our stuff

Our Stuff

JW 11/09

Do you or any of your family own any items like these?

Can you guess what these items have in common.

Cotton, diamonds, chocolate, steel, oriental rugs, and silk are all products that may

have been produced by SLAVES.

Clothing

Diamonds

Carpets

Chocolate

Steel

Most people think that slavery ended in the 19th century, that was only one kind of slavery. Slavery

still exists today in many parts of the world.

Click it

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3 links:http://www.freetheslaves.nethttp://callandresponse.comhttp://www.mtvexit.org

Write down your reactions to what you have learned from these sites.

You have the power to change your own behavior with respect to slavery.

You may also be able to have an influence on your friends and family members if you talk to them about what they now know.

You can contribute to spreading the word about the fact that slavery is still going on today.

So lets start by making posters that bring attention to the problem of

modern slavery.Why?

Change, Influence and Spreading the Word

Work alone or with a partner.