300,000 women and children exploited for sex in our country each year.
The stats are astounding.
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politics, social justice and ways you can make a difference in the world around you.
#justicefriday :: Slave free Christmas
Already seeing Christmas decorations and sales at your local stores? Wanting to make a difference this year and ensure your purchases are slave free?
Be sure and check out NightLight’s and NotForSale’s online stores for products made by (and supporting) former slaves.
Both groups have some great jewelry and products for men, women and children.
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Helping our friends beat foreclosure – update
It’s been two and a half weeks since I put out a plea to all my blog readers, Twitter friends and Facebook peeps to help our friends beat foreclosure.
The plea was simple — can we get 450 people to donate $10 by Nov 1 to help them keep their house.
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Help the Joneses
A friend of our podcast, Andrew Jones, has put out a call for help and I hope you’ll take a couple minutes to read and respond.
Just a little bit of background in case you haven’t listened to his chat on our podcast yet…
The Jones family is traveling the world in their truck, exploring the world that God loves and seeking to bring real transformation and change. They have just visited 12 countries, hosting leadership training events, encouraging social enterprises, and supporting missional entrepreneurs in a sustainable and effective way.
Its been an incredible time but the financial crunch has caused a number of funders to drop out and now the funds are depleted, just as they head south and east towards the next 25 countries.
The Joneses need to raise $30,000 by the end of the year but the urgent need is $5000 for visas, diesel, ferry and plane tickets that are needed immediately. Can you help them by supporting them financially or by spreading the word?
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Help a friend beat foreclosure
UPDATE: I’ve updated the links to Paypal to help track the money coming in easier.
This morning, I sent out a cry for help via Twitter and Facebook ::
Close friend found out home will be foreclosed on Nov 1. Wonder if 450 peeps would donate $10 to cover their deficit…
Need 450 peeps to donate $10 to help friends from losing their house :: http://bit.ly/55Ilf // Please RT
Greg Russinger at The Idea Camp #icdc #justicefriday
For #justicefriday ::
Lots of good stuff in there. Well worth the 25 minutes.
You can read my notes from watching it the first time.
What’d you think? What notes did you take? How will you take these ideas and apply them in your community?