Joyce Hulse Manko Memorial Lecture
Date and Time
Monday Sep 15, 2014
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
09/15/2014 7:00 pm
Location
Miami University Hamilton Harry T. Wilks Conference Center 1601 University Blvd. Hamilton, Ohio 45011
Description
The Department of Justice and Community Studies, College of Professional Studies & Applied Sciences is sponsoring a number of events focusing on the problem of contemporary human trafficking and slavery. Keynote speaker and author of The Whistleblower, Kathryn Bolkovac will discuss sex trafficking, military contractors, and her fight for justice. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. Funding for this event is provided by the Joyce Hulse Manko Memorial Lecture in Government endowment. ?The Department of Justice and Community Studies is excited to bring Bolkovac to Miami University Hamilton,? said Daniel Hall, Chair of the Department of Justice and Community Studies. ?Her story is compelling, raising important questions about ethics, human rights, and political corruption.? These events are also supported by Miami University?s Departments of Justice and Community Studies, Black World Studies, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Women?s Gender and Sexual Studies, Rentschler Library, Miami Middletown?s Applied Research Center, Multicultural Services, Miami Regional Locations Student Affairs, Miami Hamilton?s Center for Civic Engagement, Colligan History Project and Miami International Justice Mission. These events are free and open to the public. For more information on these events, call 513.785.7702 or email criminaljustice@MiamiOH.edu.