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Finding Hope

Finding Hope"Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything." 
– Giacomo Leopardi (1798,1837), Italian poet and philosopher, from Zibaldone Scelto.

It is true that as we grow our eye's seem to change, we seem to lose the wide and open vision that we had in childhood.  Our eye's no longer see everything with hopefulness, but begin to see things through the lens of doubt.

We must look out on the world and to the future as children do, with hope, if we are to see true change, prosperity and peace in our world.  Let us go and put aside our negative visions and see the world with the eye's of a childlet us see a better tomorrow! 

 

Author

Cassandra Clifford

Cassandra Clifford is the Founder and Executive Director of Bridge to Freedom Foundation, which works to enhance and improve the services and opportunities available to survivors of modern slavery. She holds an M.A., International Relations from Dublin City University in Ireland, as well as a B.A., Marketing and A.S., Fashion Merchandise/Marketing from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Cassandra has previously worked in both the corporate and charity sector for various industries and causes, including; Child Trafficking, Learning Disabilities, Publishing, Marketing, Public Relations and Fashion. Currently Cassandra is conducting independent research on the use of rape as a weapon of war, as well as America’s Pimp Culture and its Impact on Modern Slavery. In addition to her many purists Cassandra is also working to develop a series of children’s books.

Cassandra currently resides in the Washington, D.C. metro area, where she also writes for the Examiner, as the DC Human Rights Examiner, and serves as an active leadership member of DC Stop Modern Slavery.


Areas of Focus:
Children's Rights; Human Rights; Conflict