Podcasts about Kevin Bales

Dr. Sandie Morgan is joined by Kevin Bales as the two discuss the importance of intersectionality when fighting to end human trafficking. Kevin Bales Kevin Bales is a professor of contemporary slavery and a co-founder of Free the Slaves, a nonprofit organization that works to end slavery worldwide. He has written several books and articles on modern slavery, human trafficking, and climate change. One of his main ideas is that slavery is not only a human rights violation, but also a major contributor to environmental degradation. Bales argues that slavery and human trafficking are driven by the global demand for cheap goods and services, which creates a market for exploited labor. He also shows how slavery affects the natural resources and ecosystems that sustain life on earth, such as forests, soils, water, and wildlife, calling it the "slavery footprint" of consumption. Bales also explores the concept of intersectionality, which is the idea that different forms of oppression and discrimination, such as race, gender, class, and ethnicity, are interconnected and mutually reinforcing. He suggests that slavery is an extreme form of intersectionality, where the most vulnerable and marginalized people are subjected to the most brutal and dehumanizing treatment. He advocates for a holistic and inclusive approach to ending slavery, that takes into account the diverse needs and perspectives of the enslaved and the liberated. Kevin Bales believes that slavery can be eradicated in our lifetime, if we act collectively and strategically. Key Points When analyzing contemporary forms of slavery, like human trafficking, it is imperative that the differences in the rates at which different people groups are affected, and how they are affected, be looked at as well. Contemporary slavery affects multiple spheres outside of the social injustice sphere, as it is also aiding in the environmental destruction seen today. A global campaign, public awareness, and a willingness to give something up, are needed for a national government to aid in the fight to end contemporary slavery. Education is a start to achieving this global campaign. "There are links between slavery and genocide." Resources Ensure Justice Disposable People by Kevin Bales Free the Slaves  Blood and Earth by Kevin Bales UNESCO World Heritage TIP (Trafficking in Persons) Office Slavery: A Global Investigation International Cocoa Initiative Tony's Chocolonely Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves by Kevin Bales Transcript Sandra Morgan 0:00 It's time to register for the annual Ensure Justice Conference at Vanguard University's Global Center for Women and Justice. The conference is always the first Friday and Saturday of March. That way you can make it a recurring event in your calendar. 2024, it's March 1st and 2nd, we're just a couple of months away. Our theme is Keeping Our Children Safe Online. We will explore the issues: What is happening online? What are the risks for our children at this stage of their development? What can we do as parents, caregivers, teachers, community members? Our speakers include many of our podcast expert guests, and we are partnering with our Orange County Department of Education. Check out our website for more info and don't miss the early bird rates. Go on over to gcwj.org/ensurejustice right now. There is a virtual option for our global listeners, as well as special rates for college students. Join us to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference at Ensure Justice March 1st and 2nd, 2024. You are listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. This is episode #312: How Does Intersectionality Inform Our Response to Human Trafficking?, and we're talking with Kevin Bales. My name is Dr. Sandie Morgan. This is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Joining us today is Dr. Kevin Bales,

Dr. Kevin Bales, world-renowned expert on contemporary global slavery, shines a light on the human rights violations and ecocidal impacts of modern day slavery, which tragically still exists in much of the world today. Dr. Bales discusses the history of slavery, from ancient civilizations to modern times, highlighting how it has evolved over time, including the role that population growth, patriarchal pronatalism, religion, political regimes, global and local economies, and conflict play in perpetuating it. With practices such as debt bondage, forced marriage, and labor exploitation, modern enslavement is often difficult to identify as it is often camouflaged within cultural and linguistic norms and policies. He also illuminates the disproportionate environmental impact resulting from global slavery, in terms of CO2 emissions, destruction of natural habitats, and decimation of non-human species populations. He concludes the interview by highlighting the support needed to end this practice, and sharing his joyful experiences of helping thousands of individuals transition from slavery to freedom. See episode website for show notes, links, and transcript: https://www.populationbalance.org/podcast/kevin-bales   ABOUT US The Overpopulation Podcast features enlightening conversations between Population Balance executive director Nandita Bajaj, researcher Alan Ware, and expert guests. We cover a broad variety of topics that explore the impacts of our expanding human footprint on human rights, animal protection, and environmental restoration, as well as individual and collective solutions. Learn more here: https://www.populationbalance.org/ 

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Jacques and Jennifer revisit Africa and the centuries-long pilfering of its goods and resources by western nations (presumed to be more 'developed'). They expand on this, and talk about the use of certain African nations as a 'tip' for consumer rubbish from the west.To keep their advantage, western nations exercise deep (anti-democratic) interference in local African politics. References:Hickel, J et al 2021, 'Plunder in the post-colonial era: Quantifying drain from the Global South through unequal exchange 1960 -2018' ,New Political Economy Online 30 Marchwww.changingmarkets.org Aimé Césaire 1972, 'Discourse on colonialism', Monthly Review Press, New York 1972:17 – 21https://blackagendareport.com/speech-french-nuclear-tests-sahara-tawia-adamafio-1960 http://www.vox.com/2014/8/26/6063749/38-maps-that-explain-the-global-economy Kevin Bales 2016, | Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World | Spiegel & Grau | January 2016 | 34 minutes (9,162 words)

Modern slavery, which encompasses 45 million people around the world, is intricately linked to the economy, politics, violence and war, gender and the environment. In this panel discussion, Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, talks about the impact of contemporary slavery with three UC Berkeley professors, Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita, Department of Sociology, Enrique Lopezlira, Ph.D., director, Low-Wage Work Program, and Eric Stover, adjunct law professor and faculty director, Human Rights Center. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38615]

Modern slavery, which encompasses 45 million people around the world, is intricately linked to the economy, politics, violence and war, gender and the environment. In this panel discussion, Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, talks about the impact of contemporary slavery with three UC Berkeley professors, Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita, Department of Sociology, Enrique Lopezlira, Ph.D., director, Low-Wage Work Program, and Eric Stover, adjunct law professor and faculty director, Human Rights Center. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38615]

Modern slavery, which encompasses 45 million people around the world, is intricately linked to the economy, politics, violence and war, gender and the environment. In this panel discussion, Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, talks about the impact of contemporary slavery with three UC Berkeley professors, Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita, Department of Sociology, Enrique Lopezlira, Ph.D., director, Low-Wage Work Program, and Eric Stover, adjunct law professor and faculty director, Human Rights Center. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38615]

Modern slavery, which encompasses 45 million people around the world, is intricately linked to the economy, politics, violence and war, gender and the environment. In this panel discussion, Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, talks about the impact of contemporary slavery with three UC Berkeley professors, Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita, Department of Sociology, Enrique Lopezlira, Ph.D., director, Low-Wage Work Program, and Eric Stover, adjunct law professor and faculty director, Human Rights Center. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38615]

Modern slavery, which encompasses 45 million people around the world, is intricately linked to the economy, politics, violence and war, gender and the environment. In this panel discussion, Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, talks about the impact of contemporary slavery with three UC Berkeley professors, Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita, Department of Sociology, Enrique Lopezlira, Ph.D., director, Low-Wage Work Program, and Eric Stover, adjunct law professor and faculty director, Human Rights Center. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38615]

