The Squid Calendar

Today, January 11, 2012, is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. In a nation that banished slavery so many years ago, it sickens me to say that it is still happening. Perhaps under a different name, and perhaps with a different group enslaved – but it is still here.

Human beings are not for sale. They cannot be bought or sold. They cannot be owned.

Learn more about human trafficking and the fight against it.

Stop Human Trafficking by WhitU4ever
Stop Human Trafficking! by lmicciche
Shop to Fight Modern Slavery by goldenecho
Human Trafficking by BigGirlBlue

February 1 – Today is National Freedom Day, which celebrates the anniversary of when President Lincoln signed a congressional resolution to outlaw slavery, which later became the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution.  This is not to be confused with the Emancipation Proclamation.

So today, we celebrate freedom from slavery.

But consider this: slavery still exists. It is merely disguised.

The Abolition of Modern Day Slavery by MAGOH
Stop Human Trafficking! by lmicciche
Stop Human Trafficking by WhitU4ever