Observe Freedom Sunday, February 21, 2010

Freedom Sunday Web site

At the 2007 General Conference, the Free Methodist Church voted unanimously to adopt this resolution:

Slavery and human trafficking in all their forms are junjst, destroy human dignity and devalue human life. We denounce and resist all forms of slavery and human trafficking: indentured servitude, trade slavery, sex-slave trade, and the forced sale and/or transport of people (forced adoption for profit and mail order bride for profit) in all its forms. We actively oppose slavery through establishing local and global networks in conjunction with existing Free Methodist ministries to combat slavery through prayer, education, advocacy, rescue, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of victims, and the call for application of justice and opposition to the people and organizations responsible for human trafficking.

"Freedom Sunday" Resources:
Freedom Sunday, Not for Sale Campaign

Youth Freedom! Leader's Guide

Other Resources:
"Abolish Slavery: A Handbook for Churches," from World Vision

"The Abolitionist Church Network Handbook," from the Not for Sale campaign

"Slavery Still Exists and It Could Be in Your Backyard," from Free the Slaves

"Five Things Your Faith Community Can Do," from Free the Slaves

"High School Toolkit," from Not for Sale Campaign

"How We Will End Slavery in the 21st Century," by Kevin Bales

"Prayer Guide for the Abolition of Slavery," from International Justice Mission

"Free Indeed ... the Modern Church's Opportunity to End Slavery, Again," from Prism

"Relentless: A Movement to End Oppression," from International Justice Mission

"Recommendations for Fighting Human Trafficking in the United States and Aboard," from the Action Group to End Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery

U.S. Department of State's "Trafficking in Persons Report, June 2008"