Human Trafficking Awareness Film Screening

Call out meeting for Human Trafficking Awareness (HTA)

What: This student led organization is created for students to be engaged in making a positive difference in decreasing human trafficking locally and international through various projects. We will have various discussions and panelists come into discus this issue affecting our world.Come to our call out meeting to find out about more information! 

Where: SPEA 212 - which is the conference room inside office suite SPEA 201 (The Institute for Development Strategies)

When: 7:30 PM, October 29th! 

We look forward in seeing you all there! 

 

International Program Specialist, Polaris Project – Washington, DC

Polaris Project operates the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC), a national 24-hour hotline and resource center working to improve the systemic response to protect victims of human trafficking in the United States and abroad. The program is designed to raise the standards of the anti-trafficking field, to improve national and international levels of coordination, and to meet the urgent need of the field for accessible and comprehensive best practices as well as practitioner-based training, technical assistance, and strategic support.  The NHTRC serves as a global resource center and training and technical assistance adviser for the international community on building and operating national anti-trafficking response mechanisms that serve victims of all forms of human trafficking.

The International Program Specialist will be primarily responsible for the development, implementation, and management of our international technical assistance initiatives which seek to equip countries with the necessary tools and training to successfully launch a national anti-trafficking hotline, incorporate human trafficking services into existing related hotlines, or improve the effectiveness of an existing national anti-trafficking hotline.   

http://www.polarisproject.org/about-us/careers/employment-opportunities

Human Trafficking Internship, FAIR Girls

Human Trafficking Internship, FAIR Girls
Baltimore, Maryland

FAIR Girls is accepting applications for the following positions:

Prevention Education & Outreach Intern:Selected applicants will work directly with the Maryland Program Coordinator to coordinate, facilitate, and track FAIR Girls' human trafficking prevention program in Baltimore City Public Schools, group homes, after school programs, and youth shelters. The program, Tell Your Friends (TYF), is a four-part series of multimedia prevention and education workshops targeted to Baltimore youth.

Counselor/Social Work Intern: Selected applicants will conduct case management and supervised therapy with girls who have been, or are at risk of, being sexually exploited. Under the supervision of the Maryland Outreach and Direct Services Program Manager,internswill provide client-centered, compassionate care and help clients secure housing, food, legal services, medical care, counseling, and other services.

Interns are asked to commit a minimum of 15 hours a week. Internships are unpaid; however course credit can be arranged.

www.idealist.org/view/internship/pkgNHKbG3cp/

Upcoming Human Trafficking Films

Please note these two upcoming films scheduled at the IU Cinema that will be of interest to students of human rights and, specifically, human trafficking.  Both films are free, but ticketed.** 

 

October 23          7:00 p.m.             “Lilya 4-Ever”

This incredibly moving film tells the story of a poverty stricken Russian teen who is abandoned by her mother, leaving her in the care of a conniving aunt. Circumstances force Lilya to move out of the house and into shabby quarters nearby. When Lilya’s schoolmates start to spread lies about her, her only source of comfort is a street kid with whom she builds a fraternal relationship. Lilya proves an easy mark for a local pimp who promises her a life of prosperity. Russian and Swedish languages with English subtitles.

 

October 28          6:30 p.m.             “Anjos do Sol”

Maria is an illiterate young girl who lives in the interior of northeastern Brazil. She is sold by her fisherman father to be employed as a housemaid for a wealthy businessman and his son. After being purchased, Maria is resold to a brothel located near a gold mining town in the Amazon rainforest. After months suffering with other girls, Maria runs away and hitchhikes across Brazil. When arriving in Rio de Janeiro, prostitution once again haunts her. Portuguese language with English subtitles.

 

This series is sponsored by College of Arts and Humanities Institute, Themester, Center for the Study of Global Change, and IU Cinema. Special thanks to Global Migration specialist and activist Stepanka Korytova.

 

**Tickets are required for all screenings. You can pick them up at the IU Auditorium box office during regular hours or 30 minutes prior to any IU Cinema screening.  http://www.cinema.indiana.edu/

 

 

Free Global Mini-Conference

Damien Cave talk on 3/6

Human Trafficking Film Series

Human Trafficking Films

Upcoming Human Trafficking Films at the IU Cinema

Feb 12 - Blind Mountain
March 18 - The Price of Sex
March 25 - The Whistleblower

All at 6:30pm.

Human Trafficking: International Law and Local Strategies

Please join us for a multi-disciplinary symposium addressing an important topic in the area of socio-legal studies, international legal cooperation, human rights, transnational crime, and public policy. The symposium will provide multiple perspectives on the humanitarian crisis created by a growth in human trafficking, and efforts by state governments, the international community, and members of civil society including a network of non-governmental organizations and multiple approaches in addressing the problem. Our distinguished speakers are

·         Kay B. Warren, Charles C. Tillinghast, Jr. '32 Professor of International Studies and Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology Department and Director, Pembroke Center, Brown University

·         Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator -- Reports and Political Affairs, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State

·         Priscila Siqueira, Journalist and Coordinator of the National ((Brazilian) Movement against the Trafficking of persons (MCTP- "Movimento contra o Trafico de Pessoas"), and former political coordinator of the Prevention of Women and Children Trafficking (SMM).

The symposium will be held December 2, 2011, from 9am to noon at the Maurer School of Law, room 335

The event is co-sponsored by the New Perspectives Working Group, Maurer School of Law; the following departments: Anthropology, International Studies, and Sociology; IU Human Trafficking Faculty Group; and the following Centers: the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Center for the Study of Global Change.

If you have any questions, please contact Paulette Lloyd, palloyd@indiana.edu

Campus Coalition Against Trafficking Call-Out

Dear Staff and Advisers,

My name is Emily Barbe and I am a senior at IU this year. If you're sending out a weekly update to students and/or it's not too inconvenient, could you please pass this information on to your students?

I recently found out that there is an organization on campus that aims to address problems in regards to human trafficking. The purpose of Campus Coalition Against Trafficking (CCAT) is to raise awareness about human trafficking, which is a humanitarian issue that affects millions of people around the world.

A lot of students have expressed interest in the organization but did not know about the first call-out meeting. CCAT is holding a second call-out meeting this Wednesday, 9/28 in Ballantine Hall, Rm 340 from 6PM-8PM.

Human trafficking is referred to as modern-day slavery, and every country--including the United States--has instances of this horrific human rights violation. Human trafficking consists of the transportation or recruitment of people by means of force, coercion or deception. The majority of trafficked persons is poor, oppressed and have very few opportunities to learn or work. Victims--normally women and children--are forced into prostitution, domestic servitude, labor, warfare, or other exploitative tasks.

Human trafficking may seem foreign, but it exists in many cities and towns throughout the United States. The items we buy, the businesses we support, and the services we utilize can directly affect people who are suffering from human trafficking. CCAT is planning various events throughout the year, such as co-hosting film screenings, bringing in a speaker from the State Department, spreading the word through various mediums of media, and planning fundraising events.

Every student--irregardless of his/her major--can participate in the efforts to raise awareness and bring human trafficking to a nearer close. If it's not too much trouble, I'd really appreciate your efforts in spreading the word about CCAT to your students! For further information, students can contact me at ebarbe@indiana.edu or 614.738.3767.

Thank You,
Emily

ebarbe@indiana.edu
614.738.3767

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