Slavery is more than just chains and dirty rooms and what’s shown on the news. It touches more than only people in distant countries and far off lands. Slavery affects each one of us in nearly every area of our lives. From the food we eat to the clothes we wear to the cars we…
Tag: Human Trafficking
Join the Revolution
I don’t claim to be the most stylish person, and I’m sure that there are hundreds of others out there far more qualified (and fashionable) to talk about the fashion industry, but I’m going to get on my little soapbox anyway because this is something that I firmly believe has to change. We live in…
31 Lessons I Learned During Dressember
If you’ve been following along with my social media this past month, you’ll see that I’ve spent the last 31 days wearing a dress to advocate against human trafficking as well as raising money to help organizations continue to work in the lives of those trapped in bondage. In short, I’ve spent the last month…
Don’t Throw Them Away
530,000. That’s the average number of children in the U.S. foster care system at any given time. Of those 530,000 children, 81% of them will be sexually abused during their time in the Child Welfare System. These boys and girls are some of the most vulnerable members of our society; often times being taken out…
Starling Box: Unbox Restoration
You all know that I love a good subscription box, especially when it’s one that not only has great items in it but also has a great cause behind it. I did a post about the Arise box (which you can read about here), but I have another box to share with you! I want…
5 Ethical Ways to Revamp Your Closet
Do you know who made your clothes? I’m not talking about the brand that’s splayed across the front of your sweater or is embroidered onto the tag off your jeans. I’m talking about the hands that stitched it all together, the person who hunched over a sewing machine to create the articles of clothing you…
Why I Raise My Voice
Why are you so passionate about such an awful topic? Do you need to be talking about that, aren’t there more qualified people out there? I don’t think that it’s as big of a deal as you’re making it. These are just a few of the questions of comments that any proponent for the abolishment…
Arise Box: The Subscription Box with a Mission
Who doesn’t love a subscription box, am I right? The thrill of receiving a box in the mail, taking it inside, and opening it up to discover what kind of goodies are waiting for us underneath that colourful exterior. But with so many boxes to choose from, how do you decide which one to buy?…
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Dressember: It’s Bigger Than a Dress
You can run in it, you can bike in it, you can paint in it, you can bake in it, you can play hockey in it… you can do ANYTHING in it. Do you know what it is? It’s a dress! Now after seeing the answer, you might be saying to yourself, “There’s no way…
Documentary Review: Hot Girls Wanted
Free Flight to Miami. Hot Girls Wanted. These are both real-life examples of ways that girls get drawn into the amateur pornography industry. It seems glamorous, exciting, and sexually liberating at passing glance. But is that what it's really like? Do the behind the scenes match up with the glitz and glam online? These are the…
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