Modern slavery, which encompasses 45 million people around the world, is intricately linked to the economy, politics, violence and war, gender and the environment. In this panel discussion, Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, talks about the impact of contemporary slavery with three UC Berkeley professors, Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita, Department of Sociology, Enrique Lopezlira, Ph.D., director, Low-Wage Work Program, and Eric Stover, adjunct law professor and faculty director, Human Rights Center. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38615]

Modern slavery, which encompasses 45 million people around the world, is intricately linked to the economy, politics, violence and war, gender and the environment. In this panel discussion, Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, talks about the impact of contemporary slavery with three UC Berkeley professors, Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita, Department of Sociology, Enrique Lopezlira, Ph.D., director, Low-Wage Work Program, and Eric Stover, adjunct law professor and faculty director, Human Rights Center. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38615]

Modern slavery, which encompasses 45 million people around the world, is intricately linked to the economy, politics, violence and war, gender and the environment. In this panel discussion, Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, talks about the impact of contemporary slavery with three UC Berkeley professors, Arlie Hochschild, professor emerita, Department of Sociology, Enrique Lopezlira, Ph.D., director, Low-Wage Work Program, and Eric Stover, adjunct law professor and faculty director, Human Rights Center. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38615]

There are 45 million enslaved people in the world today. The links between slavery, conflict, environmental destruction, economics and consumption began to strengthen and evolve in the 20th century. The availability of people who might be enslaved dramatically increased in line with population growth. According to Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, the large and negative environmental impact of modern slavery is just now coming to light. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Kevin Bales, CMG, FRSA is Professor of Contemporary Slavery and Research Director of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham. He co-founded the American NGO Free the Slaves. His 1999 book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy has been published in twelve languages. Desmond Tutu called it “a well researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expose of modern slavery.” The film based on Disposable People, which he co-wrote, won the Peabody Award and two Emmys. The Association of British Universities named his work one of “100 World-Changing Discoveries.” In 2007 he published Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves (Grawemeyer Award). In 2009, with Ron Soodalter, he published The Slave Next Door: Modern Slavery in the United States. In 2016 his research institute was awarded the Queens Anniversary Prize, and he published Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World. Check out his TEDTalk. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38614]

There are 45 million enslaved people in the world today. The links between slavery, conflict, environmental destruction, economics and consumption began to strengthen and evolve in the 20th century. The availability of people who might be enslaved dramatically increased in line with population growth. According to Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, the large and negative environmental impact of modern slavery is just now coming to light. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Kevin Bales, CMG, FRSA is Professor of Contemporary Slavery and Research Director of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham. He co-founded the American NGO Free the Slaves. His 1999 book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy has been published in twelve languages. Desmond Tutu called it “a well researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expose of modern slavery.” The film based on Disposable People, which he co-wrote, won the Peabody Award and two Emmys. The Association of British Universities named his work one of “100 World-Changing Discoveries.” In 2007 he published Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves (Grawemeyer Award). In 2009, with Ron Soodalter, he published The Slave Next Door: Modern Slavery in the United States. In 2016 his research institute was awarded the Queens Anniversary Prize, and he published Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World. Check out his TEDTalk. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38614]

There are 45 million enslaved people in the world today. The links between slavery, conflict, environmental destruction, economics and consumption began to strengthen and evolve in the 20th century. The availability of people who might be enslaved dramatically increased in line with population growth. According to Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, the large and negative environmental impact of modern slavery is just now coming to light. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Kevin Bales, CMG, FRSA is Professor of Contemporary Slavery and Research Director of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham. He co-founded the American NGO Free the Slaves. His 1999 book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy has been published in twelve languages. Desmond Tutu called it “a well researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expose of modern slavery.” The film based on Disposable People, which he co-wrote, won the Peabody Award and two Emmys. The Association of British Universities named his work one of “100 World-Changing Discoveries.” In 2007 he published Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves (Grawemeyer Award). In 2009, with Ron Soodalter, he published The Slave Next Door: Modern Slavery in the United States. In 2016 his research institute was awarded the Queens Anniversary Prize, and he published Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World. Check out his TEDTalk. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38614]

There are 45 million enslaved people in the world today. The links between slavery, conflict, environmental destruction, economics and consumption began to strengthen and evolve in the 20th century. The availability of people who might be enslaved dramatically increased in line with population growth. According to Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, the large and negative environmental impact of modern slavery is just now coming to light. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Kevin Bales, CMG, FRSA is Professor of Contemporary Slavery and Research Director of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham. He co-founded the American NGO Free the Slaves. His 1999 book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy has been published in twelve languages. Desmond Tutu called it “a well researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expose of modern slavery.” The film based on Disposable People, which he co-wrote, won the Peabody Award and two Emmys. The Association of British Universities named his work one of “100 World-Changing Discoveries.” In 2007 he published Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves (Grawemeyer Award). In 2009, with Ron Soodalter, he published The Slave Next Door: Modern Slavery in the United States. In 2016 his research institute was awarded the Queens Anniversary Prize, and he published Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World. Check out his TEDTalk. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38614]

There are 45 million enslaved people in the world today. The links between slavery, conflict, environmental destruction, economics and consumption began to strengthen and evolve in the 20th century. The availability of people who might be enslaved dramatically increased in line with population growth. According to Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, the large and negative environmental impact of modern slavery is just now coming to light. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Kevin Bales, CMG, FRSA is Professor of Contemporary Slavery and Research Director of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham. He co-founded the American NGO Free the Slaves. His 1999 book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy has been published in twelve languages. Desmond Tutu called it “a well researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expose of modern slavery.” The film based on Disposable People, which he co-wrote, won the Peabody Award and two Emmys. The Association of British Universities named his work one of “100 World-Changing Discoveries.” In 2007 he published Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves (Grawemeyer Award). In 2009, with Ron Soodalter, he published The Slave Next Door: Modern Slavery in the United States. In 2016 his research institute was awarded the Queens Anniversary Prize, and he published Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World. Check out his TEDTalk. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38614]

There are 45 million enslaved people in the world today. The links between slavery, conflict, environmental destruction, economics and consumption began to strengthen and evolve in the 20th century. The availability of people who might be enslaved dramatically increased in line with population growth. According to Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, the large and negative environmental impact of modern slavery is just now coming to light. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Kevin Bales, CMG, FRSA is Professor of Contemporary Slavery and Research Director of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham. He co-founded the American NGO Free the Slaves. His 1999 book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy has been published in twelve languages. Desmond Tutu called it “a well researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expose of modern slavery.” The film based on Disposable People, which he co-wrote, won the Peabody Award and two Emmys. The Association of British Universities named his work one of “100 World-Changing Discoveries.” In 2007 he published Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves (Grawemeyer Award). In 2009, with Ron Soodalter, he published The Slave Next Door: Modern Slavery in the United States. In 2016 his research institute was awarded the Queens Anniversary Prize, and he published Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World. Check out his TEDTalk. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38614]

