As John Cleese from Monty Python used to say; “And now for something completely different.”
Many of you know that I run a human rights organization (Love146) dealing with child trafficking and exploitation. I rarely use this blog to talk about the issue because it’s pretty dark. I am often asked how I keep hope alive when faced with the staggering statistics of child slavery and exploitation on a daily basis. One of my key sources of hope is when I see others engage and join the fight for the broken. When I see others come to the table to offer their voice, skills, education, time, or finances to make a difference, I am infused with hope.
Over the years we’ve had some amazing people, from all walks of life and every sector of society join the fight for the innocent and forgotten. We are excited when we see those with public platforms using them to be a voice for the voiceless. A recent addition to the volume of our “shout” is the band Paramore (www.paramore.net) who have joined us in our work to abolish child slavery and restore survivors of trafficking and exploitation. The band was nominated for best rock video and played on the MTV Video Music Awards show this past Sunday night. They have amazing hearts and a real passion for this issue. In adding their voice to the collective shout, they’re using their large public platform to inspire their generation to join the fight in bringing the exploitation of children to an end. Not only are they raising awareness about the issue and promoting our work during their concerts, but they are raising funds for one of our safehomes in SE Asia as well. The clothing company Hurley has created a special edition "hoodie" for the band and a large portion of the proceeds from the sale of these will go toward the safehome. http://www.hurley.com/ms/music/paramore/
We recently created cloth patches with the number 146 printed on them for bands to wear during their shows to create awareness. The patch is very similar to the one that the young girl (#146) in the brothel wore. (Click here for her story) When I first met with Paramore earlier this summer, I shared with them that this is the kind of patch that I've seen girls wearing in the brothels, where they've had even the dignity of their name taken from them and are being sold by number. So when bands or others wear the patch, they are remembering the forgotten and honoring a young girl known only as 146. And so her story...our story...the story of these broken little ones is being told all over the world and helping to inspire a movement to end this modern day slavery! And that is our hope.
I’d like to invite you to add your voice as well. You can start here.
Many of you know that I run a human rights organization (Love146) dealing with child trafficking and exploitation. I rarely use this blog to talk about the issue because it’s pretty dark. I am often asked how I keep hope alive when faced with the staggering statistics of child slavery and exploitation on a daily basis. One of my key sources of hope is when I see others engage and join the fight for the broken. When I see others come to the table to offer their voice, skills, education, time, or finances to make a difference, I am infused with hope.
Over the years we’ve had some amazing people, from all walks of life and every sector of society join the fight for the innocent and forgotten. We are excited when we see those with public platforms using them to be a voice for the voiceless. A recent addition to the volume of our “shout” is the band Paramore (www.paramore.net) who have joined us in our work to abolish child slavery and restore survivors of trafficking and exploitation. The band was nominated for best rock video and played on the MTV Video Music Awards show this past Sunday night. They have amazing hearts and a real passion for this issue. In adding their voice to the collective shout, they’re using their large public platform to inspire their generation to join the fight in bringing the exploitation of children to an end. Not only are they raising awareness about the issue and promoting our work during their concerts, but they are raising funds for one of our safehomes in SE Asia as well. The clothing company Hurley has created a special edition "hoodie" for the band and a large portion of the proceeds from the sale of these will go toward the safehome. http://www.hurley.com/ms/music/paramore/
We recently created cloth patches with the number 146 printed on them for bands to wear during their shows to create awareness. The patch is very similar to the one that the young girl (#146) in the brothel wore. (Click here for her story) When I first met with Paramore earlier this summer, I shared with them that this is the kind of patch that I've seen girls wearing in the brothels, where they've had even the dignity of their name taken from them and are being sold by number. So when bands or others wear the patch, they are remembering the forgotten and honoring a young girl known only as 146. And so her story...our story...the story of these broken little ones is being told all over the world and helping to inspire a movement to end this modern day slavery! And that is our hope.
I’d like to invite you to add your voice as well. You can start here.
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My kids (Tyler and Amber) with Paramore after we went out to lunch with the band.
-Rob
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