PAST EVENT: Human Trafficking: What Can We Do About It?
From 8:00 pm to 9:15 pm- McLean Presbyterian Church
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With Victor Boutros May 21, 2021 PAST EVENT: Listen in as three internationally recognized leaders in the fight against human trafficking share why they personally got involved in this cause, what is happening today in this battle and how we as followers of Jesus can help bring freedom to those in bondage. Between the three of them they have worked for the Department of Justice, International Justice Mission, co-founded the Human Trafficking Institute and served at the highest levels of the US Government to fight the injustice of human trafficking. Each one of them is also a C.S. Lewis Fellow.
1020 Balls Hill Rd, McLean, VA 22101 [email protected]
With Victor Boutros
May 21, 2021
PAST EVENT:
Listen in as three internationally recognized leaders in the fight against human trafficking share why they personally got involved in this cause, what is happening today in this battle and how we as followers of Jesus can help bring freedom to those in bondage. Between the three of them they have worked for the Department of Justice, International Justice Mission, co-founded the Human Trafficking Institute and served at the highest levels of the US Government to fight the injustice of human trafficking. Each one of them is also a C.S. Lewis Fellow.
Victor Boutros
Victor Boutros, CEO, serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Human Trafficking Institute and President of the Board of Directors. He is a co-founder of the Institute, which was launched in 2015. Prior to his role at the Institute, he served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit and trained law enforcement from different parts of the world on how to investigate and prosecute human trafficking. He is co-author with Gary Haugen of The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence. Victor is a graduate of Baylor University, Harvard University, Oxford University, and the University of Chicago.
Christine Buchholz
Christine Buchholz, Board Member, serves as the Vice President on the board of directors for Restavek Freedom. She served as the Senior Advisor in the US Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. She led the Office’s efforts to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and the Palermo Protocol. This included working closely with the White House to host a summit on human trafficking and publishing a 20th Anniversary Retrospective. She has also worked on anti-trafficking initiatives in Haiti, India and the United States. Christine has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Wellesley College, studied at the London School of Economics and earned a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School.