Monday August 30, 2010 10:00 a.m. Heath 101
J. Robert Flores, Esq.
 
Special Event: The Former Administrator of the Federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and Vice Chairman of the Federal Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council will address strategic policy necessary to reduce demand for child victims of human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation of children, and the risk of internet media for today’s generation.

Our Live2free Club Kit Launch event held November 20, 2009 at Borders in Newport Beach was a big success!

Thanks to all who turned out to show support for Live2free. Many people came to learn about Fair Trade products and how to become involved with Live2free. If you would like to learn more about how you can reach out to make a difference in a person’s life, please contact Alicia Woodard at alicia@live2free.org

As featured in the OC Register

Oh, you want me to change me first? That’s not very easy. I’m pretty satisfied with my life. I’m not rich or anything, but my closet is full of “business casual” attire and I can go out to eat once or twice a month and even drive through the local stylized caffeine purveyor’s establishment occasionally and order a personalized latte. But even if I quit drinking latte’s for a year the amount I could send to adopt children wouldn’t pay for even one student’s schooling. I have to find a change that isn’t an interruption but, instead, it’s an adjustment that sets a new course.

I live in a commercial culture so whatever I do has to be culturally competent which means that if I want others to join me, it has to fit their lifestyle. Seriously, some people will not give up caffeine or chocolate for any great cause. HOWEVER, they will make adjustments and choose chocolate or caffeine that has been delivered to them without the use of slave labor. Of course, that means that they have to pay more because a worker somewhere in the supply chain is NOT a zero in the expense ledger.

It’s pretty easy to teach a child this principle. Say six year old Mary gets $10 a month in spending money. If she were to use all of it to buy chocolate bars she might be able to find cheap chocolate and purchase 15 candy bars. But if she chooses to vote against child slavery on cocoa plantations, she can vote at the cash register. She can find slave free chocolate, but it costs more because the labor involved in producing it is NOT a zero in the expense column.

So, now she only gets to buy 5 chocolate bars with her $10 of monthly spending money. Less for me is more for someone else. If I make that choice and you make that choice and you convince your friend to make that choice and I convince my friend to make that choice. . . well, we have found a culturally relevant way to make a difference. We can vote at the cash register in America and it will change lives in Africa! I am only one person. I can do this one thing.

The Cost Of Demand from Live2Free on Vimeo.

Come run with us again! Run the challenging but scenic 13.1 mile course from the Levee Road (by Prison Hill) to the finish at Champion Church to the sound of adoring and enthusiastic fans! Champion Chip timing! Check out the route here: http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/us/az/yuma/829125303978826554

The run takes place on Saturday, November 13, 2010 @ 7:00 AM local time

Find out more on the event page at Active.com

7800 Edinger  Huntington Beach, CA