“The heroes are not the ones advocating for the poor and helping the homeless. We are not the heroes. We are just doing what should be done. We are just taking care of what needs to be taken care of. The real heroes are those who by all reason, should have given up long ago, and yet, they have not. They continue to go on, refusing to give up. When they keep getting kicked in the teeth, keep getting knocked down, and they somehow get back up and keep on. These are the real heroes!” –Tim Harris, Real Change (paraphrase)
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the freeze project
check out this video of some people from an organization called ‘one voice to end slavery’. they started this thing called ‘the freeze project’, where a couple hundred people will simultaneously stand completely still in place for 5 minutes… all to raise awareness of the staggering numbers of humans trapped in the sex slave trade and human trafficking industry. this saturday, Sept 6th, they will be doing one in seattle, in which i plan to participate. it should be an incredible experience. it is amazing to see how people respond to seeing this, they have no idea what is going on or what to do about it. what a great way to get peoples attention about an issue that definitely needs peoples attention. check out the video and then check them out at:
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