Photo Essay: Human Trafficking Exhibit

Like Spring Fling, the Human Trafficking Exhibit on March 26 is another event so interactive and impacting that words cannot do justice.

The Exhibit was the work of students John Mark McGee, Lindsay Frye, and Jordan Zepher. They returned from the PASSION 2012 conference burdened to share the tragedy of human trafficking with the Campbell community. The event featured a series of interactive stations, statistics, and fictional stories about human trafficking. 

Human trafficking by the numbers
27,000,000 million people are slaves today.
The slave industry is a $32 billion business.
1 person is all it takes to make a difference.

 Coffee, cocoa, rice, and cotton are examples of goods likely produced by 

forced labor that is sourced by human trafficking.

Lindsay: "I want people to know that slavery still exists."

Jordan: "College students can do so much, more than we realize. 

By being aware we're already heading in the right direction." 

Left to right: Jordan, John Mark, Lindsay holding the cross

with students' sticky note prayers attached. 

John Mark: "I was shocked when I first heard about this monstrosity because of the injustice." 

Lindsay: "We spent a lot of time, planning, and praying for this event. 

If one person's heart was moved like ours was, it was worth it."

Approximately 200 students attended the exhibit.

Jordan: "My heart was broken by the injustice, and all it took was for me to open my eyes." 

John Mark: "I would love for our campus to be knowledgeable of the facts and for 

them to feel the need to raise awareness." 

Lindsay: "The purpose of the exhibit was to make the issue real for the students. 

We wanted them to see it, not just hear someone tell them about it."

Jordan: "We wanted to inform the community with what human trafficking 
is and how they can combat it, either with prayer, letter writing to the 
government, telling their friends, or looking for signs of abuse."

Thirty-six students wrote letters to Congress at the exhibit.

Human Trafficking Resources

Polaris Project  For a world without slavery

International Justice Mission To rescue thousands, protect millions and prove that justice for the poor is possible

MATTOO Men against the trafficking of others 

InvisibleChildren Do more than just watch. 

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To view the complete Facebook photo album click here.

For more information on social justice awareness at Campbell contact Sara Acosta.