our stuff
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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
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.