Plan USA is asking 25,000 people to join them in a petition to stand against child marriage. When children as young as 8 years old are forced into marriage, it’s time to speak out. The text of the petition is below. Here is the LINK to join today. Thanks for helping change the world! PETITION…

Social change website Change.org reported today that FTD has become the first major US florist to adopt fair trade policies for its flowers. Why is this a big deal? Approximately 80 percent of cut flowers sold in America are imported. Fair trade certification helps guarantee no slave labor was involved in their making or harvesting…

What Would Jesus Cut? Congress is considering a budget plan that would make a 9 percent cut in discretionary spending while giving a 2 percent increase for military spending. This would be devastating for domestic programs that provide basic nutrition, health, and opportunity to poor children and international aid programs that save lives every day.…

Every wonder if what you do makes a difference? I was having one of those moments this week. Then I browsed through some of my messages from the past few days. There I saw: -An 8th grader who contacted me for information on how to end modern slavery. -A friend whose church raised money to…

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