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Human
Trafficking Forum
Borough
of Manhattan Community College, New York
On Wednesday, March 27th, over 100 students
and faculty gathered for an engaging forum oh Human Trafficking
at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Guest speakers
included Co-Executive Director of the Coalition Against
Trafficking in Women Norma Ramos, and Anke Strauss of
the International Office of Migration. Tatiana Kotylarenko,
Outreach Coordinator of Student World Assembly also presented
on how youth can take action on the issue of human trafficking,
and Hannah Dunphy reviewed SWA's global network of youth
leaders taking action internationally.
Q&A sessions brought passionate debate
between speakers and with the audience about the ways
in which prostitution is related to human trafficking,
and how international legal language of treaties and agreements
address this.
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Human
Trafficking Forum
Yaba College of Technology, Nigeria
On March 1, 2007, the Nigerian
Student World Assembly Chapter held a presentation on Human
Trafficking at the Yaba College of Technology, Nigeria.
The event was free and open to the public. This event invited
many knowledgeable speakers to educate attendees about Human
Trafficking and modern-day slavery practices.
Among these speakers, Akponah Charles Osareimen, the Regional
Representative of SWA-Nigeria, gave a moving speech. Other
speakers included officials of the Nigerian Department of
Immigration.
The purpose of the event was to give students an overview
of human trafficking, in order to better understand the
different forms of human rights abuses taking place, and
to provide students with the practical tools to spearhead
efforts to combat this cruelty.
The Student World Assembly would like to thank the SWA-Nigeria
for holding this event to better enhance students' understanding
of this pressing global issue. The Student World Assembly
would also like to give a special thanks to the Nigerian
Department of Immigration for their support.
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Human Trafficking Forum
Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York
On Thursday, March 1st,
students gathered for a forum about Human Trafficking at
Manhattanville College. Already an active group on campus,
the Manhattanville SWA Chapter organized the event to bring
education and awareness about the issue of trafficking both
in New York and internationally. SWA staff present included
Tatiana Kotlyarenko, Hannah Dunphy and Shahram Hashemi.
Tatiana, SWA's Outreach Coordinator and scholar on trafficking
presented an informative outline of forms of trafficking,
including facts on the scope and scale of trafficking, with
a focus on sexual exploitation in Russia. Hannah then led
the students in an interactive session about student activism
for human trafficking.
The Manhattanville Chapter of SWA has taken additional
steps in their advocacy against trafficking and modern-day
slavery by drafting petitions to circulate in the town's
corporate community, demanding from the Legislature an anti-trafficking
law in New York. The group is additonally planning an panel
discussion on human trafficking this spring.
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SWA 2007
Assembly Speakers |
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Assembly Speaker
Abigail
Omolewa
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Abigail has been a member of the Student World
Assembly since 2006. She became involved with SWA
after conducting her own independent research, discovering
that SWA was "involved in the issues that [she]
was interested in and had aims that [she] wanted
to adhere to." She was chosen as the Convention's
Assembly Speaker due to her extensive administrative
and oratory skills and her exceptional ability to
listen to other people's points of views and opinions.
While running for the position of Assembly Speaker,
Abigail exemplified her extensive communication
skills by contacting SWA members around the world,
conducting a successful global campaign. She proudly
states that, "the SWA is the step forward for
SWA members and administrators and the world!"
Assembly
Vice-Speaker
Adebayo
Waidi Gbenro
Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria
Adebayo has been involved with the Student World
Assembly since 2005. He is currently working with
his own University to establish a chapter and has
assisted in spreading the word about the organization
to two nearby Universities.
Adebayo's broad experience in activism and leadership
has helped him attain the position of Vice Assembly
Speaker for the year 2007-2008. Adebayo believes
that that the SWA can increase membership in the
upcoming year and reach out to other students across
the globe by increasing the organization's presence
in the mass media. Some of his prior leadership
experience includes the position of president of
the Action Against Ignorance and Illiteracy.
Assembly
Vice-Speaker
Daniel Emmanuel Obiri
University Of Cape Coast, Ghana
Daniel has been involved with the Student World
Assembly since 2004. He was involved with establishing
the SWA Chapter at his University. Daniel has participated
in and helped organize many local SWA events including:
World Day Prevention of Child Abuse, International
Youth Leadership Conference, Youth Day Celebration,
Re-Emergence of African Civilization- Panafest 2005
and the HIV/AIDS Walk.
He has received many awards and achievements such
as the Gold Award Winner of the Duke of Edinburgh's
Award Scheme and the Head of State Award Scheme.
As the Vice Assembly Speaker he plans to "promote
SWA through the media and stakeholders of various
Heads of School, International Communities and Heads
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