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Human Trafficking and Enslavement Symposium

Posted by tom | Sep 15, 2007

On Thursday evening, I traveled to The John Newton Center, Carlisle, PA, to participate in a planning mtg for a Human Trafficking and Enslavement Symposium, Carlisle Theatre, 44 West High Street.  This free, open to the public, educational awareness/outreach opportunity on the afternoon/evening of Saturday, October 27, is organized by The John Newton Center, with a number of partners including InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Messiah College's International Justice Mission Chapter, and Messiah College's Gender Studies Project. Prepare yourself for

 

A serious consideration of modern slavery ~ the trafficking, buying and selling of humans ~ as it exists pervasively in the world today.

Some of the highlights:

  • Abolitionalist and Congressman Joseph Pitts introduces
  • Experts speak from diverse efforts to end modern human slavery
  • Personal accounts, solutions, successes, and roadblocks discussed
  • Panel of presenters respond to questions in closing

Some Questions which will be asked 

  • What are the means of obtaining and harboring slaves today?
  • What are the conditions for slaves today?
  • What is the US policy on trafficking and enslaving humans?
  • What is now being done to prevent trafficking and enslavement

 Amazing Grace: The William Wilberforce Story will be shown in the Carlisle Theatre at 7:00pm (PG, Walden Media, a free-will donation to defray costs). This superb movie tells the story of William Wilberforce’s fight to abolish the Atlantic slave trade (Note:  DVD to be released on November 13).

So if you're in the area or nearby, prayerfully consider participating and pass along the date/information to others with possible availability/interest.  Draft schedule coming, the afternoon/evening time is designed for people to come/go or participate in the whole symposium.   By-the-way, we're looking into a trip to International Justice Mission's DC Headquarters (most probably on November 10) as a follow-up event. 

Interested in learning more about Human Trafficking and Enslavement?  Here's some material to get you started, which I received from the director of The John Newton Center:

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