There are 45 million enslaved people in the world today. The links between slavery, conflict, environmental destruction, economics and consumption began to strengthen and evolve in the 20th century. The availability of people who might be enslaved dramatically increased in line with population growth. According to Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, the large and negative environmental impact of modern slavery is just now coming to light. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Kevin Bales, CMG, FRSA is Professor of Contemporary Slavery and Research Director of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham. He co-founded the American NGO Free the Slaves. His 1999 book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy has been published in twelve languages. Desmond Tutu called it “a well researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expose of modern slavery.” The film based on Disposable People, which he co-wrote, won the Peabody Award and two Emmys. The Association of British Universities named his work one of “100 World-Changing Discoveries.” In 2007 he published Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves (Grawemeyer Award). In 2009, with Ron Soodalter, he published The Slave Next Door: Modern Slavery in the United States. In 2016 his research institute was awarded the Queens Anniversary Prize, and he published Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World. Check out his TEDTalk. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38614]

There are 45 million enslaved people in the world today. The links between slavery, conflict, environmental destruction, economics and consumption began to strengthen and evolve in the 20th century. The availability of people who might be enslaved dramatically increased in line with population growth. According to Kevin Bales, professor of contemporary slavery and research director of the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham, the large and negative environmental impact of modern slavery is just now coming to light. Slave-based activities, like brick making and deforestation, are estimated to generate 2.54 billion tonnes of CO2 per year – greater than the individual emissions of all the world's nations except China and the U.S. Globally, slaves are forced to do work that is highly destructive to the environment. This work feeds directly into global consumption in foodstuffs, in minerals – both precious and for electronics – construction materials, clothing, and foodstuffs. Most of this work is unregulated leading to extensive poisoning of watersheds, the clear-cutting of forests, and enormous and unregulated emissions of carcinogenic gases as well as CO2. Political corruption supports this slave-based environmental destruction and its human damage. Kevin Bales, CMG, FRSA is Professor of Contemporary Slavery and Research Director of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham. He co-founded the American NGO Free the Slaves. His 1999 book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy has been published in twelve languages. Desmond Tutu called it “a well researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expose of modern slavery.” The film based on Disposable People, which he co-wrote, won the Peabody Award and two Emmys. The Association of British Universities named his work one of “100 World-Changing Discoveries.” In 2007 he published Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves (Grawemeyer Award). In 2009, with Ron Soodalter, he published The Slave Next Door: Modern Slavery in the United States. In 2016 his research institute was awarded the Queens Anniversary Prize, and he published Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World. Check out his TEDTalk. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 38614]

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Today I speak with Adam Hochschild, journalist, lecturer at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, and author of eleven books. American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis is his most recent. King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa and To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 were both selected as finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award. We discuss the British Anti-Slavery Movement and his 2006 book Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the PEN USA Literary Award, the Gold Medal of the California Book Awards, and was a finalist for the National Book Award.   Adam recommends these two books: The Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano Disposable People by Kevin Bales

On today's episode of Floodlight, we're joined by Kevin Bales, Kevin is a Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the University of Nottingham and one of the world's foremost experts in the fight against modern slavery.He joins Jules and Eugenie to discuss his three-decade career, where his academic studies and varied activism work have continued to help everyone from the United Nations to the next generation of change-makers.For more info, visit our website or click the links below. Nottingham rights labTed talk: How to Combat Modern SlaveryBook: Disposable peopleBook: Blood and earth where modern slavery intersects with climate changeFree the slaves Anti-Slavery International The Happy Baby Community The National Referral Mechanism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While unequivocally wrong, the global practice of modern slavery is yet to be completely eradicated. Host Alex Pillow is joined by Professor Zoe Trodd, Director of the Rights Lab, and Jakob Hahn-Petersen, Moody's Analytics KYC Product Strategist, to discuss the magnitude of the problem and the role governments, organizations, individuals, and technology can play to fight against it.To learn more about Rights Lab and this very important subject, please visit their website. And for further reading, check out To Plead Our Own Cause: Personal Stories by Today's Slaves, a book by Professor Zoe Trodd and Kevin Bales, and Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy by Kevin Bales. Visit the Moody's Analytics KYC website for more information on how to combat modern slavery in your organization.Have any feedback or ideas for new Moody's Talks: KYC Decoded episodes? Please contact us at podcasts@moodys.com.

They discuss how the pandemic has affected victims of forced labor, the surprising connection between slavery and ecological devastation, and what companies can do to address both of these issues.   Learn more about the Business Integrity Leadership Initiative by visiting our website at https://walton.uark.edu/business-integrity/ (https://walton.uark.edu/business-integrity/)   Links from episode:   Rights Lab: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/beacons-of-excellence/rights-lab/index.aspx (https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/beacons-of-excellence/rights-lab/index.aspx  )   Global Slavery Index: https://www.globalslaveryindex.org/ (https://www.globalslaveryindex.org/  )   International Cocoa Initiative: https://cocoainitiative.org/ (https://cocoainitiative.org/)   Tech Against Trafficking: https://techagainsttrafficking.org/ (https://techagainsttrafficking.org/)   U.K. Transparency Law: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide/transparency-in-supply-chains-a-practical-guide)     Article: From forests to factories: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629621001894 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629621001894)  

Here are your Atlanta Jazz Notes event listings for June 11th, 2021. Friday, June 11th - Guitarist Jeff Ralston and Vocalist Dawn Michele Smith have an incredible musical connection on repertoire ranging from Billie Holiday to Lauryn Hill. They will play duo at The Beverly 790 Glenwood Ave SE from 7 to 10PM. Also tonight, check out the great trumpeter Joe Gransden at Ponko Chicken in Decatur from 7-10 312 Church St, Decatur Saturday, June 12th - The incredible jazz guitarist Trey Wright plays solo at The Third Door in Marietta from 6 to 8:15PM. 131 Church St. Marietta. At the Velvet Note in Alpharetta, the Flugelhornist Ron Helman performs with a stellar Atlanta-based rhythm section featuring the great pianist Kevin Bales. Monday, June 14th - Check out TEN ATL in East Atlanta for their amazing weekly jazz jam. The music usually lasts from 9 until midnight and features some of the very best jazz musicians in Atlanta. Wednesday, June 16th - Stop by the Red Light Cafe for the weekly jam session. The great trumpeter and educator Gordon Vernick has led this session for a number of years and the house band is always incredible, as are the many guest musicians who stop by to play. 9 to midnight. If you have a jazz event that you would like me to know about and possibly list here, please use the contact form at atljazznotes.com to message me. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atljazznotes/message

Author Kevin Bales ventures into areas with active slavery in the modern world. In his talk he discusses how slaves are being used to damage the environment.

In this episode of #LØRN book club Silvija Seres is meeting the author of the book, #Slavetech – a snapshot of slavery in a digital age, Catharina Drejer. The book was pusblished in 2018 by Frekk Forlag and is co-written with Kevin Bales. We look at the meaning of modern slavery, and the conversation highlights that if our understanding of slavery is rooted in the past we miss the terrible crimes that may be happening right in front of us. Today, many of these abuses take place in cyber-space, a shadowy digital world beyond our laws and human rights conventions.   — “For too long advocates have tried to solve problems while forgetting those who carry the solutions; those who have suffered yet have survived,” - quote from the book.     You are LØRNING:  Leadership   Technology  Slavery discussion   Innovation  Digital age      Recommended literature:  “Disposable People” by Kevin Bales (2012)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I denne episoden møter vi Catharina Drejer, rådgiver i tankesmien Skaperkraft. Catharina har en mastergrad i Slavery and Liberation ved University of Nottingham, og har skrevet boka #Slavetech sammen med professor Kevin Bales. Hun kombinerer en dyp innsikt i forskningen på moderne slaveri med en sterk evne til å formidle de funnene til andre. Vi skulle også hørt Bjart Thorkil Pedersen fra Norgesgruppen snakke om migrantarbeid i Norge, men han ble syk rett før minikonferansen. I stedet steppet Per Bondevik inn på kort varsel. Per har vært med på å etablere Rettferdskonferansen i Norge, og har jobbet i både Misjonsalliansen og Kirkens Nødhjelp – to av medarrangørene. Han har jobbet med næringsliv, samfunnsansvar og menneskerettigheter siden 2006, inkludert 6 år som leder i Etisk Handel Norge. Per er særlig opptatt av at vi må betale det det faktisk koster å produsere varer og tjenester under anstendige vilkår, ellers betaler andre prisen for det. Podcast-vert: Andreas Løland, strategisk kommunikasjonsrådgiver i Misjonsalliansen og leder av Rettferdskonferansens sekretariat.

