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Modern-Day Slavery Museum Northeast Tour now on the road!

Posted on July 24, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

Tour crew heads north in preparation for Sunday's launch of three-week tour of Northeast... As the Northeast Tour crew makes its way from Immokalee to Charlottesville, Virginia, ahead of tomorrow's launch of the three-week tour, the museum is starting to create a buzz in the blogosphere. UPDATE: Charlottesville NPR station runs a great story on the coming museum stop! Here >> Read More

Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum on National Mall, Washington, D.C.

Posted on June 17, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

June 15-16, 2010 photos by Fritz Myer [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="288"] Atop the U.S. Capitol building stands a statue (the dark figure at the top of this picture) with an interesting history.[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignright" width="288"] The statue is named “Freedom.”Its original plaster cast, shown here, stands inside the Capitol rotunda today. And one of the artists that created “Freedom” >> Read More

U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis: Visit to CIW Immokalee, FL 5/17/10

Posted on May 17, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis came to Immokalee today, sent by President Obama to look first-hand into the human rights crisis in Florida's fields. No trip to Immokalee would be complete without a visit to the CIW community center, of course, and Sec. Solis' visit was no exception. The Secretary's visit with the CIW lasted for an hour and >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum Reports from the Road!

Posted on April 20, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

Days 1 & 2 Cape Coral, Ft. Myers The Modern-Day Slavery Museum embarked on its six week-tour this past Sunday to large crowds and rave reviews. The tour kicked off at Grace Church in Cape Coral, one of the state's fastest growing Methodist churches, where CIW members were invited to speak for a few minutes during each morning's service about >> Read More

Modern-Day Slavery Museum

Posted on March 10, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

The Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum consists of a cargo truck outfitted as a replica of the trucks involved in a recent slavery operation (U.S. v. Navarrete, 2008), accompanied by displays on the history and evolution of slavery in Florida. Launched in 2010, the museum has toured extensively all across Florida, as well as in the Southeast and Northeast United States >> Read More

Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum to Tour State, Explore Connections Between Past and Present and Offer Solutions to Human Rights Crisis in the Fields

Posted on February 24, 2010October 15, 2020 by CIW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gerardo Reyes, , 239-657-8311 Jordan Buckley, Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida, 239-986-9101 Museum to visit schools, places of worship, and community centers from February 28 to April 15 Immokalee, FL (February 24, 2010) – The Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum consists of a cargo truck outfitted as a replica of the trucks involved in a >> Read More