Freedom Week: Home
Freedom Week would like to thank all of the speakers and organizations for their contribution to the first human trafficking awareness and advocacy week in New York City. We would especially like to thank our partner Stop Child Trafficking Now, as well as Veritas at Columbia University, Against Child Trafficking of New York University, Just Peace of Manhattan College and Jonathan Walton of InterVarsity's NYC Urban Project. This initiative could not have happened without their energy, dedication and support.
Please check back in the coming weeks as we provide more information on the organizations that participated in Freedom Week as well as concrete action steps you can take to begin creating sustainable change.
FREEDOM WEEK SCHEDULE, SEPT. 20-27, 2009
SEPTEMBER 20
- The Economics of Sex Slavery by Siddharth Kara, author of Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery. Barnard College.
- Fatal Promises documentary featuring actress Emma Thompson, activist Gloria Steinem and Free the Slaves founder Kevin Bales. Cinema Village.
- "Predators & Prey" online-exclusive art exhibit with painter Margo Selski. GlassGarageGallery.com.
SEPTEMBER 21
- The World of Sex Trafficking with New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof & Kaign Christy of International Justice Mission. Columbia University.
- "Faces of Freedom" photography exhibit co-sponsored by UNICEF & RugMark. Danny Kaye Visitors Center.
SEPTEMBER 22
- Q&A forum with Restore and other organizations. King's College.
- "Redemption Songs of Freedom" benefit concert with Braddigan. Featured speaker: Former child soldier and activist Grace Akallo. Columbia University.
SEPTEMBER 23
- Book reading with The Snakehead author Patrick Radden Keefe. New York Public Library Cullman Center.
- See Me! Hear Me! dramatic play by director and choreographer Kathleen Thompson. Columbia University.
- Book reading with Slave Hunter author Aaron Cohen. Manhattan College.
SEPTEMBER 24
- Art exhibit: Paintings by Jeremy Penn of hip-hop artist and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal and NYC girls rescued by GEMS from sex trafficking. New York University
- Fashion Fights Slavery, sponsored by Nomi Network and the Fashion Institute of Technology.
SEPTEMBER 25
The World of Restaveks and the system of child labor slavery with Anna Grimaldi Colomer of UNICEF and authors Ben Skinner and Aaron Cohen. Manhattan College.
SEPTEMBER 26
Call + Response music documentary + guest speakers Ambassador Luis de Baca of the U.S. State Dept., Taina Bien-Amie of Equality Now and Jennifer Dreher of Safe Horizon. New York University.
SEPTEMBER 27
- Stop Child Trafficking Now Walk. Lincoln Center.
- Closing Call to Action networking fair with performances by spoken word artist Jonathan Walton of InterVarsity's NYC Urban Project. All Angels Church.