This week, I had the chance to interview the amazing pianist Kevin Bales. Kevin is a world-class pianist known for his work as a leader and in partnership with musicians such as Bunky Green, Rene Marie, Gordon Vernick, and Marcus Printup in addition to many others. In addition to his incredible skills as a performer, Kevin is also an accomplished educator. He maintains a thriving private teaching studio in Atlanta and has taught at Georgia State University since 2005 and at the University of North Florida before that. I really hope that you enjoy this wide-ranging conversation as much as I did! Thanks, as always, for listening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/atljazznotes/message

Estimates of the number of slaves today range from around 21 million to 46 million, depending on the method used to form the estimate and the definition of slavery being used. The amount of money comes to about $150b.  For those living in North America they will not use the term slavery, especially as so many American blacks are descendants of slavery and they prefer to use the word ’trafficking’. As Kathleen is a Sister of Mercy here in NZ -  when working for the 'Year of Mercy' which was 2015, she and other people from 42 countries embraced a ‘theological reflection process’ and out of that they focussed on two areas - the degradation of the earth and the displacement of peoples. She was then asked by her congregational leader to be the NZ liaison person - to collaborate with people within the umbrella group - internationally. Where they use the latest technology available, including Skype to all connect up, and share resources and strategies. Slavery has been present for Millenia  As someone who has a background in Biblical studies - she has looked back through scripture and in the New Testament she says we cannot face the word ’slave’ and it is there so often - and it has been basically translated to the word - ‘servant' and by doing that it sort of obscures the words meaning. That people in the time of Jesus lived in the Roman Empire that depended entirely on slavery.  Which she states is a hidden evil that is dominating our world today. In New Zealand  She says she was privileged to go to the 'Tip of the Iceberg' conference in Wellington in August 2017 and this was where they worked and collaborated with local people to raise awareness of anyone that they may think is being entrapped by certain business or working conditions. https://movementonline.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Tip-of-the-Iceberg-conference-report-2017.pdf This was lead by the NZ Government’s Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment - and that the US Embassy was involved as well.  A  Rev Chris Frazer (a Diocese of Wellington deacon for social justice) was very much behind it as well. https://www.anglicantaonga.org.nz/news/common_life/trafficking_aware Also involved was the Wellington Anglican Cathedral. It was opened in the NZ Parliament by the current Minister of Immigration at the time.  The Honourable Michael Woodhouse and he was very supportive of the whole proceedings. It brought together NGO’s - non Governmental organisations, the NZ Police and she said there were an impressive number of people there. Many of them working at the grass roots. Food Growers Association, Faith groups - from the Catholic Church and the Salvation Army including  Andrew Wallis CEO of the Anti Slavery organisation - Unseen, from the UK spoke - and though NZ has been at the forefront of having women vote, being Nuclear Free and being strongly anti apartheid as in South Africa - Andrew says that in tackling this crime NZ today is where the UK was 7 to 10 years ago.  So we have a long way to go to catch up with where Britain is currently at. https://www.unseenuk.org/ The reason is that in Britain they have the 'UK Modern Slavery Act' where every business is registered and annually must put in a report stating that they know the three levels where their goods come from. Say it is a shirt - so who did they buy it from, where was it made and where was the cotton or the fabric grown? That at each level - they must prove that they are monitoring the product all the way. Thus, following the money to the source of the produce, is how everything is being recorded. This methodology was strongly focused on at the conference - especially by the NZ police. If any person is ‘brought’ into NZ and is suspected of being involved in human slavery - first communications has to go through the Immigration Department (as the predominant victims are usually recent arrivals into NZ) - this she says is a very complex procedure even before it gets to the police. Where as, in the UK - it comes immediately under the Crimes Act. The take-away from the 'Tip of the Iceberg' conference - was to get new legislation like the UK passed in NZ as soon as possible. 2016 was the First Conviction for Slavery in NZ In NZ we have had very few convictions for human slavery in this country. (Most NZers have no idea that such a thing would exist in this country.)   For the first time the NZ Police were able to convict a perpetrator of bringing 16 Fijian people to NZ with lavish promises but to then double cross and entrap them to become enslaved. See below link. The NZ police said it took about 2,000 hours of work to get this conviction - being a huge time consumer due to the complexity of our Law. The outcome of the Conference was that we need to advocate for a change in the Law so as to have it upgraded and streamlined so as to address this horrendous bottleneck to rapid enforcement and justice. This situation was only found out because the Fijians were allowed to go to church one Sunday and one of the congregation noticed how upset a Fijian woman was and went over to see her and ask her to come and have a cup of coffee and that was when the lady spilt out what was happening. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/84262716/faroz-ali-found-guilty-of-human-trafficking So Kathleen says that it’s imperative for us to be very alert and be mindful of situations popping up amidst us - because it is just below the surface and we need to know this. Here is a list that covers points like: If a person does not carry their passport, and do not know much about visas  - or they are not willing to say where they work or for whom they work for.  Or if they are escorted to and from work and they state that they are working everyday and for long hours.  If they do not know where they live or are fearful of giving the address. That they have not been paid. If they hesitate as to talking about who arranged their contract or visas … if they are paying off large debt. Are there signs of self harm and they seem starved.  Finally if the are young people and are absent from school. So the imperative is for us to be mindful and aware of people - particularly immigrants, because had that lady at church not been crying and a parishioner notice and kindly offered to ask to help and assist - those 16 Fijians could still be enslaved today. [What would their family in Fiji think when they were cut off from these workers here in NZ? It must have been very concerning for them.] Other talking points:  Stop the Traffic - Fuzz Kitto - who says that traffickers are really smart so we have to be smarter … traffickers are creative - so we have to be more creative … traffickers are organised - we have to be more organised … traffickers have smart systems so we have to have better ones. Traffickers disempower people - we have to empower people. Traffickers try to make people invisible -  we have to make them visible. Traffickers work across borders - we must work better across borders. Traffickers do more for less - we have to do more for less. https://beslaveryfree.com/australianfashionforum Remember the vehicle driver in Britain recently where a large number of Vietnamese people died in a container on the back of his truck. This type of trafficking is everywhere. We only hear about it, if the police or customs catch them red handed or in a horrific disaster as in this case. Kathleen mentions the documentary film Blue Jeans about workers in sweatshop conditions and terrible pay and long hours  - where she mentions that NZ clothing firms have now closed and taken the business offshore to Asia. With the same ‘old reason’ - that it is un economic to run a business in NZ. Hence sweatshops produce cheap goods.  Keeping the word ‘Slavery’ in the public consciousness  The British want to always name it as Human Slavery - as against Trafficking - and horrendous as it is we are told that 12.5% of victims are in the sex industry and that the vast majority of others say 25% are children are slaves being under 18  and the rest are labour slaves. Also mentioned were crew on ships coming to NZ ports, be it cargo ships or fishing boats and that many of the crew are found to be horrendously exploited. For with fishing boats they can be at sea for months on end and when they dock in NZ ports there is no real ‘haven’ for crew to go and enjoy ‘recreation and rest’ and she even states that though NZ has signed an agreement to offer up a place where visiting crew upon landing can find as a safe ‘location’ to reorient themselves - that has not been forthcoming. To the degree it was mentioned that the crew are often paid in US dollars and in Lyttelton she said there is no bank, they are for US$1.00 given change in NZ$1.00 - (one for one) which is totally immoral.    Also mentioned Kevin Bales a very courageous advocate  - Free the slaves - blood and earth - uncovers many dreadful situations around our planet - smart phones = mining rare earth minerals especially in the Congo.  https://www.freetheslaves.net/   He links the exploitation of the poor people to the exploitation of the earth. An article I=Kathleen did for Word Day against Trafficking in Persons 30 July. https://www.mercyworld.org/newsroom/enews/issue-830/ Kathleen said with regards to paedaphile networks and sex traffic or organ harvesting etc - this was outside her field of expertise.  Yes, the Jeffrey Epstein saga is the tip of the iceberg and there is a huge white slave trade going on that has lots of East European girls conned into applying for modelling careers outside of Eastern Europe and then once away from their own country are kidnapped and pushed into prostitution etc.  Finally Tim mentioned the Executive Order signed on the 21st December 2017 by Donald Trump. Executive Order Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse or Corruption Law & Justice Issued on: December 21, 2017 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Public Law 114-328) (the “Act”), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) (INA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that the prevalence and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that have their source, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States, such as those committed or directed by persons listed in the Annex to this order, have reached such scope and gravity that they threaten the stability of international political and economic systems. Human rights abuse and corruption undermine the values that form an essential foundation of stable, secure, and functioning societies; have devastating impacts on individuals; weaken democratic institutions; degrade the rule of law; perpetuate violent conflicts; facilitate the activities of dangerous persons; and undermine economic markets. The United States seeks to impose tangible and significant consequences on those who commit serious human rights abuse or engage in corruption, as well as to protect the financial system of the United States from abuse by these same persons. I therefore determine that serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, and I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-blocking-property-persons-involved-serious-human-rights-abuse-corruption/

