Ecumenical Conference on Human Trafficking
Multiple Perspectives to Addressing this Complex Issue
Sponsored by National
Council of Churches – Justice for Women Working Group & United Methodist
Women’s Division United Methodist Seminar Program on National and
International Affairs
Open Space Report Title:
Resources and theology
Convener:
Inez Torres Davis Inez.davis@elca.org
Nancy Murphy representing Faith Trust Institute
Mary Streufert mary.streufert@elca.org
List of participants:
Joanne Reich, Hugh Dell, Martha, Brigitte, Dorothy, Ana Speicher
Discussion and recommendations:
- Participants would like to see an online “clearinghouse” for resources so that we are not trying to produce things that already exist. Resources would be of all types (online, print, visual media, etc.)
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We suggested resource
themes:
- forced labor
- sex trafficking
- commercial sexual exploitation: of adults and of children
- theological resources
- worship resources: sermons/homiletical and litanies
- care and restoration
- various program curricula:
- educational: adult, youth, and children
- for care providers
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We posed questions over
possible places this collective list could be kept and maintained:
- Could this be an active list on the NCCC Web site?
- Could PolarisProject host this list?
- Could FaithTrust Institute be the hosting site and give a link to it on the brochure on human trafficking which they are going to develop? (They are going to develop a brochure on trafficking with ECPAT: “What every congregation should know.”)
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We posed guideline
parameters:
- Could we assign names and titles to submissions to the resource list so that others using it for their denominations have a quick way to evaluate the value of a listed resource? (All of us will not have time to review everything.)
- When we use a resource, could we use a rating system to assign a value to it? For example, give a resource a star rating.
- Could we put on our respective Web sites our top five recommended resources and then link users to this general site of resources? If we do this, we should link directly to the resource.