Kevin Bales, one of the world’s leading abolitionists and author of “Ending Slavery” and “Disposable People”, will speak Thursday, January 15, at the University of Central Florida.
Bales will give a presentation entitled “Ending Slavery: How We Free Todays Slave” at 3 p.m. in the Cape Florida Ballroom
- of the Student Union. The event is free and open to the public.
Bales is also the president and co-founder of Free The Slaves (http://www.freetheslaves.net), an international, non-governmental organization, established to end slavery and human trafficking around the world. There are currently approximately 27 million enslaved people in countries worldwide, including the United States.
Free The Slaves aims to end slavery through education, research and lobbying, as well as by working to liberate the enslaved, and providing food, shelter and safety to the liberated. The goal is to dismantle the system that allows slavery to flourish.
“Disposable People,” which was published in 1999, served as the basis for the film “Slavery: A Global Investigation,” which was released in 2000.
Sponsors include: UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Student Government Association, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Political Science Department, UCF LIFE and the Global Connections Foundation.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office at
407-823-0935, global@mail.ucf.edu. Or visit our website at
www.ucfglobalperspectives.org for further information.