Gjester: Andreas Hegertun, Kevin Bales og LA-Danny. Hva gjør man hvis man er ensom i kirken? Kan bekjempelse av moderne slaveri løse klimakrisen? Hvorfor får bare høyresiden kjeft? Kan man finne skapelsesfortellingen i det kinesiske skriftspråket? Om Gud, livet samfunn kultur og lederskap med Flem og Flua.

Have a taste this week, as we feature legendary Saxophonist Tracy Morris. As founder and director of the Morris Music Academy, Tracy was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida where he excelled in music at a very young age and earned numerous musical honors while in middle and high school. Tracy graduated from the University of North Florida jazz program where he studied with legendary alto saxophonist Bunky Green and the late euphonium master and jazz pioneer Rich Matteson.  He performed with and composed for the top jazz ensemble there and was the featured baritone saxophone soloist on UNF’s critically acclaimed debut CD, “Have You Heard?” Tracy has performed in concert with many notable artists including Dr. Billy Taylor, Louis Belson, Marcus Printup, James Moody, Rich Matteson, Vincent Gardner, Kevin Bales, Cassandra Wilson, Clark Terry, Elian Elias, and others. Tracy has taught at Florida State College and Duval County Public Schools and performs regularly throughout the Southeast. A firm believer in equal access to the music and arts for all, Tracy remains very active in the cultural arts community and currently serves on the board of Beaches Fine Arts Series in Jacksonville Beach, FL. Don’t miss out on his exclusive audio interview where he discusses how he began playing saxophone, working as a music educator which ultimately led him to start his own school, the Morris Music Academy. In December 2017, Morris Music Academy had the dubious honor of performing during a student and faculty showcase at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall.  Tracy also shared his love for educating students from age 3 to 73 and recounts his numerous performances with other Jacksonville greats, to sharing the stage with Damien Lamar - where the two also recall stories growing up in a musical family.  For more about Tracy Morris visit www.morrismusicacademy.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tastetestlive/message

Fred Rogers never went to 'Nam - that's just one of the many insights we learn from interviewing the charming and talented Keri Johnsrud about her collaboration with pianist Kevin Bales based on songs written by the man we like to call "Cole Porter in a cardigan." After the interview, the boys discuss three other albums with at least a tangential relationship to children's music because, hey, that's a theme, people. Kevin Bales & Keri Johnsrud - BEYOND THE NEIGHBORHOOD; Jamie Cullum - TWENTYSOMETHING; Meredith d'Ambrosio - SLEEP WARM; Donna Leonhart - BEIN' GREEN.

In Episode 2 of Series 3 of The Rights Track we talk to Dr Alison Gardner, from the University of Nottingham who leads the Rights Lab's ‘Slavery-Free Communities' initiative. Through work with statutory, business and voluntary-sector partners, Alison's research is developing policy and community-centred responses to modern slavery.  The research aims to make the city of Nottingham a slavery free city by 2030. 0.00-3.21 Alison explains how she and the Rights Lab team are working to define and explain what a slavery free community looks like Much attention on the national picture, but to date very little has been done to understand what slavery looks like at a local level - this is a gap in policy because most work to prevent it takes place locally Slavery free communities project is all about responding to the problem at a local level using available resources and better serving people to respond to and then prevent modern slavery 3.21-10.18 Discussion on how people may be ‘rescued' from slavery but then go back into it because of a lack of support/services Explanation of different stakeholders and help available and the challenges around co-ordination of services Alison mentions detailed reports produced by Her Majesty's Constabulary on police response to modern slavery. There are questions as to whether police are best placed to take a lead and the need on tackling modern slavery for more community and voluntary sector engagement  The National Referral Mechanism is run by the Salvation Army and works to identify victims of trafficking or slavery - Alison points out that other NGOs working with the Salvation Army team to be national or regional rather than local Potential role of the community at large to help stop and prevent the problem. Alison mentions the Clewer Initiative by the Church of England which is trying to use faith communities to try to detect and eradicate slavery 10.18-18.10 How the research is working to make Nottingham a slavery-free city - Alison outlines the basic tenets for this as outlined by slavery expert Kevin Bales in his book, The Slave Next Door  Example of how front line staff in a business might support the detection and eradication of slavery households e.g meter readers who go into homes   Alison explains that she and colleagues are also interested to know how you make an economy slavery free. This goes beyond existing supply chain legislation outlined in Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act and to think of their role as corporate citizens Alison explains how the project is working with the Red Cross to look at better survivor support Discussion around the need to strengthen the sharing of intelligence between agencies and how banks and hospitals might help. Alison describes some of the data that might be useful in the mapping of slavery including Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO) and anti social behaviour complaints. The importance of front line training for e.g. nurses in Accident and Emergency but the challenges surrounding this.  How behavioural economics or 'nudging' could help to raise public consciousness of modern slavery so that it's more obvious.  18.10-end Description and discussion of the recent Rooney case which led to the jailing of 11 people for modern slavery offences and the available sanctions Role of the Modern Slavery Act in increased sentences  How agencies and police forces are using the tactic of ‘disrupting' patterns of crime as well as detailed investigations needed to secure a modern slavery conviction Making Nottingham a slavery free city by 2030 is going to be challenging but changing people's mind set in that time is achievable concludes Alison. Other useful links  Some US anti-slavery organisations like Allies against Slavery are developing thinking on slavery-free city theory and objectives A recent article in the Independent on what Alison and colleagues are trying to do to create a slavery-free Nottingham Alison's recent work with the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner to map anti-slavery partnerships in the UK

