HARVARD COLLEGE FOR FREE THE SLAVES

MODERN-DAY SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING- HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY

                                    Events & Activities

EVENTS!

2009-2010

 SIGN OUR PETITION FOR A MODERN-DAY SLAVERY/HUMAN TRAFFICKING COURSE AT HARVARD! VISIT %http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/harvardcollegecurriculum/%

 

LUIS Cde BACA AT HARVARD COLLEGE-

Louis Cde Baca Student Round Table Event

2/18, Thursday, 3-4PM

Carr Center Conference Room, Rubenstein 219

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"From Bondage to Freedom: The Fight to Abolish Modern-Day Slavery"

A Public Address by Louis C. de Baca

Followed by Benjamin Skinner

2/18, Thursday, 6PM

 

 HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS WEEK- SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING @ HARVARD COLLEGE!

 

 

 UNDERGRADUATE OPEN FORUM

Learn about what your peers are doing to get this issue out in the open! We're not setting up our soapboxes- we're pitching a curriclum about modern-day slavery and human trafficking! We want you to tell us what you think- the good, the inspiring, the bad, the ugly- WE WANT IT ALL! Debate with our research team, give your feedback, voice your skepticism- We want to hear your voices!

 3/22, Monday

5:30-7:30PM

Harvard Hall 102

 

An Evening with Jeff Gulati, Professor, Bentley College

3/23, Tuesday

5:30-7:30PM

Harvard Hall 103

 

SPRING PANEL:  NOBODY CARES ABOUT SLAVERY...OR DO THEY?

Don't think slavery applies to you? Are you offended that we use the term slavery? Come listen to Tim McCarthy, Siddharth Kara, Orlando Patterson, and Benjamin Skinner, and many more all-stars come together to talk about why slavery matters today and how it is more than a human rights issue. Listen how their current work intersects with modern-day slavery and human traffickikng and how they got involved! Best of all, come to debate with them about the issues- we want to hear what you have to say!

3/24, Wednesday

7:30-10PM

 Harvard Hall 202
 
Act on a DREAM EVENT SERIES
 
3/25, Thursday, 5:30-7:30PM, Sever 102
3/26, Friday, 5:30-7:30PM, Sever 103
MORE DETAILS TO COME!

 

DESTINATION FREEDOM 2010

 Come learn more about modern-day slavery and human trafficking, engage in intellectually-stimulating conversation about cutting-edge research and activism in the field, and network with members in the communities of knowledge and practice!

***FIND OUT THE LATEST WAYS TO GET INVOLVED- VOLUNTEER, INTERNSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, JOBS OPPORTUNITIES****

 4/7,Wednesday

 4-8PM

 Student Organization at Hilles (SOCH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2008-2009

3/18- FILM SCREENING OF JUSTIN DILLON'S "CALL AND RESPONSE"; "Call and Response" is a rockumentary that examines the ills of modern-day slavery through a unique and integrative approach incorporating current scholarship on the topic and the work of contemporary artists. To see a trailer, please click on the following: http://www.callandresponse.com/trailer.html

4/2- FREEZE-IN (email harvard.free.the.slaves@gmail.com for more information). Check out our write up in the paper: http://www.boston.com/news/world/worldly_boston/2009/04/freezing_toward_freedom_for_sl.html

 4/7- DESTINATION FREEDOM: A LEARNING APPROACH TO ENDING MODERN-DAY SLAVERY/HUMAN TRAFFICKING;a symposium that intends to engage students of all interests and knowledge levels to become more aware about the issues of modern-day slavery.For more information email destinationfreedom09@gmail.com