Dancing in the Light of the Moon SUPPORTS ROTARY

Dancing in the Light of the Moon focuses on four middle-class children from Pune who are displaced and  effectively orphaned after their mother and father are murdered by the  Mumbai mafia. Over a twelve-year period, they struggle to reclaim their  identity following this life-altering tragedy. Through the unrelenting  efforts of these children to take control of their lives and destinies,  we see the power of resilience.

This novel is a  heart-wrenching tale of love, life, overcoming adversity, corruption,  and evil, which provides an illuminating glimpse into the murky  underworld of organized crime in South Asia. It celebrates the human  spirit struggling to endure, against seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

Inspired  by true events, this story was based on the author Matthew Friedman’s  interviews with hundreds of people and extensive research carried out in  different parts of India over a decade.

All the proceeds go to the Mekong Rotary Club.

After witnessing his parents murder his sister, a little boy  became totally silent. He was placed in 15 different foster homes before  being sent to the Childhelp USA village. No matter how hard they tried,  the staff was unable to get the little boy to speak. Finally, the man  in charge of the village's animal therapy program took the little boy to  the barn and told him that "Chocolate," a pony, was now his  responsibility. Everyday, the little boy ran to the barn to take care of  Chocolate. On the fifth day, he put his arms around the pony and said,  "I love you." Once his silence had been broken, the boy rapidly began to  heal. This story is but one from a lifetime of work of two women, Sara  O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson. As the girlfriends of David and Ricky on  the hit TV show Ozzie and Harriet, they could never have realized how  they were meant to serve children around the world suffering from  isolation, despair, neglect, and abandonment. Today, some 40 years and  many miracles later, Childhelp USA is one of the oldest and largest of  nonprofit organizations in America dealing with child abuse and neglect.  This book - told through the voices of the founders, victims, and  associates of Childhelp USA - is truly a journey from tragedy to  triumph. The resiliency of both these women and the children they have  touched with their love is a lesson for us all.

Matthew Friedman's new Penguin book, WHERE WERE YOU?: A PROFILE OF MODERN SLAVERY,  has been published and is available worldwide. In this memoir, the Mekong Rotarian explores the early days of meeting modern slavery survivors and recounts true stories of enslavement in Asia. He recalls painful moments that literally changed his life, reflects back on the different approaches to fighting human trafficking over the last 35 years and gives an account of the early beginnings of the fight against modern slavery before the  phrase “human trafficking” was adopted. As he reflects on the deeply personal lessons learned, his first and foremost goal for this book is to motivate more people to join him in helping to fight this global crime.  Please consider supporting Matthew by sharing his book with your corporate, school and personal LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram  accounts. 

Watch this short fireside chat (9 minutes) to learn why Ihewrote the book, and please note that the proceeds from this book will go to fighting human trafficking.

Over the last two decades, fighting modern slavery and human trafficking  has become a cause célèbre. Yet large numbers of researchers,  non-governmental organizations, trade unions, workers, and others who  would seem like natural allies in the fight against modern slavery and  trafficking are hugely skeptical of these movements. They object to how  the problems are framed, and are skeptical of the “new abolitionist”  movement. Why?

This book tackles key controversies surrounding the  anti-slavery and anti-trafficking movements head on. Champions and  skeptics explore the fissures and fault lines that surround efforts to  fight modern slavery and human trafficking today. These include: whether  efforts to fight modern slavery displace or crowd out support for labor  and migrant rights; whether and to what extent efforts to fight modern  slavery mask, naturalize, and distract from racial, gendered, and  economic inequality; and whether contemporary anti-slavery and  anti-trafficking crusaders' use of history are accurate and appropriate.

Read it today.

 You Have the Power to Transform the World  MEN! Fight For Me exposes the harsh realities facing vulnerable populations to these criminal enterprises and explores  the transformative role of authentic masculinity.  Upon reading this book, men will open their eyes to how they knowingly and unknowingly participate in the dehumanization of women and children and how we can stand up to these horrors and  transform the world.  FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO ORDER YOUR COPY, CLICK HERE

"Something Bigger Than Overthrowing Small Governments," the professional history of Bazzel Baz and the Association for the Recovery of Children, one of our non-profit partners.

Baz' long-anticipated non-fiction book details riveting highlights from Baz' life told in his witty, humorous and enthralling manner.  Explore in  first-person his stories from The Citadel and watch how his career in  the U.S. Marine Corps was interrupted with a shrewd recruitment by the  CIA.  Experience extreme adventures and history-changing missions from Baz’ ten years as a CIA special operator. 

Then walk through the events that birthed Association for the Recovery of Children(ARC).   Included in this book are multiple after-action reports from  outstanding ARC child rescue missions. Baz has reserved for the last  chapters some crucial revelations about our current times, "What Hides in The Darkness.”  Showing his fearlessness toward controversy, Baz takes a powerful stand on current issues that will inspire his readers to become the American patriots that are needed to defend a nation under attack from within. The professional history of Bazzel Baz and the Association for the Recovery of Children

Baz' long-anticipated non-fiction book details riveting highlights from Baz' life told in his witty, humorous and enthralling manner.  Explore in  first-person his stories from The Citadel and watch how his career in  the U.S. Marine Corps was interrupted with a shrewd recruitment by the  CIA.  Experience extreme adventures and history-changing missions from Baz’ ten years as a CIA special operator. 

Then walk through the events that birthed Association for the Recovery of Children(ARC).   Included in this book are multiple after-action reports from  outstanding ARC child rescue missions. Baz has reserved for the last  chapters some crucial revelations about our current times, "What Hides in The Darkness.”  Showing his fearlessness toward controversy, Baz takes a powerful stand on current issues that will inspire his readers to become the American patriots that are needed to defend a nation under attack from within. 

To order your copy of "Something Bigger Than Overthrowing Small Governments," please click here.