A Toolkit for Action: Modern Slavery Use the resources contained
within this 40-page packet to explore modern-day slavery and
learn how you can help. Observe Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 11, 2013 The year 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of
the Emancipation Proclamation. Because of the groundbreaking
work of our ancestors, slavery was outlawed in the United
States. However the legacies of chattle slavery continue to
haunt our society even as we turn to face a new form of slavery:
human trafficking. More than 20.9 million people are estimated
to work in conditions of forced labor world-wide according to
the International Labour Organisation. On January 11, consider
marking human trafficking day with prayer and action. Resources
for Worship and Reflection: - A reflection from the Rev. Dr.
Arlene Gordon, honorably retired teaching elder in the PC(USA)
and president of the National Black Presbyterian Caucus - Sermon
seeds for the lectionary passages for Sunday, January 13, 2013 -
A prayer - A minute fo