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| Aaron
Cohen |
| Aaron
Cohen is a human rights
activist who draws his inspiration
from the "Jubilee,"
the ancient law of debt
forgiveness and slave liberation.
Cohen has sought to establish
a modern-day Jubilee movement
to free slaves around the
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Media stories have lauded his
work implementing a contemporary
Jubilee observance and have called
Cohen a "Slave Hunter"
for his efforts finding the victims
of human trafficking and retrieving
thousands from slavery. Cohen
was awarded a Commendation from
the County of Los Angeles for
his efforts combating human trafficking,
retrieving victims in Darfur,
in California, and sub-contracting
on government assignments overseas.
On these international missions
to Myanmar Burma and to war-torn
Iraq-- Cohen worked undercover
as a "john," and assessed
the phenomenon of slavery from
the inside. He was recently named
by the World War II Memorial Foundation,
the Immortal Chaplains, as the
recipient of the 2008 Prize for
Humanity. The award is given to
"those who risk all to protect
others of different faith or ethnic
origin", and he was honored
with a US Congressional Certificate
of Merit for his service in 2008.
Aaron Cohen remains active in
human rights missions in Sudan,
Iraq, and Burma and is now building
partners for upcoming missions
this dry season to southern Darfur.
"We're happy with the advocacy
work the Darfur movement is accomplishing."
Cohen said, "and now we have
to help those men, women, and
children on the ground who are
sold into slavery, who are being
persecuted, starved to death,
or killed. If we work together
we can save lives." Activists
interested in supporting the humanitarian
field work in Sudan this winter
can contact Aaron Cohen directly
at the email: abolishslavery@gmail.com.
Winter missions to Darfur, Sudan
will be funded through the Millionkids
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| Izabela
Lundberg |
Izabela
Lundberg, a survivor forced
to seek refuge during the
Balkan War in early nineties,
found her new home in sunny
Denver, Colorado. In the
last fifteen years, Lundberg
has played an active role
as a human rights activist
working with war, torture,
and genocide survivors all
around the world--including
Darfuri Survivors in the
Denver community-through
her work at the Rocky Mountain
Survivor Center.
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Lundberg fosters a safe and healing
environment for survivors going
through processes of acculturation
and rehabilitation. Lundberg is
directly involved locally, nationally,
and internationally, as an engaged
community leader, organizer, social
planner, and program presenter.
A poet, photographer, and philosopher,
Lundberg is applying various tools
creatively for education, awareness,
and civil action.
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