Faith and Justice Symposium
This year the Houghton College Center for Faith, Justice and Global Engagement will hold its second annual Faith and Justice Symposium. The symposium will focus on the topic of human trafficking, and particularly on strategies to combat the destruction that it brings.
2012 Symposium
Sept. 27 - Oct. 1
Trafficking Overview
Human trafficking, a multi-billion dollar industry based on the principles of supply and demand, has been called the ’21st Century Abolitionist Movement’. Global in its reach, human trafficking targets vulnerable people for labor and sexual exploitation. To combat the problem, bold and holistic approaches are essential to stop the destruction of so many lives and families. This Symposium will seek to explore and address the complexities of human trafficking from the programmatic and policy perspectives.
Symposium Media Center
Photo Gallery |
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Symposium Schedule
Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
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| World Music for Justice Coffee House | Van Dyk Lounge 7:00-9:00 p.m. |
Friday, September 28, 2012 |
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| Chris Heuretz - International Director, Word Made Flesh Abolishing Human Trafficking: A Theological Perspective |
Wesley Chapel 11:30 a.m. |
Workshops 1:45-2:45 p.m. & 3:00-4:00 p.m. |
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Track 1: Perspectives on Human Trafficking |
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| Chris Heuretz, Word Made Flesh Faith and Justice as Essential Frameworks to Abolishing Trafficking |
LIB 323 |
| Nicole Wood, Department of Homeland Security Responding to Human Trafficking: A Governmental Perspective |
CHC 325 |
| Renan Salgado, Worker Justice Center (Rochester, N.Y.) From Global to Local—The Realities of Labor Trafficking in western New York |
CHC 123 |
Track 2: Effective Strategies in Combating Human Trafficking |
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| Jose Miguel and Luz Stella De Angulo, MAP International (Bolivia) Best Practices in Prevention Programs: Linking Poverty, Health, Gender and the Sexual Exploitation of Children |
CHC 331 |
| Sergeant Blake Carlson, Phoenix Police Department The Dimensions of Human Trafficking in a Border State: The Intersection of Crime Control and Immigration Policy |
CHC 330 |
| Kerry Battenfeld, International Institute of Buffalo Communication and Education as Tools for Combating Trafficking |
CHC 329 |
| Workshop Speaker Reception | Van Dyk Lounge 4:15 p.m. |
| Film & Response: Not My Life United Nations Association Film Festival 2012. A film about slavery in our time. A story about the way the world is. Not My Life is the first documentary film to depict the horrifying and dangerous practices of human trafficking and modern slavery on a global scale. |
Wesley Chapel 8:00 p.m. |
| Informal Follow-up Discussion | Java 101 10:00 p.m. |
MONDAY, October 1, 2012 |
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| Commissioner Christine MacMillan World Evangelical Alliance When Justice is the Measure: Living Right while Righting Wrongs |
Wesley Chapel 11:30 a.m. |
