11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Virtual program - register for Zoom link
An Ethics Conversation hosted by the Ulrich Center for Faith, Ethics and Justice:
Myths, Realities, and Strategies: Legal and Christian Responses to Human Trafficking
Join us for an exploration of modern human trafficking. Our distinguished panelists bring a wealth of experience working directly with and on behalf of domestic and international victims of human trafficking. They will discuss the basic landscape of human trafficking, sharing their insights on identifying, defining, and combating trafficking as well as reducing the damage it does. They will also address religion, focusing on Christianity, and its distinctive role in addressing trafficking and related issues.
Assistant Professor in the Practice of Ethics and Society; Director of Contextual Education I and Clinical Pastoral Education; Senior Program Coordinator, Laney Legacy Program in Moral Leadership
The Rev. Dr. Letitia M. Campbell is assistant professor in the practice of ethics and society at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. She has engaged in anti-trafficking work and activism in Atlanta, GA. Her publications and international presentations on human trafficking include "Tráfico Humano: Uma Proposta Indecente," "Human Trafficking and Slavery," co-authored with Yvonne Zimmerman, "Christian Ethics and Human Trafficking Activism: Progressive Christianity and Social Critique," co-authored with Yvonne Zimmerman, "Human Trafficking: An Indecent Proposal," and "Beyond the Politics of Rescue: Organizing, Empowerment, and Harm Reduction in the Movement to End Human Trafficking," with Yvonne C. Zimmerman.
Associate Clinical Professor of Law
Director Restoration and Justice Clinic
Caruso School of Law
Tanya Asim Cooper serves as Director of the Restoration and Justice Clinic and Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. At the Restoration and Justice Clinic Professor Cooper and her clinical students represent victims as they seek expungements and clean slates after being liberated from trafficking.
Professor Cooper's scholarship addresses sexual violence in collegiate Greek life, child victim-witness testimony, copyright and art law, and racial bias in American foster care. Her research has been cited by legal scholars, students, and practitioners as well as the California legislature, the National Crime Victim Law Institute, and the ABA Criminal Justice Section.
Clinical Professor of Law
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education and Global Programs
Caruso School of Law
Professor Baker is a Clinical Professor of Law and Assistant Dean of Clinical Education and Global Programs at the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. Professor Baker supervises and teaches the Community Justice Clinic and other courses.
Professor Baker and his students work with nonprofits and other community organizations who are addressing international and foreign trafficking, bonded labor, and other forms of modern slavery, and are currently working with clients and organizations in India and conducting a comparative survey of legal responses throughout the Americas with collaborators in Brazil and Colombia.
