Upcoming Events
Human Rights Awareness Week: TRAFFICKED: An Exploration of Modern Day Slavery
Teach-In on Human Trafficking
Monday April 6th, Wilson 301 @ 9pm
Come learn from other students working on human trafficking issues internationally and locally. Snacks will be provided!
Your Signature Means More than You Think
Tuesday - Thursday April 7th-9th
Main Green from 12-2 pm, Rain Location: Ratty
Take action on human trafficking by visiting the Amnesty International tables and making your voice heard.
Modern Day Slavery: An Activist's Perspective
Tuesday April 7th, Barus and Holley 153 @ 7pm
Come hear a presentation on human trafficking by David Batstone, President and co-founder of "Not For Sale." The "Not For Sale" campaign is a united front of justice seekers against the global slave trade. Batstone is a professor of ethics at the University of San Francisco who started his "career" guarding Salvadoran pastors and literacy teachers from death squads. He writes regularly in USA Weekend edition as "America's Ethics Guru." He wrote his book "Not For Sale" after traveling around the world investigating the slave trade. Followed by snacks and discussion with Faculty Fellows.
Screening of "Lilja 4-Ever" & Discussion with expert Professor Kay Warren
Thursday April 9th, Barus and Holley 168 @ 7pm
Lilja 4-Ever is an unremittingly brutal and realistic story of the downward spiral of Lilja, a girl in the former Soviet Union who becomes a victim of human trafficking. Winner of numerous awards, the story is based on the life of Dangoule Rasalaite and examines the issue of trafficking in human beings and sexual slavery. Kay Warren, of the Watson Institute and a specialist on human trafficking, will introduce the film and facilitate Q&A after the screening.
Screening of "Very Young Girls"
Tuesday April 14th, MacMillan 115 @ 7pm
Prostitution is not only the oldest profession but also the easiest story gimmick. Rarely does a film defy expectation on this topic as much as Very Young Girls, whose title reflects the all-too-real fact that in the United States the average age of entry into prostitution is just thirteen. The film takes us into the work of a former sexually exploited youth-turned-activist named Rachel Lloyd, who started the New York City organization GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services) to help victimized young women escape their pimps and find another way of life.
