Top 8 countries fighting child trafficking

posted by ACT:S April 30th, 2012

The report, “Creating Change Through Partnership,” ranks 42 countries on their efforts to combat child trafficking. (more…)

#ENDSLAVERY – Join World Vision, IJM, Polaris Project, and Safe Horizon to Tweet our Senators

posted by ACT:S April 26th, 2012

Six months have passed since Congress allowed Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) to expire, jeopardizing the centerpiece of U.S. policy to combat human trafficking. To help move this critical legislation forward, World Vision, International Justice Mission (IJM), the Polaris Project, and Safe Horizon are joining together to urge Congress to renew the TVPRA and help end slavery for the 27 million enslaved people around the world.

Our goal is to get 10 more senators to sponsor the TVPRA in order to reach a total of 50 Senate co-sponsors by April 30. (more…)

Featured Creative Activists: Elisa Johnston

posted by ACT:S April 25th, 2012

Elisa Johnston

What inspired you to become a creative activist?

I don’t feel I had much of a choice- it is just the path God’s taken me on. I grew up in a family who valued showing love to everyone, especially the immigrant and the poor. I was lucky to travel a little too, and ended up majoring in cultural anthropology in college. It turned out I pretty much had free range to study issues that affected people around the globe. What really pushed me over the edge was moving to the most affluent county in the country. I live in a bubble of wealth, but very few people I know actually consider themselves rich. Seeing these two extremes co-exist- the poor/oppressed and the rich/free- drove me crazy. (more…)

5 Must-Share Videos to Help End Malaria

posted by ACT:S April 25th, 2012

Relevant Magazine recently teamed up with us for ACT:S to End Malaria to make these videos about how you can help end a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year. Check them out, share them around and consider help us end malaria deaths by 2015… (more…)

Ending Malaria: One Mountain at a Time

posted by ACT:S April 24th, 2012

World Malaria Day is this week, and we’ve been hearing tons of creative ideas for sacrificing $6 for a life-saving mosquito net. Some activists are accepting the challenge on a larger scale and are going to great lengths (or in this case, great heights!) to help end malaria. One of those big actions is happening this summer through a trip organized by our friends at Venture Expeditions:  the 5 summits hike.  A team will be summiting 5 mountains in Colorado in just 10 days, all while raising funds and awareness to help end malaria deaths by 2015.

Meet are a few of the hikers, who tell us why they’re motivated to climb mountains to end malaria: (more…)