Program
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This year, the Not For Sale Campaign’s Global Forum on Human Trafficking will provide attendees with the unique opportunity to network with other individuals committed to ending human trafficking. In an open forum with global leaders, participants will discuss effective and innovative methods to combat trafficking, address the needs of at-risk populations, and provide relevant tools to build a greater modern-day abolitionist movement.
Program, agenda, and times subject to change.
Join us pre-conference on Oct. 13 for the Abolition Concert featuring Kru Nam, The Museum, and The Wrecking! More info
October 14th 1:00pm-7pm (doors open at 12:00):
BREAKOUT SESSION I (DAY 1)
Faith-based: How do we overcome religious differences to create an Abolitionist Faith Community?
Few issues can unite people of all faiths like the issue of modern-day slavery. The right to freedom from enslavement is a uniting doctrine for people of all faiths. How do faith communities, individually and corporately, proclaim, worship, and act to re-abolish slavery? What are the challenges and where is the hope in the modern-day abolitionist faith movement? Come and join the dialogue.
Featuring:
Kevin Austin, Director, Abolitionist Faith Community, Not For Sale Campaign
Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster, Director of Education & Outreach, Rabbis for Human Rights-North America
Dennis Jeffery, Superintendent, The River Conference
Claude d’Estree, Director, Human Trafficking Clinic, Josef School of International Studies, University of Denver
Philanthropy: The impact and power of Strategic Philanthropy
Philanthropists are exploring innovative and alternative approaches to maximize the impact of their contributions. By considering alternative funding models, developing new methods for measuring success, partnering with others, and changing their relationship with their grantees, strategic philanthropists are updating philanthropy for the 21st century. How can Technological advancements and increased engagement affect impact? Panelists will speak first hand from their experiences supporting programs that address human trafficking.
Featuring:
Doug Balfour, Chief Executive Officer and North American Advisory Director, Geneva Global
Randy Newcomb, President and CEO, Humanity United
Cheryl Fields Taylor, Founder and CEO, Blue Beyond Consulting
Law Enforcement: what are the limitations to citizen engagement and partnership?
Increasingly people are aware that human trafficking may be a reality in their own backyards. Effectively addressing human trafficking requires connecting with those within one’s own community. Partnering on the local level through task-forces, community groups, and community-based initiatives can be an effective way of identifying instances of trafficking. Panelists from law enforcement and the task-force community will discuss how citizens can appropriately and effectively work to combat trafficking in their own areas.
Featuring:
Dennis Mark, Chief Investigator, Not For Sale Campaign
Lt. Derek Marsh, Westminster Police Department
Beni Hernandez, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)
Lt. John Vanek, San Jose Police Department
BREAKOUT SESSION II (DAY 1):
Organizing 2.0: Putting a face on social media
Can social media be a tool for change, or is it simply used for connecting with constituents and raising funds? Social innovators will discuss how today’s movement can embrace new media and become more effective.
Featuring:
Jack Dorsey, creator, co-founder and Chairman (Twitter) and the CEO (Square)
Ben Keesey, Chief Executive Officer, Invisible Children
Susan Gordon, Senior Nonprofit Coordinator, Causes
Fostering Partnerships: Working with unlikely and unfamiliar partners
Business leaders view non-profits as “idealists”; non-profits think business leaders are driven by profit margins. Yet when they can overcome their differences and work together, extraordinary achievements occur. The panel will explore the difficulties and importance of understanding and working with each other.
Featuring:
David Arkless, President of Corporate and Government Affairs, Manpower Inc.
David Batstone, President & Co-Founder, Not For Sale Campaign
Christopher Davis, International Campaigns Director, The Body Shop International
Civil Society: What can the human trafficking movement learn from other social movements?
Movement building is a powerful force to effect social change. The anti-trafficking movement has built greater momentum in the last decade or two, especially in the US. The social consciousness has been awakened to the gross crime of human trafficking. Identifying, discussing, and implementing lessons from past movements can greatly enhance the effectiveness of today’s abolitionist. As an emerging movement, it is important to also examine other social movements to help build an effective and impactful anti-trafficking field. What lessons can today’s modern-day abolitionist learn from other social movements, past and present? Leaders and scholars from other social movements will discuss the lessons they have learned in the hopes of identifying practices that are applicable to the modern-day abolitionist.
