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March 4, 2009 • 4:29 pm 0

WORKSHOP: Human Trafficking….

A Program Against HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Sponsored by the Stark County Committee Against Human Trafficking

CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING

Wednesday, March 25, 2009 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Barrett Center at Walsh University

2020 E. Maple Street/Easton, North Canton, OH Corner of Market and Easton (Reach the Barrett Center from Market Ave – road behind BP)

Presenter: Celia Williamson, Ph.D Associate Professor Department of Social Work University of Toledo Celia Williamson is a nationally known expert on the subject of prostitution. She found Second chance program in Lucas County in 1993 for prosecuted girls. She has co-hosted and co-chaired five National Conferences on Prostitution, Sex Work and Human Trafficking. Celia has appeared in several news articles and broadcast news speaking on the topic of prostitution including ABC Primetime and been a consultant to CNN, ABC World News with Charles Gipson, Glamour and People Magazine. She has worked with the FBI and been invited to a national roundtable hosted by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and gave testimony to the U.S. Review on Commercially Exploited Children in America in preparation for the Third World Congress.

Child Sex Trafficking in Ohio Human Trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Victims of human trafficking are young children, teenagers, men and women. Approximately 600,000 to 800,000 victims annually are trafficked across international borders world wide and thousands are trafficked every year here in the United States.

This program is a must for parents, teachers, school counselors, students, social workers, social service and health providers.

The program is free and open to the public.

For more information telephone: 330-649-9324

Filed under: Caritas

March 4, 2009 • 12:52 am 0

‘Charity As Cure’

from Catholic Relief Services Blog by John Lindner

“For me, the word charity assumes meaning not only in what I daily observe but also in Scripture and in the lives of the saints—unofficial and official. At the very least, charity assumes a sharing of resources….

“One powerful scriptural example of such sharing occurs in Luke’s description of an early Christian community: “The company of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common…. There was not a needy person among them” (Acts 4:32-34). How wonderful to think of the human family without a needy person among us! But the gulf between charity and greed extends beyond the distribution of human resources, because the seeds of both charity and greed reside in the human heart. It is the difference between a “this is mine” viewpoint and a “whatever is mine is to be shared” approach to life. The first letter of John provides an illustration: “The one who has the goods of the world and sees a brother [or sister] in need and closes his heart, how does the love of God abide in him?” (1 Jn 3:17).”

That’s George Anderson writing in America: The National Catholic Weekly, in an article titled Charity As Cure.

Filed under: consumerism, Culture, Personal Reflections

March 1, 2009 • 6:07 pm 0

Pope: workers, families must be crisis priority


from Roman Catholic Church News

Pope Benedict XVI is encouraging political leaders and industrialists to make workers and their families the priority during the economic crisis.

Benedict spoke to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square Sunday. Fiat autoworkers from southern Italy, worried about the future of their factory, were in the crowd.

The pope says he wants to encourage political leaders as well as industrialists to work together during what he calls a ‘delicate moment.’

He says strong, joint efforts are needed, but that they must keep in mind that the priority must be workers and their families.

Filed under: Economic Policy, Market Place, Papal Teachings

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