Abolitionist Christmas

If you're looking for Christmas presents, here's a great idea. I have an amazingly creative friend who has been asking people to design greeting cards and is selling to cards to raise money for the Not For Sale Campaign. The cards are 12 for $6 or 24 for $12, and over half of the profits go to helping women who have survived sex trafficking. The cards are absolutely beautiful (I've seen them) and very unique. If you're interested you can look at the designs and email Sarah (sarahd@notforsale.org) if you'd like to give the cards to someone for Christmas.

india and baseball

I just got an email from the Not For Sale campaign with a link to this article about child sweatshop laborers in Delhi, India. This particular raid was successful and the government has a plan to return the kids to their families and fund their education. Unfortunately, this is just a small success story in the middle of a much bigger problem. It is encouraging, though, to see that kids are not only being freed but are also being provided for.

On another note, the San Francisco Giant's pitcher Jeremy Affeldt has been working with Not For Sale and has committed to their Team Free2Play. You can show your support for Jeremy by voting for him through the All Stars Helping Kids organization.