Tag Archives: Awareness

Global Freeze Project Day April 17, 2010

Posted in February 2, 2010 by Charles in Creativity, Humanitarian, Justice | 14 comments

Back in 2008, my friend Derrick Engoy and I came up with a simple and fun way to bring awareness to the reality of slavery around the world. We call it the Freeze Project. We adapted the work of Improv Everywhere, the well known improv group based in New York that...

Awareness Is Not Enough

Posted in January 6, 2010 by Charles in Humanitarian, Justice | 15 comments

Awareness is an integral part of any humanitarian work. Awareness often sheds light on a hidden or forgotten issue. It causes the heart and mind to (re)engage something of importance to humanity. Nevertheless, awareness alone is never enough. Awareness alone does not create the tangible change we want to see in the world. It may move us emotionally and intellectually, but...

The Reality of Fighting Slavery

Posted in December 11, 2009 by Charles in Humanitarian, Justice | 9 comments

There are over 27 million slaves in the world today. When I came this realization several years back, I knew that I had to alter my life to make a difference in this area. During these past few years, I've come to understand some of the complexities involved in fighting slavery. There are several layers to the issue that most...