The NEST FOUNDATION - Playground Project - The HUMAN SOUL IS NOT FOR SALE - This project raises the public’s awareness of the commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) of American children, through the feature-length documentary film "Playground", and will be followed by other art driven media campaigns and an enhanced educational DVD for distribution in high schools throughout North America.

Sexual exploitation of children is a problem that we tend to relegate to back-alley brothels in developing countries, the province of a particularly inhuman, and invariably foreign, criminal element. Such is the initial premise of Libby Spears’ sensitive investigation into the topic with "Playground". She quickly concludes that very little thrives on this planet without American capital, and the commercial child sex industry is certainly thriving. Spears intelligently traces this epidemic to its disparate, and decidedly domestic, roots -- among them the way children are educated about sex, and the problem of raising awareness about a crime that inherently cannot be shown. Her cultural observations are couched in an ongoing mystery story: the search for Michelle, an American girl lost to the underbelly of childhood sexual exploitation who has yet to resurface a decade later.  - www.playgroundproject.com

FREEDOM SUNDAY - is a worship platform that provides churches with what they need to become more aware and more active in opposing modern slavery. It launched with more than 1,000 churches in over 30 countries who participated in the first worldwide Freedom Sunday. Sponsored by the Underground Church Network, Freedom Sunday continues to grow strong through church participation domestically.

Freedom Sunday can be observed any Sunday of the year and recognizes that worship is the catalyst for action. Worship moves the worshiper outward. We move outward to transform the world with love and prophetic action in the power of God. So, host a local Freedom Sunday any time that works for your community and join them for the global celebration on March 13, 2011!  -  www.freedomsunday.org

TAKE NO GLORY - is a soulful non-profit musicianary band and worship ministry that addresses the current issues facing today's youth. They explain: "Everyone lives forever" and that, "God puts a little Heaven in people's hearts so they don't want to settle for less. Sooner or later, all of us have to face God and take what's coming as a result of the good or evil we have done. It's no joke to know that each of us will one day stand in that place of judgment." That is why the efforts of Take No Glory helps to address the evils in the world like abortion and Human Trafficking, and to campaign against injustice with their music and outreach ministry. People should know that there is hope and that even though these evils may surround us, the good in our hearts will prevail.  - www.takenoglory.com

STREETLIGHT - As they became more aware of the horrific injustice of child sex slavery in our own backyards, Streetlight began developing a dynamic awareness campaign starting in Phoenix, AZ. Their vision is to eradicate child sex slavery through increased awareness and by creating nationwide, community based collaborations for safe houses. The StreetLight safe house stands as a beacon of hope where rescued victims of child sex slavery can live for an extended period of time and will receive specialized faith-based counseling.

Their documentary film "Branded" has reached tens of thousands of community members and working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, along with State and Federal agencies, StreetLight is facilitating, leading, and organizing a unique model for eradicating child sex slavery that is sustainable and transferrable to other cities.  - www.streetlightphx.com

The FAITH NETWORK & Christ4ever - are a non-denominational Christian group that provides and promotes practical biblical teaching based solely on the "Word of God" (The Holy Bible--Old & New Testaments), with dedicated devotional topics, powerful spiritual insights, and other relevant resources for everyday moral living practices; for individuals, groups and churches, charitable organizations, faith-based businesses, and other ministry related efforts; using a wide range of media and outreach sources.  - www.Christ4ever.org

FREE THE SLAVES - Although slavery has existed for thousands of years, changes in the world’s economy and societies over the past 50 years have enabled a resurgence of slavery. Through Free the Slaves’ research, first published in Kevin Bales’ Disposable People, these investigations reveal how the tragic emergence of a "new slavery" is inextricably linked to the global economy of our modern world today.

The Free the Slaves camapign works on the ground with liberators around the world. We do what it takes to free men, women and children and help them stay free. Basic needs for food, shelter and safety from angry slave owners must be met. Then the system that allows slavery to flourish has to be dismantled and another created by former slaves learning to live in freedom.  -  www.freetheslaves.net

NOT FOR SALE - The Not For Sale Campaign network and its partners aim to recruit, educate, and mobilize an international grassroots social movement that effectively combats human trafficking and slavery through "Smart Activism". It deploys innovative solutions to re-abolish slavery - in our own backyards and across the globe.

Not For Sale believes that everyone has a skill to contribute that can free an individual living in bondage, and together we can stop human trafficking and end slavery in our lifetime. The Not For Sale Campaign network of websites serves as a host for a collection of students, artists, entrepreneurs, people of faith, athletes, law enforcement officers, politicians, social workers, skilled professionals, and justice seekers, who have united together in the fight against the global slave trade to end human trafficking in the world.  -  www.notforsalecampaign.org - (Official Campaign Headquarters)

The UNDERGROUND CHURCH NETWORK - The Underground Church Network (UCN) "Faith in Action" was created in the belief that people of faith have a special role to play when it comes to the work of abolition: freeing slaves and creating a world where survivors can thrive. Isn’t it our calling to be a light to the world - showing a different way to live by emulating Christ’s actions?

