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Modern Slavery Awareness Week

April 7-15

Malone College will address the issue of modern day slave trading at a series of programs designed to educate the community-at-large about this abhorrent practice.  All programs are free, open to the public, and scheduled to take place on the campus located at 515 25th Street N.W. in Canton . 

 

The cost of the child sex slave trade: One girl's story
Come hear the heart-wrenching story of Nhu, a child sold into slavery in Thailand . Alumnus Carl Ralston '92, founder of Remember Nhu, will share what he's doing to prevent children from being sold throughout Southeast Asia . Also facilitating the discussion will be Celia King, director of service learning; and Amber Balash, writer, College Communications and board member, Remember Nhu.
Wednesday, April 9
7pm
Silk Auditorium
Mitchell Hall 
Blood Diamonds
Are you wearing a conflict diamond?
Come watch the movie and see why there is a dire need for action. Blood diamonds, often called conflict diamonds, are mined in war torn African countries by rebels to fund their conflict. The rebels grossly abuse human rights, often murdering and enslaving the local populations to mine the diamonds.

Set against the backdrop of the chaos and civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone , Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), an ex-mercenary from Zimbabwe , and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou), a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories and their circumstances are as different as any can be until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond, the kind of stone that can transform a life…or end it.
Facilitators are Jackie Welling, Ph.D., Jay Case, Ph.D., and Sierra Leone native, Hamid Bundu. 
Saturday, April 12
7:30 p.m.
Stewart Room
Randall Campus Center  
This Is Africa (TIA): the Issue of Child Soldiers in Africa .
The Invisible children of Africa
The issue of children's participation in armed political conflict has captured the attention of the world during the past ten or fifteen years. Images of boys carrying guns and ammunition flash across television screens and appear on the front pages of newspapers. Less frequent but equally disturbing, stories of girls pressed into the service of militias surface in the media. An unprecedented number of children have been drawn into active participation in warfare. Many children are coerced into fighting; others are pushed into it by poverty and crises in their communities; some may be seduced by promises of glory or excitement. Children as young as eight or ten years of age are transformed into merciless killers, committing horrendous atrocities with apparent indifference or even pride.

MARK WEXLER- Featured speaker.
Co-founder & managing director, Not for Sale Campaign
Mark started his "job track" with South Africa 's Umthombo Street Children working to empower former street kids to take a leading role in structural change. He honed his entrepreneurial skills by growing organizational connections across Europe and Africa . As managing director he coordinates and deploys campaign action strategies, while overseeing partnerships with affiliated projects in Northern Thailand and Uganda . 
Tuesday, April 15
7pm
Stewart Room
Randall Campus Center