no one should be for sale

Dear friends,

I am an abolitionist.  Yes, I am also a campus minister.  Yes, I am young and have very little idea of what career path I might take.  No, I do not have a law degree, nor am I a politician.  No, I have never stormed a sweatshop or a brothel and set the captives free.  But I am certain of one thing:  from here on out, I will never again be someone who does nothing about the 27 million people who are slaves in the world today.  And that is what makes me an abolitionist.

27 million is no small number.

I am new to this abolitionist thing... My first step is to gather information-- to educate myself and others.  I recently heard of a video contest on Facebook hosted by "Not For Sale."  The winner of the contest will be sent to a global forum on human trafficking.  I decided to enter the contest...

and that is where YOU come in.

If you have a Facebook account, I need you to vote for my video at <http://apps.facebook.com/whcontests/i-am-an-abolitionist>.  My video is entitled "No one should be for sale."  (Not to be confused with "Because no one should be for sale.")  It is not the greatest video, but I hope that you (and others) will see the honesty of my heart in it.  You can vote up to 10 times a day, now through midnight on January 30th.  Just press vote 10 times in a row!

Even if you do not vote, and even I do not win the contest, I still urge you to do your own research and allow your own heart to be changed by what you learn.

But I would appreciate it if you did vote.  :)