Directions for Participation:
To participate in this study e-broad session, there are two steps: 

• The first requires you to review the information. 
• The second requires you to interact through the online discussions and the live web-conference.

Review the Information:

To participate in the Human Trafficking study e-broad session:

• For your background, view this video entitled, Trafficking in Moldova: 'Shocking Situation', plus visit the links in the sidebar.
• Read the CRS staff essays below that your professor asigns. CRS staff and partners were invited to compose a 2-4 page reflection on this topic.

Interaction:

On-line discussion

1. Sign in as a GSN Member, and select the topic "Human Trafficking 11/09"
   
2. Once you've reviewed the material and signed into the GSN, you are now ready to participate in the online discussion portion of the Study e-broad Session. Please use the discussion threads (assigned by your instructor) to enter your considered written reflections. Be sure to end with your name, short-hand title of your course, and institution, e.g. J. Jones, Eth. Trad., VU.
   
3. Now comes the exciting part. Visit the discussion board regularly between November 9-20 to see how other participants are responding to the essays/video, how they are responding to what you said, and to enter your responses to them. Be sure to begin your response by identifying the person you are responding to, e.g. "In response to K. Smith, Seattle U,…." End your response with your identifier. e.g. J. Jones, Eth. Trad., VU (Note: your instructor may give you guidelines on the number and length of responses required of you.)  

Live Web-Conference

1. To help us prepare for the live web-conference we will need your help. A few days before the web-conference, your instructor will ask you to submit to him/her some of the burning, unresolved questions and issues that you think require further discussion and analysis. Your instructor will pass them along to the university's site administrator or their CRS contact. These will become the basis for launching the live, interactive web-conference discussion. During the live web-conference itself, you and the other participants will have the opportunity to engage in discussion with one another and the CRS staff.   

Primary Resources:

1) Essay: Modern Day Slavery: The Scourge of Human Trafficking in the U.S. by Sara Feldman of Migration and Refugee Services. DISCUSS HERE

2) Essay: International Aspects of Human Trafficking by Mary DeLorey CRS Strategic Issues Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean. DISCUSS HERE

3) Essay: Moldova Trafficking in Women - CRS Response DISCUSS HERE

4) Essay: Brazil Forced Labor - CRS Response DISCUSS HERE

5) Essay: India Trafficking in Persons - CRS Response DISCUSS HERE

6) Optional Discussion Question: From the perspective of the course you are now taking, what insights, perspectives, and questions can be brought to bear on issues surfaced in the above essays? DISCUSS HERE

⇒ Learn what makes for effective postings.

Live GSN Webcasts: to join, simply click one of the below links, and enter as a guest. No special password needed.

FACULTY NOTE:  If your class does not meet during the above times, you are encouraged to consider either a) arranging participation outside of classtime, or b) to utilize the recorded versions of the Q&A sessions.  Thank you.

What Can I Do:

• Hold an event on campus to raise awareness of human trafficking, and to raise funds for the CRS jobs creation program in Moldova.
• Stay up to speed on global engagement opportunities by signing up for the CRSCollege.org monthly e-update.
• Work with Catholic Women Religious to "Stop the Demand" of human trafficking.
• Participate in the Church's advocacy initiative to end hunger, disease, conflict, and to reform international assistance by joining Catholics Confront Global Poverty.
• Get your school to become a member of the Coalition of Catholic Organizations Against Trafficking.
• Get involved in your local Anti-Trafficking Coalition.
• Contact USCCB/MRS at mrstraff@usccb.org about getting involved locally.
• Purchase Fair Trade items through CRS Fair Trade.
• Connect with the Justice for Immigrants Campaign.

Questions?

Students,  please see your professor for assistance.
Faculty,  please contact your school's Site Administrator (below), or visit our faculty F.A.Q. page:

• Cabrini College: Jerry Zurek jzurek@cabrini.edu
• Seattle University: Yvonne Harrison yharriso@seattleu.edu
• Villanova University: Sue Toton suzanne.toton@villanova.edu
• All other institutions: Kevin Kostic kkostic@CRS.org

Thank You