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The Liggett Lecture Series
in conjunction with The Jewish Forum
and the Jewish Community Center
presents
Theologian Dr. Jon D. Levenson
of the Harvard Divinity School in a talk titled
"Abraham Our Father:
What Does He Father?"
7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 10
Jewish Community Center
6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield
Free
Dr. Levenson is the Albert A. List
Professor of Jewish Studies at the
Harvard Divinity School. His work concentrates
on the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. His
books include "Resurrection: The Power of God
for Christians and Jews" and "Resurrection and the
Restoration of Israel: The Ultimate Victory of the
God of Life" which won the
2006 National Jewish Book Award.
The Liggett Lecture Series presents
experts who explore ideas in education and culture.
For information call 313-884-4444
or 248-354-6415, ext. 2
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Maria Asylum and Immigrant Rights
Clinic for Ave Maria Law School (now
in Florida). At the clinic, students
fought for asylum seekers, abused
immigrants and human trafficking
victims.
One such trafficking victim was
"Katya," a Ukrainian woman lured
to the U.S. with the promise to study
English. Instead, she and others
were forced to work in Detroit strip
clubs and threatened with violence
if they failed to obey. ("Katya" is an
alleged victim of Veniamin Gonikman
mentioned above.) "Katya" and Carr
appeared on the 2007 MSNBC docu-
mentary Sex Slaves in America to call
attention to the problem.
In 2010, Carr opened a human traf-
ficking clinic in Zacatecas, Mexico,
with a $300,000 grant from the U.S.
Department of State. She also traveled
to Egypt to help Alexandria University
open its law school legal clinic, which
focuses on domestic violence and
human trafficking.
Domestically, she and other
advocates across the country urged
state attorneys general to pressure
Craigslist.com to shutter its "adult ser-
vices" category last fall amid charges
the category promoted prostitution,
child trafficking and other illegal
activities. The category was projected
to generate $44.4 million for Craigslist
in 2010, according to the AIM Group, a
Florida-based market researcher. Still,
AIM says, other websites continue to
profit from solicitation ads.
Efforts in Michigan are ongoing to
impact legislation and raise aware-
ness. The Michigan Human Trafficking
Task Force, based at Michigan State
University in East Lansing, is an over-
seeing collaborative umbrella group.
The Michigan Women's Foundation
focuses on sex trafficking of minors.
A year ago, it began a pilot program
called Michigan's A Future. Not A Past
(MAFNAP) based on a Juvenile Justice
Fund program to end prostitution of
minors in Georgia.
"We are building a broad-based
coalition to help raise awareness of the
public and politicians that sex traffick-
ing happens in Michigan',' said Lori
Kitchen, the MIWF's program and
advocacy manager/MAFNAP coordi-
nator. "The goal is to change laws so
girls are no longer treated as criminals
and to increase funding for holistic
services to heal survivors.
"This is a reality that can happen
to any child in any community in this
state. That's why it's so important to
raise awareness, so there are no blind-
ers, and also to end the demand. Let's
call out the men who buy these girls
for what they are — pedophiles and
predators — rather than labeling the
girls as criminals.
"People need to understand;'
Kitchen said, "slavery is alive, active
and going strong in our own commu-
nities:' Lj
"Human Trafficking: Why We Must
Know and Why We Must Care," 9:30-
11:30 a.m., Thursday, April 14, Max
M. Fisher Federation Building, 6735
Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Township.
$25. Pre-registration is required.
Register online at www.jewishdetroit.
org/jwf or at (248) 642-4260, ext. 224.
Students with valid student ID and
employees of nonprofit organizations
should register by phone to receive spe-
cial ticket price consideration.
Human Trafficking
By The Numbers
Worldwide
• 12.3 MILLION: adults and
children in forced labor, bonded
labor and forced prostitution
around the world; 56 percent
are women and girls
• 4,166: successful trafficking
prosecutions in 2009
• $32 BILLION: annual trade for
the traffickers
• 49,105: victims identified
• 335: successful prosecutions
related to forced labor
• 62: countries that have yet to
convict a trafficker under laws
in compliance with the Palermo
Protocol, which focused global
attention on the issue
• 104: countries without laws,
policies or regulations to
prevent victims' deportation
• 1.8 PER 1,000 INHABITANTS:
prevalence of trafficking
victims in the world
Source: 2010 Trafficking In Persons report from the U.S.
Department of State
Resources:
• National Human Trafficking Resource
Center, (888) 3737-888, 24-hour toll-
free hotline, www.polarisproject.org
• www.humantrafficking.org
• Report a law enforcement tip to
Homeland Security: (866) 347-2423