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Run 4 Revolution event is part of International Justice Mission's campaign to end slavery

Published: Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12:56 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12:56 p.m.

THOMASVILLE | Run 4 Revolution will bring today's abolition movement to Rich Fork Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday as part of International Justice Mission's nationwide advocacy campaign on behalf of the world's 27 million slaves.

International Justice Mission (IJM) is a D.C.-based human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression in 13 countries in the developing world.

To raise awareness of the crisis of modern-day slavery, Run 4 Revolution will host a public screening of "At the End of Slavery," a powerful new 30-minute documentary produced by IJM that takes viewers into the dark and dangerous underworld of human trafficking.

The Thomasville event is just one in a nationwide movement to educate communities on the reality of modern-day slavery and mobilize a response to this abuse by advocating for the passage of the Child Protection Compact Act - a bill currently under consideration in the U.S. Congress that would authorize funding to protect the world's most vulnerable children from slavery. Thousands of people across the nation will view At the End of Slavery, participate in discussion groups and write their senators and representatives with one goal: the global abolition of modern-day slavery.

"At the End of Slavery" includes first-person testimony from former slaves and undercover footage from police operations to rescue children from brothels. Law enforcement success in finding and rescuing victims, and prosecuting perpetrators demonstrates the real possibility of ending the global trade in human beings. The film features narration by Danny Glover and music by Johnny Cash and Moby, first-person interviews with freed slaves and interviews with leading abolitionists and human rights experts.

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