General | October 3, 2014
PHILADELPHIA – La Salle University, in partnership with the National Consortium for Academics and Sport, will host Shut Out Human Trafficking Week beginning on Monday, October 6. La Salle will be the first of several colleges or universities to participate nationwide this year including St. John's, Tulane, Central Florida, Brown, Alabama, Denver, UCLA and Chicago State.
"La Salle University is excited to partner with the NCAS to help bring awareness to this problem in our country and abroad. Many groups on campus have put time in to make this week educational for our students and staff," Director of Athletics
Dr. Tom Brennan said. "We are in good company with the many other universities participating and look forward to the week."
The NCAS is an organization that uses the power of sport to affect positive social change. The NCAS educates and empowers individuals and organizations by inspiring values-based thinking leading to actions that promote social responsibility and equality.
The week begins on Monday evening with a dinner dialogue with La Salle graduate Aida Marcial '02, the founder and president of Global Justice Investigations, LLC .
On Tuesday, students and La Salle SAAC members will be holding a petition signing on the Union patio beginning at noon. Fair trade t-shirts will also be available for a donation.
On Wednesday, a fair trade fair will be taking place in the Quad where students and staff can purchase goods from fair trade companies. This event also begins at noon.
Finally on Thursday, La Salle will host a screening of the movie "Not My Life", a film about human trafficking and modern slavery. The movie begins at 7 PM in Rodden Theatre and a panel discussion will follow. Open to public
Human trafficking has been likened to modern-day slavery that subjects children, women, and men to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. This horrific practice can include prostitution, pornography, and sex tourism as well as domestic servitude, factory work, and migrant farming. Human trafficking is not the same as smuggling; it does not require movement across borders.
If you suspect someone is a victim of trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline
1-888-373-7888.
