Human Trafficking Efforts at UIW and FREE Online Course

BACKGROUND:  Sister Martha Ann Kirk recently received a small grant from the Lilly Foundation for the following project re: Human Trafficking:

Fall Semester:  In the fall semester at UIW a group of faculty members will learn more about human slavery through monthly gatherings, guest speakers, and the blog. 

Spring Semester:  In the spring semester the group of UIW faculty will teach their classes and have students do some sort of project in this area.

BLOG:  The following blog has been set up at UIW in connection with the Lilly Grant to focus on human slavery:                           http://speakingforhumandignity.blogspot.com

Check out the blog posting from Tuesday, October 4: 

FREE ONLINE COURSE:  “Ending Slavery:  Strategies for Contemporary Global Abolition”

·       DATE:  Begins October 17 and goes for four weeks.

·       COST:  The course is FREE.

·       MAIN INSTRUCTOR:  Lead by Kevin Bales, a leading expert in contemporary slavery, the course will cover the most cutting-edge research available.

·      This is NOT a UIW course.  It is a free, online course available to people anywhere in the world.

·        HOW TO REGISTER: 

a.      go to blog listed above

b.     find the blog posting from Tuesday, October 4

c.      click on the link:  “Click to register now”  http://campaigns.walkfree.org/q/Ca2CI7m6LwOU6Klv7xAyOmsS2IsK7Fgc-TVBejUV9oGrTL-GE50Lb1eTG

Watch the lead educator, Kevin Bales, TED Talk on Ending Modern Day Slavery!