Featuring:
Roger Hoesterey, Senior Vice President, The Trust for Public Land
Imelda Buncab, National Constituency Director, Not For Sale Campaign
James Steward, James Wallace Professor of Hostory and Director of Latin America Studies, Emeritus, MaCalester College
Christopher Kopka, Vice President, Strategic Philanthropy, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Day 2: October 15th 9:00-6:00pm (doors open at 8:30)
BREAKOUT SESSION III (DAY 2):
Supporting Survivors: Exploring sustainability through enterprise
Commonly, survivors rely upon shelters and service providers for vital rehabilitation and integration services. Although essential, these programs often only provide temporary or time constrained support. Social enterprises working with various survivor populations have successfully connected the populations they serve with job placement programs to increase sustainability and expedite social reintegration. Panelists will discuss programs that serve vulnerable or exploited populations in their field of expertise. How can survivors locate adequate employment opportunities that will create stable and long lasting self-sufficiency? Can social enterprises assist human trafficking survivors by providing employment opportunities? What aspects of the models discussed can be applied to human trafficking programs?
Featuring:
David Ormesher, Chief Executive Officer, Closerlook Inc.
Hugh Marquis, Managing Director, Network Neighberhood
Kay Buck, Executive Director, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)
The Numbers Game: What does data really tell us about human trafficking?
Does the human trafficking movement have a data problem? Is there a problem with data recording methodology? Accurately and concisely developing estimates on any form of trafficking, or on trafficking within a precise region, necessitates the development of a precise methodology. What methodologies are currently being deployed, and is there one panacea methodology that can consistently yield an accurate estimate? Is the human trafficking movement dependent upon one estimate or are there alternative processes for understanding human trafficking?
Featuring:
David Batstone, President & Co-Founder, Not For Sale Campaign
Claude D’Estree, Director, Human Trafficking Clinic, Josef School of International Studies, University of Denver
Complex Supply Chains: Can transparency and responsibility be restored?
The complexity of production is a commonly cited for the continued vulnerability of business to forced labor. Adequately addressing forced labor requires companies to think beyond the final stage of production and consider the entire production process. Can tracking systems be effective and are they sustainable? Can transparency be useful for understanding the complex nature of production? Are there alternative approaches to production that should be considered?
Featuring:
John Carson, Founder & President, Open Hand Design, Inc.
Robin Romano, Director, The Dark Side of Chocolate
Day 2: October 15th 9:00-6:00pm (doors open at 8:30)
BREAKOUT SESSION IV (DAY 2):
Exploitation: Planet and People
The exploitation of people and the planet are interlinked, such as mining in Democratic Republic of the Congo, disputes over access and ownership of land in Thailand, and the deforestation of the Amazon. People and planet are inexplicably linked, yet proposed solutions often focus upon one of the problems without addressing their interconnected nature. What are the connections between gross environmental degradation and the exploitation of people? Could there be solutions that effectively bridge the need to address both abuses? Is it possible to restore the land and the people simultaneously?
Featuring:
Roger Hoesterey, Senior Vice President, The Trust for Public Land
Leslie Durschinger, Founder, Managing Director, Terra Global Capital
Vulnerability in Motion: Addressing stateless and migrant populations
In 2010 there will be 218 million migrants worldwide1 and approximately 16.3 million refugees2. As populations on the move, either by choice or force, these groups may lack sufficient protections and can be susceptible to exploitation. Where do these populations exist? Who is exploiting them? And what effective measures are being deployed to mitigate their risk of exploitation? Different practitioners will discuss what effective measures they are deploying to address the vulnerability of the populations they serve.
Featuring:
Chancee Martorell, Executive Director, Thai Community Development Center
Kru Nam, Not For Sale Thailand; Volunteers for Children Development Foundation Chiang Rai
Robert Goff, Founder and CEO, Restore International
IN FOCUS: Dalits of India
Dalits make up an estimated one-quarter of India’s population. Stigmatized as “untouchables” and characterized by “slumdogs,” the Dalits, the lowest social caste within India, suffer from marginalization, discrimination, and other social inequalities. Ending human trafficking in India requires adequately addressing their vulnerabilities to exploitation.
Featuring:
Nanci Ricks, President, Spiritual Formation Alliance
Kailash Satyarthi, Chairperson, Global March Against Child Labor
John Carson, Founder & President, Open Hand Design, Inc.
1 United Nations’ Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2008 Revision, http://esa.un.org/migration
2 ibid
