It's definitely not about love: Bought and Sold is a short film from our partner Witness, on international trafficking in women. A U.S. government report published in June 2003 estimated that approximately 800,000 - 900,000 people are trafficked across borders worldwide each year�and most of these people are women and children. This doesn't take into account those who are sold internally within countries. Get more facts and learn how to act.

     
 
     

See the real-life version of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance�in the story of Link TV viewers Wendy Hogg and Mark Sutton. From their motorcycle shop in Atlanta, Georgia, they've reached out to the Tibetan community world-wide, and in particular, to two boys who crossed mountains to find freedom and education. Here's this week's inspiring viewer story.

 

Link TV's Spotlight report, Ready Steady Trade, highlights unfair trade practices that hurt the world's poorest farmers. Shop Smart counters with ideas on how to make a righteous meal.

 
 
     

Find out how you can help aid organizations that are working in the areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunamis.

 

THIS CAN BE YOU 
Become an   Activist/Volunteer in your community with an organization that needs your help!  Explore Volunteer Match. 

 
     
  
     

During one week they will examine nearly 6,000 people, perform 180 surgeries and 380 eye surgeries, and give out 1,100 pairs of glasses and 269 hearing aids. They are a medical team from Boulder, Colorado that one week each year goes to their sister city of Mante, Mexico to bring desperately needed medical care. Learn more here.