Sitting in my seventh period AP U.S. History Class junior year of high school, the red "X" on my left hand was still bright and vivid. Having gone the whole day with it on my hand and no one asking me about it, I had forgotten that I had put it there.

"Did you go to a concert last night?" the guy in front of me asked. I blankly looked at him.

"The red 'X' on your hand," he clarified, and I remember the thickly drawn "X" that was there to start conversation.

I explained to him that it was "Shine a Light on Slavery Day," and that the End It Movement asks people to draw a red X on their hand to raise awareness for people still trapped in slavery.

"But slavery doesn't still exist."

I couldn't speak. How could he not know about the 27 million people still enslaved around the world. Lucky the teacher overheard our conversation and instead of making us be quiet, she took the opportunity to educate the class about this issue.

27 million people are still in bond labor, forced labor and human trafficking. Currently, 167 countries have slavery. Slavery is the second largest global organized crime, making $150.2 billion per year.

Yet people still don't know slavery is still around.

This is why the red "X" is needed.

This is why the End It key is needed.

You might say drawing an "X" on my hand isn't going to do anything. Posting a picture, writing a status, what is that going to do? Even if it just starts a conversation and raises an awareness, it doesn't free anyone, right?

Since launching in 2013, End It Movement has raised $4 million and supported over 50 global projects. After hearing about End It Movement, Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee created a piece of legislation that aims to reduce slavery by 50 percent over the next seven years.

"This is all well and good," you might think, "but what is actually being done?" Well watch Juanita's story and think again that this movement is not doing anything.

So wear that key. Wear all the gear. On Feb. 25, wear your "X" with pride and start conversations. Post the picture. Write the statuses. Tweet. Use your voice where you can.

Because this is about more than the End It Movement. This is about more than jumping on some bandwagon. This is about setting free those who need our help. We can't sit idly by anymore. They need our help. Our generation can see slavery end in our lifetime. We will see it end in our life time.