Break These Chains Live Free™ (BTCLF), a non-profit organization, is dedicated to raising awareness of human trafficking issues, using non-traditional forms of communication including performance art, graphic art, and social media. Our public events use symbolic dance, flash mobs, songs, and symbolism to illustrate the ugly truth about human trafficking – modern day slavery. Our art and photography contests, “Human Trafficking – The Ugly Truth” invite high school youth to think about and visualize the feelings of trafficked people.
What is Trafficking? - Watch and See ¿Qué es la trata de personas? - Mira y Ve
Human trafficking is recruiting and exploiting the labor or services of another person through force, fraud, or coercion. This problem goes beyond nationality, gender, race, class, schooling, culture, or age. Victims are . . .
- U.S. citizens or immigrants
- Adults or children
- Male or female
Human trafficking is the second largest criminal industry. Trafficking generates billions of dollars in annual revenue for criminals. Trafficking affects everyone’s community.
Symbols have meaning. When you see a yellow ribbon, you know that person is expressing support for military personnel. A pink ribbon tells someone you are an advocate for breast cancer research. Even if unrecognized, symbols start conversations – “what is that?” Wearing a Live Free® bracelet lets the world know human trafficking cannot be tolerated. It isn’t pretty. It isn’t convenient. But neither are shackles, beatings, sweat factories, farm gangs or dozens of other “chains” or conditions suffered by, or used to control, human beings. Live Free® bears are another method of starting a conversation about human trafficking. Our bears have been all over the world as ambassadors of our message. Start the conversation — wear a Bracelet – travel with a Bear.