"Free the Slaves": A Presentation on Modern Slavery by African Freedom Award Winners

Last night, "Free the Slaves": A Presentation on Modern Slavery by African Freedom Award Winners took place, sponsored by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School's Kronish Tikkun Olam Program, Free the Slaves, The Center for the Study of Science and Religion of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, Columbia University Seminar on Slavery and Memory Columbia University Seminar on Human Rights, and Columbia/Barnard Hillel. Two former slaves, James Kofi Annan (of Challenging Heights), and Ricky Richards (of Friends of Orphans), spoke, having recently been awarded, respectively, the Frederick Douglass Purpose Award and the Harriet Tubman Reintegration Award. Afterwards, there was a little Q&A followed by refreshments.