force. Suddenly, the problem of slavery seems real and widespread, and they are usually shocked and interested in learning more about it.

The first month for our organization has been a whirlwind. Since publishing our website, we have had over 170 visitors come to our site from 24 states, 72 different cities, and 5 different countries, including Albania, France, India, and Jordan. Truly, people around the world are learning about modern slavery and uniting against it. I [...]