Human Slavery

My favorite part about working for Giving Children Hope is all of the really cool people we get to meet and partner with to bring about positive change in the world.

Last night I was invited to the Hollywood premiere of Call + Response. Please, if you are going to see a movie this month, go see this film! Justin Dillon is a musician turned filmmaker to bring awareness of the issue of human slavery. He has a star-studded cast of activists, celebrities and bands. The best part, Justin made a film to not only bring awareness but funding to projects. What a concept.

I’ve blogged about the film before and I know Justin for some years now. The film is being released this weekend in limited release and the first project they are going to fund is a clinic in Thailand in partnership with Giving Children Hope and the Not for Sale Fund. We are excited to have product that comes in our facility in Buena Park travel to Thailand to make a practical difference against human slavery!

See a special thank you from Justin himself to Giving Children Hope http://www.gchope.org/the-power-of-you20.html. And be sure and buy tickets to the film if it is playing in your area!

Human Slavery

Last night I was able to watch the film, Call + Respond which will come in theaters in October. My friend of 5 years Justin Dillion is the director and has partnered with another friend, David Batstone of the Not for Sale Campaign. I have been well aware of the issue for years now, and known both of these gentleman apart from each other. It's funny how small and connected the non-profit sector is. We all know each other. But we need more people getting involved to make a difference.

If you don't know, there are over 27 million slaves in the world today - more than any other time in history. Wow, really! Did you think slavery is an issue from the past? Well, it is isn't! And you probably support the $32 billion industry without even knowing it. Justin is a doer and he's bringing awareness to this issue to say: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! And at Giving Children Hope we agree!

So we hope you'll see the film when it goes into theaters soon. And we hope you'll do something you are passionate about in this world to make a difference.

As we say at Giving Children Hope - this is YOUR world and we are YOUR organization. Don't just be educated - do something!