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—An April Speakers Series organized through the Amy Rossborough Fellowship of the Yale Women's Center—
A Korean survivor of World War II Japanese military
sexual slavery dances at a rally in Seoul Wednesday April 9
“Living Memory: Negotiating the History of
Japanese Military Sexual Slavery” LC XXX 4.30 pm
Ø Pyong Gap Min, Professor of Sociology,
Queens College, City University of New York Ø Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, Independent Filmmaker Ø Joshua Pilzer, Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow
in Music, Columbia University
Monday April 14
“Perspectives on Prostitution” WLH XXX 4.30 pm
Ø Donna Hughes, Carlson Endowed Chair in
Women’s Studies, University of Rhode Island Ø Denise Brennan, Associate Professor of
Sociology and Anthropology, Georgetown University
Ø Mark Overmyer-Velázquez, Assistant Professor of History, University of Connecticut
Ø Kerwin Kaye, Graduate Student in American Studies, New York University
Tuesday April 15
“Film Screening and Presentation on Sex Trafficking and Slavery in Southeast Asia”
Yale Law School 5.00 p.m. Ø Screening of the Documentary “Mekong
Butterflies” Ø Pierre Le Roux, Institute for Research on
Southeast Asia, University of Provence Ø Christina Arnold, Founder, Prevent Human
Trafficking Monday April 21
“Beyond Spitzer: A Conversation on Prostitution in New York City” Yale Women’s Center 7.30 pm
Ø Rachel Lloyd, Founder and Executive
Director, Girls Educational & Mentoring Services
Ø Juhu Thukral, Director, Sex Workers Project, Urban Justice Center
Coffee and dessert will be served
Wednesday April 23 “Concluding Dinner with Keynote Speaker
Marisa Ugarte” La Casa 301 Crown Street. 6.00 pm
Ø Marisa Ugarte, the Founder and Executive
Director of the Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition, is one of the leading anti-trafficking activists working in the U.S.-Mexcio borderlands
Space is limited. Please RSVP by 4/21 to:
These events were made possible by the sponsorship
of the Amy Rossborough Fellowship at the Yale Women’s Center, La Casa Cultural, Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, Council on East Asian
Studies, International Affairs Council, Women’s Faculty Forum, Social Justice Network, Program in Ethnicity, Race and Migration, Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law
School
Accompanying this speakers series is an anthology of writing by Yale students who have direct
field experience working on issues of prostitution and sex trafficking. Look for it in dining halls in May.
For any questions contact, [email protected]