Filmmaker T.C. Christensen talks faith-based movies. Katie Steed of BYU shares counsel on teaching children with disabilities. BYU's Bryan Sudweeks offers advice on managing money. Kevin Bales, University of Nottingham on modern slavery. Chef Mai Pham talks about her quest to get more Southeast Asian cuisine into American bellies. Deborah Tannen discusses the challenge of getting the message right in texts and social media.

Pew Research Center' Jessic Martinze discusses how America is warming up to religion. Kathleen Clark, Washington University, discusses presidential conflicts of interest. Rick Huganir, John Hopkins University, on how less sleep can lead to fewer memories. Kevin Bales, University of Nottingham on modern slavery. BYU's David Barney explains how to help kids enjoy P.E. classes. Emma Greig, Cornell, shares Project FreederWatch.

In Episode 4 of The Rights Track, Todd asks Kevin Bales, Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the University of Hull, about modern day slavery, the challenges in identifying and counting victims, his work on the Global Slavery Index and how it's used to hold Governments and countries to account over the problem. He also discusses his book, Blood and Earth in which he looks at how modern day slavery and climate change intersect. Here are some notes and links on their discussion: 00.00-6.20 mins Why it's important to measure slavery and why it's a major challenge to do so The advances and pushes that have taken place in the last decade to account for slavery Some historical context around the abolition of slavery The importance of understanding and agreeing a core definition of modern day slavery rather than enumerating examples of it An interesting example of how slavery can operate in India 6.20-11.00 mins The Global Slavery Index - what it is and what it tells us about the prevalence of slavery in the world What data has been collected and is available Issues around sample sizes and how these have been addressed Qatar - how the Index has gathered information from individuals in ‘supplying countries' to determine extent of the problem in a country which won't allow researchers in to determine the extent of slavery 11.00-17.44 Using a scale to ‘name and shame' worst offenders via the media but why this approach has shortcomings How Kevin and colleagues have used the Index to push Governments and countries that ‘should and could' be doing better e.g. Norway The geographical spread of slaves in a country and the developments being made in accounting for that Plans to survey individual states in India The thinking behind the maps presented on the Index and the techniques and sources used to get estimations and predictions for countries where surveys are not undertaken Work published in the Royal Statistical Society's Worldwide Statistics Day issue on the work of the Global Slavery Index 17.45-22.33 mins Prevalence of slavery in Europe - research featured in Human Rights Quarterly Explanation of the ‘Dark Figure' in accounting for crimes - the gap between the reported incidents of a crime and the actual figure and the problems applying that to slavery The large and alarming dark figures for for European, particularly Eastern European countries The proportions of victims of slavery that Kevin estimates are captured in the Index 22.33-30.00 mins Slavery in Great Britain - difficulties of applying surveys in rich countries Using multiple systems estimations in slavery crime (including an explanation of how that works) How Kevin worked with the Home Office and the legal/political/ethical challenges that posed How they used different lists to estimate slavery in GB as 11-15,000 cases Positive response from policy makers and civil servants and other countries in using this approach How these techniques could be employed at a local level Why reliable metrics can help progress 30.00-end Kevin's book Blood and Earth Ecocide - what it is and why we need to think about it How Kevin came to investigate the links between slavery and environmental degradation The links between deforestation and slavery Some interesting facts and figures around slavery and what happens when you take deforestation into account What all this means for climate change i.e. the enforcement of anti slavery laws could help reduce carbon emissions Additional reading for interest from our collaborator Open Democracy Workers' rights really are human rights Beyond slavery

Joyce welcomes back, Kevin Bales, world-renowned author, expert on modern slavery, and co-founder of Free the Slaves, the U.S. organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world's oldest human rights organization). Mr. Bales will discuss the latest information in modern slavery and his new book, Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Changing the World”

First episode since the winter but worth the wait!! Great performances from Christian Tamburr, Michael Ross, Gerald Stockton (with Danny Jordan on flute & sax!), Lisa Casalino (with Kenny Drew Jr.!), Michael Petrovich and Errol Rackipov! All killer cuts!Host: Kenny MacKenzie  Our Facebook page!Kenny also hosts: "Jazz Greats" on WFCF St. Augustine every Tuesday 3-7pm EST Listen on iHeart! USA Only "Kendo's Jazz Sampler" on KSCR Radio in Los Angeles on Wednesdays at 2pm eastern. Tune in here!Kenny's DJ Twitter1. Introduction - Kenny (download our theme song "In Control" on iTunes!)2. "Folk Dance" - Errol Rackipov Group (Hollywood, FL)     website Errol Rackipov - vibes, marimba; Lubomir Gospodinov - sax;Hristo Vitchev - guitar; Martin Bejerano - piano;Josh Allen - bass; Rodolfo Zuniga - drumsfrom the album "Pictures from a Train Window"Purchase at iTunes or Amazon!3. "No Denying" - Lisa Casalino (Formerly Tampa, FL)      websiteLisa Casalino - vocals; Kenny Drew Jr. - piano;Nate Najar - guitar; Alejandro Arenas - bass;Mark Feinman - drumsfrom the album "I'm Old Fashioned". Purchase at Amazon or iTunes!4. Announcements - Kenny(background music from the album Gettin' In the Groove by Ron Pirtle)5. "Blue Steel" - Gerald Stockton  (Orlando, FL)      websiteGerald Stockton - bass; Danny Jordan - flute/tenor sax;Elton Reyes - trumpet; Steve Wiest - trombone;Pat Coil - Hammond organ; Michael Waldrop - drumsfrom the album "My Gentle Breeze".Purchase at CD Baby or iTunes! 6. "It Rained Again Last Night" - Christian Tamburr (Melbourne, FL)      websiteChristian Tamburr - vibes; Dominick Farinacci - trumpet;Kevin Bales - piano; Billy Thornton - bass;Quentin Baxter - drumsFrom the album "Voyage".Purchase album at Amazon or iTunes!7. Announcements - Kenny8. "Yak Attack" - Michael Ross (Tampa, FL)     websiteMichael Ross - bass; Danny Jordan - tenor sax;William Evans - piano/rhodes; LaRue Nickelson - guitar:Walt Hubbard - drumsfrom the album "Ginger".Purchase the album at Amazon, iTunes!9. "San Juan Nights" - Michael Petrovich (Orlando, FL)       websiteMichael Petrovich - guitars, sequencing, percussionMichael Bloomer - fretless bassTony Rios - congas, bongos, woodblockEd White - djembe, percussionfrom the album "The Train to San Lorenzo". Purchase at Amazon or iTunes!10. Announcements - Kenny(background music from the album Gettin' In the Groove by Ron Pirtle)11. Closing Announcements - Kenny Palm Coast Jazz closing theme by Seven Octaves.produced by Kenny MacKenzie If you are a jazz musician residing in Florida with quality recordings of your original music (new or old) and would like to submit for future podcasts, please contact us at jazzploration@gmail.com All recordings and compositions are the property of their respective performers and composers, all rights reserved. This podcast copyright 2015 Kenny MacKenzie. All rights reserved.

