call & response

Call + Response is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while that I think everyone (especially believers) should know all about. It is a call to END slavery of all kinds... the RESPONSE is up to you and me.

Musician, Justin Dillon, was passionate about helping girls who were trapped in the sex slave trade, so he tried his hand for the first time at making a movie. Call + Response is that remarkable film. He described it as a "Rocumentary". 

What's the big deal about slavery? There are more slaves today than at any other time in human history! 

Justin describes Call + Response as “open source activism”… basically he doesn’t want to just leave it up to the celebrities to be activists – Call + Response is meant to inspire each of us to activism in response to the ugly INJUSTICE of SLAVERY.

HERE are some ways others have run with this open source activism... may their initiatives inspire you to activism of your own (and then you can share them on the website!)

HERE are 33 ways to be involved in ENDING slavery... you have NO excuse!

The Call + Response website is packed full of so much more awesome stuff. You could spend days (literally, I have) reading through all the awesome things that are being done to end this EVIL! please take your time & look through it all.

But if you don't have time for all that today... PLEASE check out some of these projects you can give to! I'll make it easy for you - You can click on each link below and get a full report, read stories of victims, + watch a video about the impact that project is making!!! The stuff these guys are doing is AWESOME! then... give!

Sex Slavery = rescuing girls from sex slavery in Cambodia and then helping them find jobs.

Child Slavery = this is a fund to RESCUE & then CARE FOR over 250 children (already targeted) who are currently in slavery! This link also includes stories of children rescued from a slave factory this year!

Child Soldiers = young children are commonly abducted, brainwashed, and forced to fight as soldiers for evil men and evil wars they know nothing about. When these children escape this is a project to help them get medical help, food, and education to help them get back on their feet.

Labor Slavery = There are thousands of children who are victims of forced labor slavery all over the world. International Justice Mission is partnering with Call + Response to do something about this injustice! Gary Haugen is an awesome Christian who heads up this amazing organization IJM (International Justice Mission).

+ There are 4 more projects coming very soon! & lots more stuff for you to check out on the website!

Since we as believers are called to LOVE, here is my favorite quote I remember from the short parts of the film Justin showed... "Never forget JUSTICE is what LOVE looks like in public."

*Over 2.2 million children are sold into slavery every year! That pisses me off! That has to infuriate you!!! The kingdom of God has to infiltrate every region where this is happening until there is freedom. You and I can have a part in that infiltration! I'm not sure how anyone can understand that these things are taking place (in this world that Jesus came to rescue!) and NOT be affected by it! I cannot understand that. These stats & stories MUST move us to respond.

What are YOU going to do about it?

The film is playing in theaters in over 20 cities now (not mine yet unfortunately)... you can send an email to bring it to your city. Check the trailer for the movie below and you'll see the tons of celebs who are in the movie standing up for justice -> from Natasha Bedingfield to Switchfoot to Matis Yahu...