Tag Archives: human trafficking
NSU to Host Guest Speakers in Conjunction with Human Trafficking Awareness Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Since the dawn of time, the scourge of slavery has been part of the human condition. While many countries have taken great strides to eliminate it from their societies – in the United States it was abolished 150 years ago – it’s…
NSU Hosts Conference on Cyber Safety and Human Trafficking
University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Frank DePiano, Ph.D., welcomed more than 300 federal and local law enforcement personnel and child welfare providers from the Broward, Miami, and Palm Beach counties to NSU’s main campus on Thursday, April 25. The providers were on campus to attend a cyber-safety…
On March 29, six representatives from Azerbaijan met with Brianna Kent, Ph.D, RN and Sandrine Gaillard-Kenney, Ed.D., faculty members at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Health Care Sciences, to exchange strategies on raising awareness of human trafficking. The Azerbaijani representatives were invited to the United States under the auspices of…
Fatal Promises: Documentary and Q&A on Human Trafficking, Oct. 12
On Oct. 12, Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center will host a screening of the documentary, “Fatal Promises” followed by a Q&A session with Director Kat Rohrer. The event, which is being organized by the Inter-American Center for Human Rights at the Law Center is intended to provide unique…
NSU Presents ‘Fatal Promises’ — A Documentary and Q&A on Human Trafficking, Oct. 12
The Inter-American Center for Human Rights at Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad Law Center invites the public for a unique opportunity to gain insight into the world of human trafficking. The Law Center will host a screening of the documentary “Fatal Promises” followed by Q&A with Fatal Promises Director Kat Rohrer.
NSU Speaker’s Forum Hosted by Dr. Larry A. Calderon
Katariina Rosenblatt, L.L.M., a doctoral student in the Conflict Analysis and Resolution Program at Nova Southeastern University’s Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences and human trafficking survivor, will be the featured speaker at NSU’s Speaker’s Forum on Friday, Mar. 16. Her presentation is titled: Human Trafficking is Closer to…
Nova Southeastern University’s Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHP), led by director Deborah Mulligan, M.D., made a poster presentation about domestic violence and human trafficking at American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual meeting in Denver held in early November. The presentation was titled “Health Care’s Role in Domestic Violence and…
Survivors of Human Trafficking Among Speakers Exploring the Issue at Symposium, Sept. 24 & 25
On September 25 and 25 survivors of human trafficking and experts on the matter will be among the speakers at a symposium titled, “Human Trafficking: A Conundrum in the 21st Century.” The two-day symposium, which is free and open to the public, will be held on NSU’s main campus. Presentations on…
Survivors of Human Trafficking Among Speakers Exploring the Issue at Symposium at NSU
Survivors of human trafficking and experts on the matter will be among the speakers at a symposium titled “Human Trafficking: A Conundrum in the 21st Century” at Nova Southeastern University on Sept. 24-25.
NSU Hosts Charity Golf Tournament to Fight Human Trafficking
When celebrity golfers hit the fairways at the Ft. Lauderdale Country Club on May 7, they sank birdies to combat human trafficking. That’s because they participated in NSU’s 6th annual Fore the Kids: Saving Lives charity golf tournament that raised money to battle human trafficking, a global problem requiring local…
Conference on Human Trafficking Held at NSU
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy hosted the International Child Health Forum on May 6. The topic of the forum was human trafficking. The event took place at NSU’s main campus and was broadcast live worldwide from NSU via Webinar and made available through archive. The 2010 International Child Health Forum…
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy is holding an international conference on May 6 and a charity golf tournament on May 7 to raise awareness of human trafficking. Florida is one of the top four destination states for human trafficking. An estimated 14,500 to 17,500 women and children are brought into…
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHF) hosted a free public screening of the movie, Downtown: A Street Tale, which chronicles the horrors of human trafficking. The award-winning film made its premier at NSU on Apr. 22. A post-movie panel discussion on the topic was moderated by Sun-Sentinel Editorial Writer…
NSU to Host Conference on Human Trafficking
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy will be hosting the International Child Health Forum on May 6. The topic of the forum will be human trafficking. The event will take place at NSU’s main campus, but broadcast live worldwide from NSU via Webinar and made available through archive. The United…
NSU to Host Charity Golf Tournament to Fight Human Trafficking
You are invited to participate in the 6th annual Fore the Kids: Saving Lives golf tournament at the prestigious Ft. Lauderdale Country Club on May 7. Funds raised at the 2010 tournament will go to assist in the battle against human trafficking, a global problem requiring local action. It is…