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Love as a weapon: How one type of emotional manipulation can result in a horrific crime.
You will never find someone to love you the way I do. It’s a statement that on the surface may seem like something positive, almost Shakespearean-level romantic gestures. And for someone who has never experienced such an ideological verbiage of love, it may be just a perfect statement.
Fashion with a Passion: Fair Trade Fashion Show reminds consumers to slow the demand behind modern-day slavery.
On October 17, the GCWJ Live2Free club will hold our annual Fair Trade Fashion Show in the Scott Courtyard at Vanguard University. The fashion show is a student-led, free community event, which aims to educate and celebrate ethical fashion with Vanguard students and the community.
Women’s Equality Day is More Than a Day and Takes All of Us
On August 26, the Global Center for Women and Justice (GCWJ) at Vanguard University will host the first event for our campus wide Year of Civility in Vanguard’s Waugh Student Center. It is also Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, granting women the right to vote.
Breaking the Silence for Boys
The perception that men are mainly perpetrators, and females are victims, creates an environment where male human trafficking has traditionally been unseen and underreported. Human trafficking, is however, not a women’s issue.
GCWJ 2023-2024 In Review
2023 – 2024 was a big year for the Global Center for Women and Justice – not only for our team and students but for the army of volunteers and supporters who continue to spend their time and resources with us so we can make a difference in the fight to end human trafficking.
Vanguard to Welcome 500 Middle School Students at a January Human Trafficking Prevention Event
In 2016 the California legislature passed a law requiring all students to learn about human trafficking and healthy relationships at least twice in their academic careers: in middle school and high school.
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Leave No Boys Behind
July 30th was World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and the theme for 2023 that the United Nations chose is “Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind.”
GCWJ’s New Senior Coordinator, Meredith Reuter!
The Global Center for Women and Justice (GCWJ) is thrilled to introduce our new Senior Coordinator, Meredith Reuter! Meredith Reuter is excited to join the GCWJ team at Vanguard University!
International Human Rights Day
On December 10th, 1948, the United Nations signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document of 30 articles listing the human rights common to all people. Human rights is a concept many people have heard of, but few actually know much about.
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
According to the United Nations’ International Labor Organization, there were 50 million people living in modern slavery as of 2021. This number has risen significantly in the past five years; since 2016, the amount of those enslaved increased by 10 million, which is a fifth of the current number.
Intersections of Race and Economic Justice at Live2Free’s 7th Annual Fair Trade Fashion Show
On Thursday, October 20th, Vanguard University’s Live2Free club held its 7th annual Fair Trade Fashion Show. Live2Free and the Global Center for Women and Justice (GCWJ) partnered alongside Goodwill of Orange County, the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, and Soroptimist International to hold this event.
Dr. Sandra Morgan, Coauthor of Ending Human Trafficking, Awarded Wilberforce Award
Sandra Morgan, coauthor of IVP Academic’s Ending Human Trafficking: A Handbook of Strategies for the Church Today, was awarded the esteemed Wilberforce Award by Atlas Free at its eleventh annual Freedom Gala on Saturday, September 24.
The GCWJ Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15th heralds the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Before we celebrate this month, we must know why we celebrate it. Hispanic heritage is rich with culture and history and, in the fight for racial equality, it is essential that we recognize its beauty.
Ensure Justice: A Student’s Perspective
The Global Center for Women and Justice held their annual two-day Ensure Justice conference from March 4th to March 5th. As a student intern at Ensure Justice, I got to have a helping hand behind the scenes as well as an educational experience about how various industries can do their part to protect the children in their community.