Poverty and Violence: The Hidden Plague the World Has Missed

Wednesday, February 19, 2014
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(Pacific)
Bechtel Conference Center
Speaker: 
  • Gary Haugen
We invite you to join Gary Haugen, former director of the UN investigation of the Rwanda Genocide and President and CEO of the International Justice Mission, to discuss his latest book The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence. Haugen will discuss the devastating impact that everyday violence is having on the global fight to reduce poverty and how we can help make the poor safe enough to thrive. Haugen has been recognized by the U.S. State Department as a Trafficking in Persons “Hero” – the highest honor given by the U.S. government for anti-slavery leadership. Book purchase and signing available.
 

Book purchase and signing available.

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This event is sponsored by: IJM, Bay Area Anti-Trafficking Coalition & the Stanford Program on Human Rights.

 

For more Information please contact:

Betty Ann Boeving   bettyann@baatc.org