Ending human trafficking with each step
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The Walk for Freedom is an international event that is held on Oct. 14 each year.
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This not-for-profit campaign focuses on ending human trafficking, which some people call modern-day slavery.
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Many of the walkers wear “pledges,” stating why they are personally walking for this campaign.
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At the end of the walk, a paper-made chain is held and then broken by the walkers, representing breaking the chain of slavery.
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Part of the event’s purpose is to raise awareness that human trafficking takes place all over the world, even in Canada.
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The organizers hope to provide local resources to help those who have been affected by human trafficking in our own area.
Photo by Alora Griffiths/The Ontarion.