The film you must see

The Washington Post's Style section today features an article on a film opening tomorrow, October 10: Call+Response, which I first discussed here.

The film goes undercover in the brothels of Cambodia, the brick kilns of India and near the dead lakes of Ghana to reveal that in 2008, the slave trade that we hoped was halted in the 1800s with emancipation in the United States and elsewhere is alive and escalating, feeding the dark side of globalization. The State Department estimates that at least 800,000 people of all ages are sold across borders each year, many of them to make products we use, wear or eat without knowing the origin.

"There are more slaves today than ever before in human history," Dillon said in an interview. "In 2007, slave traders made more money than Google, Nike and Starbucks combined."

Think that sex slavery is "not our problem" in the States? Think again: Even the Today Show had a difficult feature story on this human-right atrocity right in our backyard.

I have an interview with Call+Response producer Justin Dillon that will be posted soon. His dedication and passion on this issue is admirable.

Make your plans this weekend to see Call+Response. We must never become comfortable in our complacency. And there are things you can do in your corner of the world to make an impact on this issue: to stop human trafficking our lifetime. You can start by paying the ticket price to see this film. One hundred percent of the proceeds go toward activist groups fighting on the frontlines against human slavery.