{"id":718,"date":"2011-06-08T06:29:26","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T10:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/?p=718"},"modified":"2011-06-08T08:44:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T12:44:17","slug":"grassroots-efforts-against-human-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2011\/06\/grassroots-efforts-against-human-trafficking.html","title":{"rendered":"Grassroots Efforts Against Human Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you know, I am involved in a lot to fight modern slavery and human trafficking, The state where I was born, Ohio, has had significant problems with this issue, with Toledo, Ohio being ranked 4th in the nation according to some studies. But as reported on CNN&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com\/2011\/06\/06\/one-dress-raising-awareness-of-slavery\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freedom Project<\/a>, everyday people are working to change the situation.<\/p>\n<p>My encouragement? Watch the clip, consider where you live, and do something to make the world better where you live. If we all do, tomorrow our world will be a much different place.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"416\" height=\"374\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/.element\/apps\/cvp\/3.0\/swf\/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&amp;videoId=us\/2011\/06\/03\/cfp.ohio.trafficking.cnn\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"416\" height=\"374\" src=\"http:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/.element\/apps\/cvp\/3.0\/swf\/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&amp;videoId=us\/2011\/06\/03\/cfp.ohio.trafficking.cnn\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dillonburroughs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DILLON BURROUGHS<\/strong><\/a> is an author, activist, and co-founder of Activist Faith. Dillon served    in Haiti following the epic 2010 earthquake and has investigated   modern  slavery in the US and internationally. His books include\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Undefending-Christianity\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9780736937023\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Undefending Christianity<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Not-in-My-Town\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9781596693012\/?itm=3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Not in My Town<\/em><\/a> (with Charles J. Powell), and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thirst-No-More-OneYear-Devotional\/dp\/1596693126\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1305121836&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Thirst No More<\/em> <\/a>(October). Discover more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/activistfaith.org\/\">ActivistFaith.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As many of you know, I am involved in a lot to fight modern slavery and human trafficking, The state where I was born, Ohio, has had significant problems with this issue, with Toledo, Ohio being ranked 4th in the nation according to some studies. 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