SHANGHAI - China said Wednesday that it was investigating whether hundreds or perhaps thousands of children from poor areas in the southwest part of the country were sold to work as slave laborers in booming coastal factory cities.

Authorities in southern Guangdong Province, near Hong Kong, said they had already “rescued” more than 100 children from factories in the city of Dongguan, a huge manufacturing center known for producing and exporting toys, textiles and electronics.

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Students from the Schiel School will be performing at 7p.m. in the Harriet Tubman Theater.

Free, 7 p.m. in the Freedom Center’s Grand Hall.

Dr. Kilemi Mwiria, Assistant Minister of Higher Education in the Government of Kenya, and Dr. Mark Gooden, University of Cincinnati Professor and Program Director of Urban Educational Leadership, will share perspectives on education and social inequality in Kenya and the US.

Please RSVP to 513.588.6612 or randie@soteni.org.

Presented by SOTENI International.

“Americans Who Tell the Truth” is a non-partisan series of portraits by Brooksville (Maine) artist Rob Shetterly. His portraits of past and current Americans form a travelling exhibit(s) that is hosted by schools, universities, churches, and various community groups around the country.

The individuals portrayed cover a wide spectrum of historical and contemporary figures, from Abraham Lincoln to Rosa Parks, and Rachel Carson to Emma Goldman. The portraits are intended to remind people of the dignity, courage and importance of some of America’s truth tellers and to create dialogue that will help each of us figure out which truths we value most as citizens in a democracy.

“Americans Who Tell the Truth” currently includes well more than 100 portraits. Images of the persons portrayed may be found at www.americanswhotellthetruth.org

For the Freedom Center exhibition, the show will be divided into three themes: Women, 60s and New Generation, Expanding our View of Freedom. Prior to the opening, on May 22, Shetterly appeared at the Freedom Center to talk about his portraits.

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Freedom Center Uses Wi Fi, Digital Media to Embrace New Audiences

Cincinnati, Ohio — The Global Citizen of the 21^st Century is likely to be a "digital native," born into and growing up in a technology-driven world. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, today’s 13 to18-year olds spend more than six hours each day using some form of digital media. Access to information is ubiquitous, giving greater importance to informal learning as a necessary supplement to school-based activities.

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, today, placed itself at the center of this new learning ecology by launching a one-of-a-kind project that builds on the influence of technology in our lives. The "Digital Backpack Classroom," will allow visitors at the Freedom Center to embrace social networking technology, digital media production, and wireless computing in ways that empower them to create, distribute and access a shared vision for freedom.

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The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced today that Bruce S. Gordon, the former CEO of the NAACP, and Peter D. Kaufman, a prominent California business executive, have joined the Center’s Board of Directors.

"We are delighted that Mr. Gordon and Mr. Kaufman have agreed to join the Freedom Center Board," said Rev. Damon Lynch, Co-Chair of the Freedom Center Board. "We value the business perspective of each of these leaders who will strengthen an already distinguished board that contributes to the Center’s direction.

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