Living With Dignity and Freedom From Oppression: The Intersection of Human Trafficking and the Contemporary Immigration Crisis
Thursday, April 27th at Seattle First Baptist Church
1111 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
1111 Harvard Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
6:30pm Gather; 7:00-8:30pm program
How can we stand in solidarity as faith communities with our immigrant sisters and brothers? How is human trafficking and today’s immigration crisis linked? Come learn from experts in the community about how to support immigrant human trafficking survivors and what resources are available to them.
Speakers: Joanne Alcantara, Executive Director, API Chaya
Giselle Cárcamo, Justice for Women Coordinator,
Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center
Can’t make it in person? Join us virtually via Facebook live at www.facebook.com/SeattleMissionsOffice
Other upcoming events …
What Slaveholders Think: A conversation with author Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick April 23 @ 2:00-3:00pm Free
At Assumption Catholic Parish, 6201 33rd Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115
Catholics have long advocated for an end to modern day slavery, but why do women, men, and children around the world continue to be exploited? Join the Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center in welcoming the author of a new book, What Slaveholders Think, which explores the reasons why human traffickers exploit people for profit. For more information, contact IPJC at 206-223-1138 oripjc@ipjc.org.
Stolen Youth ‘Not on Our Watch’ Luncheon 2017
April 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Free
At Sheraton Seattle Hotel, 1400 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
We hope you’ll join Stolen Youth for the 5th Annual ‘Not On Our Watch’ Luncheon! Come celebrate the incredible progress Stolen Youth has made in just five years to fight local human trafficking, and hear their ambitious vision for the future. Register at http://stolenyouth.org/luncheon/
We look forward to seeing you on April 27! Feel free to reach out to us with any questions.
Planning Committee:
Claudia Bennett, Church Council of Greater Seattle
Robert Beiser, Seattle Against Slavery
Joe Cotton, Pastoral Care & Outreach for the Archdiocese of Seattle
Kelly Hickman, Missions Office for the Archdiocese of Seattle
Jawad Khaki, Khaki Foundation
Elizabeth Murphy, Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center
Rabbi Zari Weiss, Kol HaNeshamah
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