Christian Worldview Committee to Co-host Anti-Human Trafficking Event
The Oral Roberts University Christian Worldview Committee and Dalit Freedom Network
(DFN) will be co-hosting [Re]claim, an anti-human trafficking event which will be
held November 8-11, 2014. [Re]claim will raise awareness about human trafficking and
show attendees how to combat this global blight, which harms as many as 30 million
people globally and illegally generates some $32 billion annually. These events are
free and open to the public.
“We have been collaborating with the ORU department of Spiritual Formation, on-campus clubs such as GlobalU and the Social Justice Society and the behavioral sciences department,” said assistant professor of International Relations Ruby Libertus. “Our goal is to create awareness in the Tulsa community concerning the pervasiveness of human trafficking in Oklahoma and around the globe.”
[Re]claim will feature dynamic speakers, exhibits from anti-trafficking organizations and the screening of films about trafficking. The schedule includes the following:
Saturday, November 8, 2014
2 p.m. – “Global Rescue and Rehabilitation” with John and Christie Anthony (ORU Armand Hammer Alumni-Student Center)
Sunday, November 9, 2014
7 p.m. – Film screenings: “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls” and the 2014 Oklahoma Trafficking Review (Zoppelt Auditorium)
Monday, November 10, 2014
7 p.m. – Panel: “Why Trafficking Is Still an Issue in 2014” (Zoppelt Auditorium)
Panelists express perspectives from government and anti-trafficking organizations, including Momentum Global, Truckers against Trafficking, Unlock Freedom and the Dalit Freedom Network. Special guests include Darrell Weaver, director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, and ORU Provost Dr. Kathaleen Reid-Martinez.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
7 p.m. – “Rescue is Real” with Rev. Matthew Cork and Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett. The two guests will be announcing Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Tulsa (Lake Evelyn).
[Re]claim events are of particular interest to ORU students working to earn their Social Justice degree. The degree program provides students with skills and abilities to integrate faith, culture, economics, and politics to promote healing at both an individual and societal level. This program offers two pathways leading students either through a pre-law emphasis to graduate school or a business emphasis leading into a career promoting healing through supportive, often non-profit, organizations.