Joyce welcomes back, Kevin Bales, world renowned author, expert on modern slavery, and co-founder of Free the Slaves, the U.S. organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world's oldest human rights organization). Mr. Bales will discuss the latest information in modern slavery and what is being done in increase awareness and encourage its prevention.

Intro Music by Miracles of Modern Science: Physics Is Our Business FCC Net Net Neutrality update http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-releases-open-internet-order Helping Faceless http://social.yourstory.com/2015/01/helping-faceless-samerica/ http://social.yourstory.com/2014/07/helping-facele... http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2014/08/next-time-find... https://www.facebook.com/helpingfaceless http://www.helpingfaceless.com/?referrer=utm_source%3Dvolunteerform%26utm_medium%3Dweb http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/15/human-trafficking-month_n_4590587.html http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_bales_how_to_combat_modern_slavery?language=en#t-181461 http://slaveryfootprint.org/ http://madeinafreeworld.com/on_the_ground Digital Fingerprints Netflix http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/03/pulling-back-the-curtain-on-anonymous-twitterers/ https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_oak08netflix.pdf https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/netflix-faq.html http://stoweboyd.com/post/882278313/the-limits-of-anonymity-the-netflix-prize-undone http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/29/7945073/credit-card-metadata-reveals-purchase-history-study http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2009/09/your-secrets-live-online-in-databases-of-ruin/ AOL: http://arstechnica.com/business/2006/09/7835/ Credit Cards http://www.nature.com/news/people-identified-through-credit-card-use-alone-1.16817#/ref-link-2 http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/with-a-few-bits-of-data-researchers-identify-anonymous-people/ https://hbr.org/2015/02/theres-no-such-thing-as-an... http://qz.com/232838/heres-why-you-should-stay-wary-of-anonymous-data-but-dont-go-full-luddite/ http://randomwalker.info/publications/no-silver-bu... Location Data http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/130325/srep01376/full/srep01376.html Taxis: https://medium.com/@vijayp/of-taxis-and-rainbows-f6bc289679a1 Medicine http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2015/01/researchers-use-big-data-to-find-patients-with-high-cholesterol-risk.html http://www.wired.com/2013/01/your-genome-could-reveal-your-identity/ Food Bank of the Rockies http://www.foodbankrockies.org/

The Legatum Institute hosted the International Justice Mission (IJM) for a discussion and pre-launch of a new book authored by Gary Haugen, Founder and CEO of IJM, and Victor Boutros, Federal Prosecutor for the US Department of Justice. Speakers included Gary Haugen and Kevin Bales, lead author of the Global Slavery Index and Co-Founder and former President of Free the Slaves. The discussion was moderated by the Legatum Institute's Director of the Transitions Forum, Anne Applebaum.

Joyce welcomes back, Kevin Bales, world renowned author, expert on modern slavery, and co-founder of Free the Slaves, the U.S. organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world's oldest human rights organization). While a title for his new book has not been finalized yet, Mr. Bales will discuss its topic, the link between modern slavery and environmental destruction. He will also discuss the release of a Global Slavery Index, the first ever measure of slavery globally, with information about what countries are doing to combat it.

November - a time to be thankful - and we are, for both our wonderful listeners, and the superb musicians who grace our show! This month we feature bluesy swing from Per Danielsson Trio (courtesy of Random Act Records), a phenomenal arrangement of Debussy's most famous work, sophisticated contemporary jazz from the Space Coast, refined and dreamy music and Fiery latin - both from Tampa & much more! Special thanks to guest host Martha Hotz!(pictured - Gary Wofsey) visit our Facebook pageHosts: Martha Hotz & Kenny MacKenzie  Martha hosts a classical show on WFCF Tuesdays from 1-3pm that focuses on early music. Kenny host "Jazz Greats" on WFCF Saint Augustine - alternating Tuesdays from 3-5pm EST. Listen online here!Kenny's Twitter - @DJKendo11. Introduction - Martha & Kenny2. "Looking Back in Time" - Frozen Water (Tallahassee, FL)   websiteAndre Bowers - piano, bass, drum programmingAdam Cambria - sax, D-Roc  - guitarGlen Stoudemire - percussionfrom the album "Summer's Walk"purchase at Andre's website.3. "La Migra" - La Lucha (Tampa, FL)   websiteJohn O'Leary - pianoAlejandro Arenas - bassMark Feinman - drumsAustin Vickrey - saxophonefrom the album "La Lucha"Purchase album at Itunes, Amazon or CD Baby. 4. "Second Chance" - Per Danielsson Trio (Orlando, FL)  websitePer Danielsson - pianoRichard Drexler - bassMarty Morell - drumsFrom the album "Time Will Tell" courtesy of Random Act Records. Purchase album at Itunes, Amazon or wherever jazz is sold. 5. Announcements - Kenny(background music from the album "Sid's Blast from the Past" by Sid Blair)6. "Clair de Lune" - Gary Wofsey (Alford, FL)   websiteGary Wofsey - trumpet, vocals, arrangementMika Ono - vocalsSaxes: Hideo Oyama, Toshihiko Inoue,Junya Tanak, Taroh Saikachi, Takemi IshiganeTrumpets: Ojika Kyukeishitsu, Fumio Nakano, Yoshi HaradaTrombones: Kiyoshi Amemia, Yoshio Oikawa, Chie Takezawa - synthesizer, Hiroshi Takashima - guitar, Kazuhide Motooka - electric piano, Hiroshi Wada - bassYoshiyuki Nakamura - drumsFrom the album "Gary Wofsey In Japan" (unavailable)Check out Gary's "In Stereo" cd here!7. "Cool One" - The Rainmakerz (Melbourne, FL)  websiteRichie Mola - drums, Kenny Clarke - keys, Dan Wilborn - soprano sax, composerScott McGill - bass, Tom Hueston - guitarfrom the album "The Rainmakerz".Purchase this cd at Itunes or CD Baby.8. Announcements - Kenny(background music from the album "Gettin' In the Groove" by Ron Pirtle Quintet)9. "Smile for the Count" - Karl Weismantel (Gainesville, FL)   websiteKarl Weismantel - guitar, Tom Dietz - saxophone,Kevin Bales - piano, Paul Creel - bassPeter Miles - drumsfrom the album "Smile for the Count"Purchase cd at Itunes, Amazon or CD Baby10. "Release" - Jeremy Powell & LaRue Nickelson (Tampa, FL)  Jeremy's website  ~  LaRue's websiteJeremy Powell - saxophone, LaRue Nickelson - guitarfrom the album "Amizade"Purchase a copy at Bandcamp or Itunes. 11. Announcements - Kenny(background music from the album "Second Chances" by Allison Paris)12. Closing Announcements - Martha Palm Coast Jazz closing theme by Seven Octaves.produced by Kenny MacKenzie If you are a jazz musician residing in Florida with quality recordings of your original music (new or old) and would like to submit for future podcasts, please contact us at palmcoastjazz@gmail.com All recordings and compositions are the property of their respective performers and composers, all rights reserved. This podcast copyright 2012 Kenny MacKenzie. All rights reserved.

