Freedom for the Weekend: Equality Now

by Amanda Kloer · 2009-12-04 12:00:00 UTC
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Well, it's Friday afternoon, and that means the weekend is almost here! W00t! Perhaps you're reading this blog because you're bored at work or school and you're thinking about what you want to do this weekend. How about spending part of your weekend fighting slavery? Each week I'll profile a different anti-trafficking nonprofit who you can connect with to help free slaves and prevent slavery around the world. So, spend a couple hours this weekend getting to know this nonprofit through their website, and then get involved!

This Week's Profile: Equality Now

The Bottom Line: Equality Now works for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women around the world. Working with national human rights organizations and individual activists, Equality Now documents violence and discrimination against women and mobilizes international action to support their efforts to stop these human rights abuses.

What They Do: Equality Now runs a number of different campaigns on women's issues, including a large one on sex trafficking and tourism. They also run other campaigns focused on issues like FGM and the rights of women in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

What Can I Do?:You can join their Women's Action Network to take action on their campaigns. Or you can volunteer or intern at their offices in New York, London, or Nairobi. You can also donate online to support their work.

Why They Rock:They have a great list of creative ideas for how to get involved in their work and in the anti-trafficking and women's rights movements more broadly. They also have a number of great ways for you to take action on their website.

So now that you've got some basic information on Equality Now, visit their website this weekend and get involved. And on Monday morning when everyone else is talking about sleeping in and watching TV over the weekend, you can say, "What did I do this weekend?  Oh, just the usual -- abolition of slavery."

Do you have a favorite nonprofit you'd like to see featured here?  If so, let me know!

Amanda Kloer is a Change.org Editor and has been a full-time abolitionist in several capacities for seven years. Follow her on Twitter @endhumantraffic
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