Human Trafficking: An International Perspective
When: Thursday, July 23, 6:00-8:00 PM
Where: Kell’s Irish Pub, 112 SW 2nd Avenue in downtown Portland
RSVP: amy@pdxcityclub.org or 503-228-7231 x110
Cost: Free and open to the public
In 1988, while traveling with schoolmates in Southeast Asia, kidnappers pulled Bill Hillar’s 17-year old daughter off a train and forced her into the sex industry. Despite an exhaustive, multi-country search, her father, a Special Forces Colonel, was unable to save his daughter from the fate that ultimately took her life. The recent movie “Taken,” with Liam Neeson is partially based on Bill Hillar’s personal story. On Thursday, July 23, Dr. Hillar, now an adjunct professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, will discuss the international web of human trafficking and global approaches to combating this horrific practice.
Learn more: http://www.pdxcityclub.org/agora/agora.php
October 7th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
There is a group in Bend trying to get organized to fight HT. Many in the group are Christian and I found your site after googling HT. What do you have to teach us? Is there an active blog? I would love to see a blog set up for teens, parents, those who have lost a child to HT, teachers, et.al. Have you had any contact with Saddleback Church and their ministry dealing with HT? Just trying to not invent a wheel that is already spinning somewhere. Blessed be. Pam