Justice is rising!

  This has been a crazy and incredible week for the Freedom Week Team! Sunday, Feb 20- We spoke at Morethan12 church in Vancouver. Monday-Tuesday, Feb 21 & 22- We educated over 1,000 high school students about modern day slavery at Walnut Grove Secondary School. Wednesday, Feb 23- We shared about justice at Pacific Academy and…

Freedom Week Press Release

For Immediate Release – February 24, 2011 Miss Canada Lends Her Voice to a Public ‘Call to Action’ on Modern Day Slavery Tara Teng Hosts ‘Freedom Week’ Events in Langley, BC on March 12 Vancouver, B.C. – Newly crowned Miss Canada Tara Teng is calling on Vancouver area residents to participate in a week of…

Freedom Week Video

Here it is! As promised, on February 20, 2011 by 8am, the Freedom Week Video was released into the world! We worked long and hard on this video, spent many late nights editing and put our hearts into it for the cause of the exploited in Canada. Their stories have not been forgotten. Big Big…

2-20-2011

SNEAK PEEK for FREEDOM WEEK! I know that you’ve been waiting for this for months now and the wait is almost over! On Sunday, February 20, 2011- the promotional video for Freedom Week will be released.   What happens in YOUR neighbourhood?  

THAT’S what’s up!

I hear it on the radio every time I listen to the Top 40s: Jay-Z, Eminem, Kanye West and Usher all love to rap about women… their nights spent with women… how hot women are… what they want to do to women, etc etc. Their songs are catchy, upbeat and popular. I find myself singing…

Be an Abolitionist

When I look back on my greatest heroes there are a few people that stand out. At the top of the list stands William Wilberforce, British Member of Parliament who lived from 1759-1833. He was known as the “Opponent of Slavery” for his bold and relentless attack upon the slave trade. When Wilberforce was only…

Superbowl…super mass amounts of exploitation

I like football. My brother is one of the best defensive 16 year-old Football players that you’ll find out there! I’m so proud of my lil bro- cheering at his games, his player card is on my fridge and in my wallet. While I love watching football and I usually watch the Superbowl each year,…

The Credits

Miss Canada 2011 I am so excited for this new opportunity ahead of me! Not only do I have the honour and privilege of representing my beautiful home of Canada to the world- I now have a larger platform to speak from. But let’s be real here, I cannot take credit for this win because…