THE $$$ AND SENSE OF MODERN SLAVERY TRAFFICKING IS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY. WE MUST UNITE OUR EFFORTS TO “ HUMAN FREE THE VICTIMS AND STOP THIS INCREASINGLY AGGRESSIVE CRIME WHICH THREATENS NOT ONLY INDIVIDUALS BUT THE BASIC VALUES OF SOCIETY AND OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND JUSTICE, TO SAY NOTHING OF THE ECONOMY, AND THE FABRIC OF THE FAMILY AND OUR COEXISTENCE. —POPE FRANCIS, DECEMBER 12, 2013
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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014 | 9 A.M.–1:30 P.M. St. John’s University, Bent Hall 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens, NY stjohns.edu/trafficking
ANSWER THE CALL TO ACTION. Come to learn and explore the relationship between consumerism, modern slavery, and human trafficking. Find out what you can do to end this most egregious crime against humanity NOW!
DIRECTIONS: stjohns.edu/directions
• Understand the crime of human trafficking and its relationship to human rights, worker’s rights, and corporate social responsibility • Explore the relationships of poverty, the trafficking of humans, modern slavery, and slavery’s links to the cost of products • Increase awareness and foster solidarity to stop the trafficking of humans for any purpose • Identify ways that each person can act mindfully in their daily lives to abolish modern slavery and to protect human dignity and worker’s rights
FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Mary Ann Dantuono at 718-990-1612 or Sr. Kati Hamm, S.C., at 718-779-8075.
KEYNOTE PRESENTER:
REGISTRATION FEE: $20; $5 students (scholarships available) Registration required by March 20, 2014. VISIT: stjohns.edu/trafficking, fax the attached form to 718-990-1901, or e-mail to
[email protected].
SPONSORS The New York Coalition of Religious Congregations to Stop Human Trafficking, LifeWay Network, the Vincentian Center for Church and Society, and the Ladies of Charity at St. John’s University
DAVID ARKLESS is CEO and founder of ArkLight Consulting Ltd, and former president of global corporate and government affairs at ManpowerGroup, a position he held for over 22 years. Arkless is a world-renowned expert on labor market trends and has widespread experience in helping countries develop their labor market and migratory strategies. In addition to many professional and educational appointments, he serves as an advisory board member for both the International Organization for Migration and the the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). He is the co-chair of gBCAT, the global Business Coalition Against Trafficking launched in 2012 and is board president of the End Human Trafficking Now campaign.
THE $$$ AND SENSE OF MODERN SLAVERY APRIL 5, 2014 | 9 A.M.–1:30 P.M. ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY BENT HALL
RETURN THIS FORM TO: The Vincentian Center for Church and Society St. John’s University SVH B-2 8000 Utopia Parkway Queens, NY 11439 Fax 718-990 1901 E-mail
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