Campus community invited to New Abolitionists events
George Fox will host a New Abolitionists event this week that addresses the issue of sex slavery at both the local and international levels.
Following is a listing of planned events:
Monday, March 7
- Keynote speaker Tom Davis from Children’s HopeChest, a Christian-advocacy organization, will speak during chapel at 10:40 a.m.
- Children’s HopeChest will set up Orphan Experience, an interactive, multi-sensory art exhibit that draws viewers into the stories of orphans by displaying media presentations as well as artifacts, such as clothing or food, that are taken from HopeChest’s program sites. Drop by between 8 and 10:30 a.m. or between noon and 3 p.m. in the Cap and Gown Room.
Tuesday, March 8
- The film Born into Brothels will be shown at 9 p.m. in EHS 102. The film depicts the lives of several children living in the red light district of Calcutta, where their mothers are prostitutes.
Wednesday, March 9
- Stephanie Mathis will speak during chapel at 10:40 a.m. Mathis is the spiritual formation director at Warner Pacific College and an activist for the Oregon Center for Christian Values, which educates Christians on social issues and works to stop sex trafficking in Oregon and around the world.