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University of Nebraska at Kearney symposium shines light on human trafficking

March 26, 2018 by admin 3 Comments

EVENT INFO The John C. Marienau Morality of Capitalism Symposium will be hosted April 9-10 in the Ponderosa Room inside the Nebraskan Student Union on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. The symposium, which focuses on human trafficking and how free markets can address this problem, features a keynote address, panel discussions, professional presentations and survivor stories. Speakers will address human trafficking at the regional, national and international levels. The event is free and open to the public. SCHEDULE April 9 9:05-9:55 a.m. – “Bringing the problem to light: The importance of education to fight human trafficking.” Washburn University College of Arts and Sciences professor Sharon Sullivan. 10-11 a.m. – Student poster session. 11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m. – “The economics of human trafficking.” Doane University associate economics professor Jennifer Bossard. 1:25-2:15 p.m. – Law enforcement panel presentation featuring Jim Davis, UNK director of police; Dan Warrington, Kearney Police Department investigator; and Tony Kavan, Nebraska State Patrol investigator. 3-4:30 p.m. – Informal meetings, media and student-presenter conversations. 7 p.m. – “Human trafficking and modern day slavery: Lessons learned in the last 20 years.” Keynote speaker Kristin Wiebe. April 10 9:30-10:45 a.m. – Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force panel presentation featuring Federico Vicente and Alicia Webber of The Salvation Army and Glen Parks of the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office. 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – “Survivors’ perspective” presentation. Leticia Bonifas, founder and executive director of Central Nebraska Human Trafficking and Immigration Outreach and a member of the Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force.

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When Kristin Wiebe traveled through Thailand about two decades ago, the country’s sex industry was far from hidden. Prostitution, and the sex trafficking that came with it, were impossible to ignore. “It struck me very hard, and I had a hard time shaking all of these images from my mind,” said Wiebe, who made the trip through southeast Asia on her way back from Bangladesh. The Kearney native spent about three … [Read more...] about University of Nebraska at Kearney symposium shines light on human trafficking

Filed Under: Business & Technology, News Tagged With: Alicia Webber, Dan Warrington, Federico VIcente, Glen Parks, human trafficking, Jennifer Bossard, Jim Davis, Kristin Wiebe, Leticia Bonifas, Sharon Sullivan, Tony Kavan, World Hope International

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