Showing posts with label abolition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abolition. Show all posts

Sunday, September 2, 2007

They charge me with fanaticism

These words could have come from my own mouth:
"They charge me with fanaticism. If to be feelingly alive to the sufferings of my fellow-creatures is to be a fanatic, I am one of the most incurable fanatics ever permitted to be at large"
(William Wilberforce, abolitionist).

Thursday, August 23, 2007

modern day 12-year-old slavery abolitionist!

Visit http://www.lc2lc.mspace.com/ - to see an anti-slavery campaign, "Loose change to loosen chains," that was started by a kid called Zach Hunter when he was 12 (he's still a teenager)! Zach calls himself an 'abolitionist' and created the campaign/organisation to fight against modern-day slavery, after he learnt that slavery was not just a ugly historical fact, but a present-day reality for many children and adults. Zach is inspiring. He makes me think: Yay!! People, even young people like me, are successfully fighting injustice and raising awareness!! It can be done! I recommend his book "Be The Change."