Juneteenth

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I cannot, in good conscience, celebrate Juneteenth.

Modern slavery is defined as when an individual is exploited by others, for personal or commercial gain. Whether tricked, coerced, or forced, they lose their freedom. This includes but is not limited to human trafficking, forced labour and debt bondage. And, slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage.

Human trafficking is the 2nd largest illegal trade in the world. Second only to weapons and higher than drugs. What does HT include, you ask? Sex Trafficking (think prostitutes. Most aren’t doing it of their own free will; though some are), Child Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor Bonded Labor or Debt Bondage (think a family “sells” their child for food to feed the rest of the family), Domestic Servitude (think immigrant/illegal nannies/maids-those who work in a private home), Forced Child Labor (think diamond/coal mines), Unlawful Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers (think Taliban).

Until ALL peoples are free from slavery, how can we celebrate? To each their own I guess.



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