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DAY 31 #dressember2017 my page will be up until 01/31/18. https://dressember.funraise.org/fundraiser/shann-gilman this is the final day/night in a dress. I did everything in a dress/skirt this month. Asking family and friends to take my picture. Oh and practicing my selfie 🤳 skills 🤭...most of all my fire 🔥 for for fighting injustice with my voice, actions, and being one who speaks life & truth. #priceless #allpeoplematter #alldeservefreedom #enditmovement❌ #endmoderndayslavery #freedom #happynewyear #makeitcount

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It is Day 29 of #Dressember. I am going to do my part to connect with those in my area to fight for injustice. #abolishmoderndayslavery #itstartedwithadress #youcandoanythinginadress I played with my dog Bandit who loves fetch. https://dressember.funraise.org/fundraiser/shann-gilman #priceless #allpeoplematter #alldeservefreedom #dressember2017 #enditmovement❌ #A21#ijm

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Day 27 of Dressember. The story of Foli (his name is changed) is one I have heard when I was at last years IF:Gathering. It is one that made me cry. I have heard my coach talk about this and I want to share this with you. The picture of the young boy fishing and Foli’s story was from Dressember email. Thousands of children between the ages of 6 and 18 live in slavery on Lake Volta, working up to 18 hours a day in the fishing industry. For these young children, the only way out of slavery is to drown or be rescued. Children just like Foli.* Foli was raised by his grandparents in a loving home in Ghana several hours from the largest man-made lake in the world: Lake Volta. They wanted to send him to school, but simply couldn’t afford his school fees, so Foli stayed home. One day, his grandfather was struck by a car, and medical expenses quickly began to pile up. It was then that a relative who lived near Lake Volta visited and offered to take Foli in. His grandparents believed he would simply go from one loving home to another. Foli arrived at his new home on a remote island on Lake Volta with no school or medical facilities. Foli didn’t know it at the time, but he had just become a slave. Very early one morning, Foli was taken by his boat master out on the massive waters of Lake Volta. As they floated in the deep, dark water, he wondered why he was brought on the lake. He soon learned that his boat master needed children like Foli to dive into the dark, murky water and untangle nets that would catch on branches below the surface. He didn’t know how to swim. One morning, as he was preparing for another grueling day, some IJM social workers, investigators and local authorities were searching for children who were working as slaves on Lake Volta. The abusive boat master was arrested and Foli was taken from the canoe with the other boys. This is what rescue looks like. #priceless #allpeoplematter #alldeservefreedom #dressember2017 #enditmovement❌ #endmoderndayslavery #childrencherished #livescherished

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Day 26th of #dressember2017. “Starting at 9 am PST on Wednesday, December 27th, all donations made to the Dressember campaign page will be DOUBLED! A team of generous donors has agreed to match all donations up to $10,000! Matched donations will show up on campaign pages within 24 hours of donation.” Oh how exciting! Here is a story... Dignity Restored: Tia's Story Tia was 15 years old when she found herself trafficked by an older man when she was out one night with her friends in South Carolina. After a particularly violent night, Tia was found by law enforcement. She entered into the care of A21 where she has been empowered to prioritize her education. Today Tia is free, and a real-life example that restoration is possible... https://dressember.funraise.org/fundraiser/shann-gilman. #urgentneeds, #aftercare, #rescueoperations #freedom #dressember2017 #dressember #itsbiggerthanadress👗🌎 #allpeoplematter #alldeservefreedom #priceless #enditmovement❌ #stopthedemand #endmoderndayslavery

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Merry Christmas To everyone! Today is Day 25 of #dressember2017. I woke up and had a gifts 🎁 from 2 donors ! Oh happy day!! Thank you so much!! This week is the final stretch! Finish 💪🏼 strong! There are an estimated 21 million people in forced or coerced human trafficking worldwide. Slavery never ended. "It was outlawed, but it was never eradicated." Terry Fitzpatrick #alldeservefreedom #enditmovement❌ #allpeoplematter #priceless #alldeservefreedom #dressember #itsbiggerthanadress👗🌎 #wearingmypaisleyrae for #dressember

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Merry Christmas Eve. It is the 24th day of Dressember. My time is coming to an end for the dress challenge. I am far from my goal. If all of my followers donated $5 I would blow this out of the water! I would do a happy dance and maybe even post it. So, December 6 is St Nicholas day. How fitting that #dressember is in this month. Did you know St. Nicholas was probably one of our first advocates. He was a protector of children and in his early days he paid the gold for a poor man’s 3 daughter’s so they wouldn’t be sold as slaves. 🎄#itsbiggerthanadress👗🌎 #dressember2017 #protectingchildren #protectingmen&women #enditmovement❌ #priceless #allpeoplematter #alldeservefreedom #peaceonearth #endmoderndayslavery

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Day 22 of Dressember. Today I made a wish/goal list. 1) check out how to be more envied with rescues. 2) how to spread the word/Awareness 3) plan my next Dressember. Just to name a few. Then I went to the church and helped out with sorting and making blessing bags while waiting to visit someone. #youcandoanythinginadress #dressember2017 #endmoderndayslavery #enditmovement❌ #priceless #allpeoplematter #alldeservefreedom