  We run the jazz gamut this episode with classic jazz sounds from Gainesville, swamp funk from Largo, gentle Spanish guitar from Orlando, modern invigorating piano/sax quartet from Jacksonville and more!Our next bonus episode is in August. We're letting listeners vote to control what kind of show it'll be! Visit our blog - on the right hand side is a poll where you can vote for all vocal, all guitar, classical meets jazz or the next installation of Get Lost in the Music. Voting ends June 25th 2012.     VOTE HERE visit our Facebook pageHosts: Allison Paris & Kenny MacKenzie New twitter for Kenny - @DJKendo11. Introduction - Allison, Kenny2. "Panda-monium" - Alan Craig   (Largo, FL)   websiteAlan Craig - guitars, bass, Ronnie Dee - saxophone, Dave Reinhardt - drums, percussion, Ross Rice - keyboardsGeorge Harris - guitarfrom the album "Not Black & White"purchase at Craig's website or at CD Baby3. "Lady of All Flowers" - Greg Diaz (Boynton Beach, FL)  websiteGreg Diaz - alto saxophone, Aaron Lebos - guitar,Eero Turunen - piano, James McCoy - bass, Rodolfo Zuniga - drumsLu Lu Mei, Jeremy Miller - violins, Debbie Spring - violaBarbara Curcello - cellofrom an upcoming release4. Announcements - Kenny(background music from the album "Live at the Warehouse" by Dot Wilder)5. "Barefoot Necessities" - Karl Weismantel  (Gainesville, FL)  websiteKarl Weismantel - guitar, Christian Tamburr - vibes, Kevin Bales - piano, Paul Creel - bass, Peter Miles - drumsfrom the album "Smile for the Count"buy cd at CD Baby or Itunes 6. "Break a Leg" - Lisa Casalino (Tampa, FL)  websiteLisa Casalino - vocals, composer, Nate Najar - guitar, composer, Rossano Sportiello - piano, Kelly Friesen - bass, Chuck Redd - drumsFrom the album "Introducing Lisa Casalino" purchase cd at Lisa's website, CD Baby and Itunes8. Announcements - Allison9. "Convergence" - Lynne Arriale (Jacksonville, FL)   websiteLynne Arriale - piano, Bill McHenry - tenor saxophone,Omer Avital - bass, Anthony Pinciotti - drumsfrom the albums "Convergence" on Motéma Records.Purchase cd at Motéma Records, Itunes or wherever music is sold.10. "Cancione de la Noche" - Michael Petrovich (Orlando, FL)   websiteMichael Petrovich - guitarsfrom the album "Bella Luna"purchase cd at CD Baby, Itunes or Amazon11. Announcements - Kenny(background music from the album "Second Chances" by Allison Paris)13. Closing Announcements - Allison Palm Coast Jazz closing theme by Seven Octaves.produced by Kenny MacKenzie If you are a jazz musician residing in Florida with quality recordings of your original music (new or old) and would like to submit for future podcasts, please contact us at palmcoastjazz@gmail.com All recordings and compositions are the property of their respective performers and composers, all rights reserved. This podcast copyright 2012 Kenny MacKenzie. All rights reserved.

Joyce welcomes back Kevin Bales, world renowned author, expert on modern slavery, and co-founder of Free the Slaves, the U.S. organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world's oldest human rights organization). He will continue his discussion on how we can end human trafficking.

Joyce welcomes back live, Kevin Bales, world renowned author, expert on modern slavery, and co-founder of Free the Slaves, the U.S. organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world's oldest human rights organization). He will continue his discussion on how we can end human trafficking.

Joyce welcomes back Kevin Bales, world renowned author, expert on modern slavery, and president of Free the Slaves, the U.S. organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world's oldest human rights organization). He will continue his discussion on how we can end human trafficking.

Joyce welcomes Dr. Kevin Bales, world renowned author, expert on modern slavery, and president of Free the Slaves, the US sister organization of Anti-Slavery International (the world's oldest human rights organization). He will discuss how we can end slavery and human trafficking.

Our next broadcast will feature vocalist and trumpeter Joe Gransden talking about his latest CD "Plays and Sings" on Hot Shoe Records. We'll be playing some of the music from this CD which features Earl Klugh (guitar), Jerry Weldon (sax), René Marie (vocals), Russell Gunn (trumpet), Kevin Bales (piano), Kenny Banks (piano), Clay Hulet (drums), and Neal Starkey (bass). Joe will also talk about his latest project with the 16 piece band, Jazz Orchestra Atlanta. Joe appears with this band the first and third Monday of each month at Cafe 290. We invite you to call in to comment or ask Joe a question. For more info on Joe, please visit his website joegransden.com.

Our next broadcast will feature vocalist and trumpeter Joe Gransden talking about his latest CD "Plays and Sings" on Hot Shoe Records. We'll be playing some of the music from this CD which features Earl Klugh (guitar), Jerry Weldon (sax), René Marie (vocals), Russell Gunn (trumpet), Kevin Bales (piano), Kenny Banks (piano), Clay Hulet (drums), and Neal Starkey (bass). Joe will also talk about his latest project with the 16 piece band, Jazz Orchestra Atlanta. Joe appears with this band the first and third Monday of each month at Cafe 290. We invite you to call in to comment or ask Joe a question. For more info on Joe, please visit his website joegransden.com.

What are the "big" mistakes that parents make after divorce? Special Guest: Pat Montgomery, Host of Parents Rule! Radio Show Pat is also the author of "Now You Know What I know: Parenting Wisdom of a Grandmother" Allen and his guest, tackled the tough questions surrounding divorce and how parents can minimize the physical, emotional and spiritual damage inflicted on their children. They gave guidance to parents regarding... “How do you tell the kids” and many other issues. How we can end slavery and human trafficking. Special Guest: Dr. Kevin Bales President and Co-Founder of "Free the Slaves" Allen was joined by Dr. Kevin Bales, co-founder of "Free the Slaves," an organization that was formed in response to Dr. Bales' groundbreaking book, Disposable People. The award winning book introduced much of the world to modern-day slavery. Free the Slaves works on the ground with liberators around the world. They do what it takes to free men, women and children and help them stay free. Kevin Bales' follow-up book, "Ending Slavery" explains how we can eradicate slavery. Forever. His latest book, The Slave Next Door is a wake-up call to Americans that this is not a problem that only happens half way around the world...it happens right here in the U.S.

Kevin Bales, 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and President of Free the Slaves, the U.S. Sister organization on Anti-Slavery International, will be featured with Joyce Bender on “Disability Matters” on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, from 2 PM to 3 PM eastern time. Discussed on the show will be his book, Disposable People: New Slavery in a Global Economy. This is fitting, as February 27, 2007, is Anti-Slavery Day. We thought the attached press release would interest you.