Wonderful posts last week. You had great reflection and almost everyone answered the questions from the blog. As you complete this week's blog, don't forget to begin your article summary with a main idea sentence. After your summary remember to write 2-3 sentence of reflection, 2 questions and a prediction. When you write your predictions please say WHY YOU THINK YOUR PREDICTION WILL HAPPEN. I look forward to this week's blog posts! -Ms. Lalor
In 1926, the Slavery Convention defined slavery as
In 1926, the Slavery Convention defined slavery as
"...the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised…."According to the Human Rights Education Association (http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=430 ) "to be a slave is to be controlled by another person or persons so that your will does not determine your life's course, and rewards for your work and sacrifices are not yours to claim. According to Kevin Bales, one of the world's leading experts on contemporary slavery, "people are enslaved by violence and held against their wills for purposes of exploitation." While people today most likely believe that slavery is a thing of the past, the practice is still thriving wherever poverty, social conditions, and gullability can be exploited. Bale estimates that there are 27 million slaves in the world today. (Kevin Bales, Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, University of California Press, 1999)"
For this week's blog post:
Read the CNN article about slave-like conditions on Brazilian farms. Then, in your reflection answer the questions below.
"Brazilian officials rescue workers in slave-like conditions."
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/11/brazil.slavery/index.html#fbid=itC0Z2B25gy&wom=false
Questions for Reflection:
1. Do the conditions of the farm fit the definition of slavery given by the slavery convention or Human Rights Education Association?
2. How common do you think these "slave-like" conditions on other farms in other countries?
3. What do you think is the cause of "slave-like conditions" and other forms of modern day slavery?
