Not For Sale - What Can YOU Do?

[Stefanie Chow]

We've been raising money for Not For Sale all year as individual clubs, but some want to pursue these efforts even further by posing the question: What  can we do as individual PEOPLE to help raise awareness about the issue of modern-day slavery?

LEARN ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF NOT FOR SALE!

CNN conducts an interview of Not For Sale founder David Batstone regarding the use of technology in helping to fight modern-day slavery. Click to watch the video here. You can also read about how Not For Sale got started (in the Bay Area!) here. 

READ ABOUT SLAVERY IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD!

One of the Not For Sale inventions that Batstone mentions is a website called SlaveryMap, which documents cases of slavery throughout the United States, including exactly where it occurred, what steps were taken to combat the traffickers, and how the victims were helped. Don't miss out on this COOL interactive map here. (I spent HOURS looking so many cases.)

ARE YOUR PRODUCTS MADE BY CHILD LABOR?

The other creation that Batstone introduces is an iPhone/Android app called Free2Work, which "grades" certain companies on a scale of "A" to "F" based on how well they address the issue of child labor. What grades do you think companies like Apple, Adidas, and Lego earned? Download and find out here. (I also spent several hours looking through everything. o.o)

SHARE THIS WITH YOUR MEMBERS!

Show these websites at your meeting, and/or provide interesting new facts each time you talk about Not For Sale. The FiFun Committee will be compiling more resources to help you advertise in these last few months. We are also doing a test-run of a DFI group, created for both board members and general members to learn more about the DFIs. These emails will also be sent to all of you (so you can opt to stop receiving these messages in the Google group), so please just encourage your members to join by clicking here. (:

Thank you!

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Stefanie Chow
sch...@gmail.com | (916) 390-8388
University of California, San Diego
Management Science B.S. Class of 2013
http://www.linkedin.com/in/stefaniechow

Circle K International
California-Nevada-Hawaii District
District Treasurer 2011- 2012

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