FREEDOM WEEK!

This past week I was able to spend time working with Tara Teng (the current Miss Canada) and her team on Freedom Week. This was several events that took place in order to raise awareness about human trafficking in Canada. I was able to go see a play that was written for this as well as a dance/play performance that told a few true stories of people who were victims of human trafficking in Canada. They were both incredibly moving and powerful events that reminded me why this is something I have been so passionate about for so long. Sometimes it takes hearing one person's story to make the 27 million (which is a current estimate of how many people are trapped in modern-day slavery world-wide) seem real. The week ended on Saturday with the Freedom Rally and March where a we all gathered and marched through the streets of Langley to make a stand and bring awareness that 'slavery is bad and we want it to stop'! Those words basically sum up what Tara's goal was when she started planning this event. Right now Canada is both a destination and source of human trafficking and my hope is that one day, Canada will be known as a nation with absolutely no tollerence for this injustice. Here's some pictures from the dance performance and the Freedom March to give you an idea of how great these events were! Thanks for letting me share a little bit more than usual!