Today eight of us attended the Freedom 5K Walk/run in Bainbridge Island. The event was an awareness raiser and fundraiser for the issue of human slavery. Yes, amazingly enough, human slavery exists today, even in our own communities. The most vulnerable of society -- often homeless kids on the street - are recruited or forced into situations they can't get out of, and end up as prostitutes or unpaid domestic workers. Illegal immigrants are another favorite target of traffickers who take advantage of their illegal status and force them to work in degrading circumstances.
It was good to walk the three miles with my son Guy and the other members of our team. We had a beautiful day to enjoy the walk. About 200 people participated.
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