By: Stephanie Velasquez

DIGITAL JUSTICE PROJECTMODERN DAY SLAVERY

FACTS ABOUT MODERN DAY SLAVERY• About 27 million people are currently enslaved around the world

• Slavery generates a profit of $13 billion each year

• 26% of slaves are under the age of 18

• 55% of slave victims are females

• There are slave victims who owe a debt as low as $18

• The U.S has 60,000 slave victims

“FREE THE SLAVES” ORGANIZATION• Freetheslaves.net

• This organization uses their website, and social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook to:

• Raise awareness

• Get people involved

• Get people to donate to the cause

Devnetjob.tripod.com

“FREE THE SLAVES” ON TWITTER

LISA KRISTINE• She is a photographer who uses

social media to shine a light on modern day slavery.

• She puts the images that she takes around the world on her Facebook and website page

• She has been featured on TED TALK, CNN, The Huffington Post, the New York Times and many more

Calmingtechnology.org

HER PHOTOGRAPHY

Theatlantic.com

Ungift.org

Photokunst.org

Theatlantic.com

CORBAN ADDISON• He is an author, a lawyer,

and a human rights activist

• He uses his website (corbanaddison.com) to inform people of the official facts of human trafficking and illegal slavery and how people can help

• His website also contains a tab where you can attend his speaking events and book signings

Cargocollective.com

CORBAN ADDISON’S WEBSITE

WHY THIS IS A SOCIAL ISSUE FOR ME• It’s a social issue that many people are

unaware of• It’s preventable• Slavery is NOT legal anywhere in the world

but yet it is tolerated