HUMAN TRAFFICKING FORUM
. . . . . “human trafficking has become the fastest growing source of profits
for criminal enterprises world wide.”
USCCB Media Relations
SPONSORED BY THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY
OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ST. ANDREW
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 - 7:30 - 9:00 PM
ST. JOHN’S MSGR. MORRIS PARISH CENTER
PRESENTED BY:
SR. SUSAN FRANCOIS, CSJP
Sr. Susan is on the staff of the Intercommunity Peace &
Justice Center (IPJC) in Seattle, Washington where she
coordinates justice programming for young adults,
edits IPJC’s quarterly justice journal and provides
community education on issues such as immigration,
human trafficking and peacemaking. She is a member
of the Washington State Advisory Committee on
Trafficking and on the advisory council of Seattle
Against Slavery.
Sr. Susan made her final vows as a Sister of St. Joseph
of Peace in November 2011. She has been actively
involved in anti-trafficking since she worked with
trafficking survivors at Catholic Charities of Newark as
a novice.
She earned a BS degree in Political Science from Lewis & Clark College, Portland,
Oregon and is currently enrolled at the Graduate School of Theology and Ministry
at Seattle University.
ALL IN THE COMMUNITY ARE INVITED
REFRESHMENTS & MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE
WHY IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING SO PREVALENT?
The lack of anti-human trafficking laws, enforcement of such laws where they exist, along
with the ease and ability to re-exploit individuals, human trafficking has become the fastest
growing source of profits for criminal enterprises worldwide.
Traffickers lure vulnerable men, women and children with false promises of good jobs, an
education, economic security and even love. Once lured, the traffickers are able to keep
their victims from seeking help by confiscating identification documents, using threats of
violence against the victim or their family, as well as subjecting the victim to physical,
psychological and/or sexual abuse.
No sector or industry is immune from human trafficking. Victims have been identified in
factories, restaurants, construction work, agricultural fields, hotels, spas, nail salons, and
even private residences.
www.usccb.org/about/human-trafficking/