Don’t miss the Health and Human Trafficking Conference held at IWU May 20-21, 2015. HHTC | Indiana Wesleyan University. It is not too late to register. To have the late fee waived please enter the promo code – WVD.
This event is in cooperation and supported by The Bastian Center.
The Bastian Center for the study of human trafficking is an international hub of resistance to one of the greatest evils of human civilization. IWU announced the creation of the Bastian Center in April 2014, and set forth its primary goals: to raise up students who can be effective operatives in the war against human trafficking, and to enable scholars from a wide range of fields to study the problem from diverse perspectives.
The center is named for Ed and Anna Bastian, whose $1.5 million gift made the center possible. In the past few years, the Bastians have become ardent opponents of human trafficking. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal benefits from Anna’s counsel on his task force addressing the commercial exploitation of children. Ed Bastian is President of Delta Air Lines. In 2011, Delta became the first major airline to sign a Code of Conduct outlined by End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children.
The Bastian Center will be based in the Washington, D.C. area. Students and scholars who work with the center will be able to work directly with policymakers in strengthening the United States’ opposition to the global trade in human beings.