8-Year-Old Starts Lemonade Stand for Freedom; Raises $50K in Two Months

Rain or shine, Vivie plans to set up shop and sell her organic, free trade, made-with-love lemonade every day until they raise $150,000 to free 500 slaves.

All of the proceeds will go to NOT FOR SALE, a nonprofit organization that re-abolishes slavery around the world. Won’t you join her and make a stand?

When Children Are Forced to Work

“Hundreds of millions of girls and boys throughout the world are engaged in work that deprives them of adequate education, health, leisure and basic freedoms, violating their rights.”

http://intentblog.com/when-children-are-forced-to-work/

Is Slavery Still With Us?

This is not something that many people care to contemplate, and it’s much easier to live in denial. But take a look.

http://bit.ly/LbDeMp

(Source: intentblog.com)

Best of the Week: The Birth Mom, Sex Trafficking, Fairy Tale Edition

This week’s top posts include articles about birth moms, pilgrimages to india, authentic spiritual community, child sex trafficking in the United States, and relationships post-divorce.

http://intentblog.com/best-of-the-week-the-birth-mom-sex-trafficking-fairy-tale-edition/