Field Notes & Dispatches

Category: Stories

March 15, 2016

From One Ethically Sourced Mug to a Global Movement

When people hear that human trafficking (a form of modern day slavery) not only exists, but is growing and thriving around the globe they are often left wondering, "How can…

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January 19, 2016

Milestones

2015 was a milestone year for the Freedom Café. Early in the year we formed an outreach team and developed a series of educational seminars which we brought to…

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December 14, 2015

GIFT Box – Portsmouth

The GIFT Box Campaign in Portsmouth put the issue of human trafficking on the radar for business, political and community leaders. Forty-seven volunteers engaged over 300 guests during the…

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October 15, 2015

Trick or Treat

Did you know that last year Americans spent 7.4 billion dollars on Halloween festivities? 2 billion of that was spent on candy. Many consumers are not aware that much…

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August 27, 2015

Comedy Benefit Show

The Freedom Café PresentsA COMEDY BENEFIT SHOWfeaturing 'Ace' Hypnotist Steve Coppola and Mentalist Richard PierceMind reading! Hypnosis! Hilarity! The Freedom Cafe is thrilled to host mentalist Richard Pierce and…

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August 3, 2015

Awareness, Action & Funding!

At an estimated *150 billion dollars per year, the income generated by the human trafficking industry is the second largest source of illegal income in the world. To…

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July 2, 2015

Volunteer Recognition

Underneath the flurry of events, research and presentations about our cause and daily operations of the café, is an incredible team of volunteers who each add their time…

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July 2, 2015

WORLDS BUSIEST AIRPORT TAKES A STAND TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING

As a crime hidden in plain sight, building broad based community awareness of both the reality and signs of human trafficking are a significant part of the process…

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June 17, 2015

John Oliver tackles Commercial Exploitation in the Fashion Industry

With characteristic hyperbole, Oliver offers an insightful, entertaining and challenging look at the realities of labor violations in Fashion. His concluding spoof drawing attain to supply chain management is brilliant! Check out the April 26 episode…

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June 2, 2015

$5000 Grant Raised!

During our May 27th Perform for Freedom Open Mic we completed our goal to raise a $5000 grant for Love146! This was our most aggressive goal to date and we…

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