Not For Sale’s Underground Church Network challenges followers of Christ to "Live Differently" – by faithfully engaging in the work of modern-day abolition. We are past due. We must stand and walk with the 30 million enslaved. It’s time to act in the name of Christ to combat human trafficking in our backyards and around the globe. The UCN will assist you to grow a thriving abolitionist program in your backyard by providing platforms for active engagement.
 -  www.notforsalecampaign.org/action/faith/underground-church-network/

The JEWISH ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT - (JAM) was created in the belief that the Jewish people have a special role to play when it comes to the work of abolition: freeing slaves and creating a world where survivors can thrive. Not For Sale’s Jewish Abolitionist Movement will assist people to grow a thriving abolitionist program in their backyards by providing a platform for the active engagement of this issue.

Jewish People Living Differently - JAM challenges followers of the Torah to live by faithfully participating in the work of modern-day abolition and engage their local faith community in the fight against slavery by incorporating the issues into synagogue life and worship. We must stand and walk with the 30 million enslaved. It is time to combat human trafficking in our backyards and around the globe.
 -  www.notforsalecampaign.org/action/faith/jewish/

YWAM (Youth With A Mission) - Youth With A Mission (YWAM) began in 1960 and one of its three overall thrusts is YWAM-Mercy – an integral approach in mission. Our model and example is Jesus Christ and his compassionate response to the needs of all people. YWAM has more than 1,000 locations in 80+ languages with operations in over 160 countries. It seeks to impact more than 100 million people living in absolute poverty with everything from agricultural assistance and health care, to micro enterprise development, helping to meet the needs of both individuals and their communities.

Each year, YWAM-Mercy deploys 13,000 DTS students across the globe to be on mission for Christ helping children at risk, refugees, those living with life-threatening addictions and those living on the edge of survival in both crisis and long term development situations. Their "Underground Base" operates in the spirit of the original Underground Railroad, committing to become a node within an intercontinental network working to abolish modern-day slavery.  -  www.ywam-mercy.org

Stop Child Trafficking Now (STC Now) - Strategic Global Initiative (SGI) serves many non-profit organizations via its mission to be “A Voice for the Vulnerable.” The SGI Board of Directors represents 100 combined years of full-time non-profit and fundraising efforts that have helped children and many vulnerable and persecuted victims around the world with the support its campaigns and event sponsors.

Through "Stop Child Trafficking Now", SGI is a leading funder of special operative missions that work to shut down the demand side of the child sex slave industry. Their broader spectrum of beneficiaries include offering the rehabilitation of victims by working with qualified private agencies in a manner that has the utmost integrity, accountability, and effectiveness.  - www.sctnow.org

Life Speakers - SPEAKING LIFE to victims of Human Trafficking. Pastor Jentezen Franklin delivers inspirational messages as the Senior Pastor of Free Chapel in Gainesville, Georgia; and his ministry impacts generations through various global outreaches including his televised broadcast, "Kingdom Connection", which airs on several networks including TBN.

There are more than 1.39 million victims of sexual servitude across the globe. Desperate women and girls are lured from their homes by promises of jobs, a better life, educational opportunities and even marriage. We can't do everything, but we can do something. This is a comprehensive effort to speak life to the desperate and lost by putting the love of Jesus Christ and His compassion into action.  - Jentezen Franklin Media Ministries - www.jentezenfranklin.org

ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL - is the world's oldest international human rights organization. Its roots stretch back to 1787 when the first abolitionist society was formed. A new organization, the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, which was formed in 1839, declared its commitment to abolishing slavery throughout the world. Today, that organization continues under the name Anti-Slavery International.

Action taken by supporters is vital in tackling slavery today. Raising awareness and understanding of slavery amongst the general public is an essential part of the work in order to promote the effective role that each person can play and in helping equip individuals to take action.  -  www.antislavery.org

The A21 CAMPAIGN - Being comprised of individuals, organizations, government officials, and people who are committed to abolishing injustice in the 21st century. Their goal is to raise awareness, take legal action where appropriate, and offer rehabilitation services to the rescued victims of Human Trafficking in order to fight this problem from a more comprehensive approach. Additionally, it is the goal of The A21 Campaign to branch out and address this issue from a preventative standpoint. Their aim is to cripple and impact the Human Trafficking trade in such a way that there will be fewer victims in the future that will ultimately be needing rescue.

The A21 Campaign is spearheaded by Nick Caine and his wife Christine (www.equipandempower.org), who have conducted extensive research on human trafficking to develop a model that not only sees victims truly set free, but also fights this battle from a legal perspective. Having identified Europe, and in particular Greece, as "the center of trafficking in Europe," the initial response to this injustice was to pioneer the A21 Project Center in Thessaloniki, Greece with the long-term intent of expanding into other areas of Europe wherever the need exists.  - www.thea21campaign.org

The SOLD PROJECT - was set up to prevent child prostitution in Southeast Asia (based in Thailand) through culturally relevant programs for vulnerable children and to share their stories to empower creative, compassionate people to act. Their organization is passionate about preventing this crime with a goal that no child should ever be exposed to a life of buse and exploitation. There are thousands of children sleeping on the streets in Thailand who have dropped out of school because of poverty. Due to the lack of options, most are in survival mode and are forced to sell their bodies while being controlled by those who beat, manipulate and steal from them, and corrupt police officials who throw them into jail at every opportunity.

The SOLD Project is working to help these children through its scholarship programs and the more holistic, "FREEDOM Project" which also offers mentorship for every child that is sponsored while creating resource centers and Human Trafficking Awareness Programs for their communities.  - www.thesoldproject.com