Talk Denounces Sex Trafficking Panelists

---------- ---- Tuesdav, March 4, 2003 Irish THE ~ salute sentors• tonight The Independent Newspaper Seroing Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Insider VOL XXXVII NO. 107 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Talk denounces sex trafficking Panelists employment. It also involves By JOE TROMBELLO vulnerable victims; they don't speak out News Writer speak the language, they don't know the country and they In a lecture entitled "Sexual don't know the culture," on KKK Slavery: The Problem of the Mattar said. Trafficking of Women in an A co-director of the The International Context," interna Protection Project, a legal By JULIE MILLER-LEMON tional law scholar Mohamed human rights research insti News Writer Mattar educated the audience tute at Johns Hopkins Monday evening in DeBartolo University that records and Faculty, students, and community Hall about the problem of sex spreads information about the members gathered yesterday and labor trallicking that victim scope of person trafficking, evening in a packed Debartolo lec izes thousands of women each Mattar focused on the ture hall to hear three local women year. Trafficking Victims Protection advocate a message of "no hate in "I believe that trafficking in Act signed by President Bill America" as they recounted their persons is an issue that should Clinton in 2000. experiences of hate moving into be addressed by all, by universi "I think that it [the their Osceola County neighborhood ties and especially by law Trafficking Victims Protection in the form of the Klu Klux Klan. schools," he said. Act] is the most important Alvin Tillery, assistant professor Mattar. an adjunct professor of human rights legislation in the of Political Science, headed the law at Johns Hopkins University, history of the United States," panel discussion in an effort to Georgetown University and he said. expose Notre Dame students to the American University sought to The legislation, according to experiences of people who have distinguish between sex and Mattar, has created "a Bill of dealt with racism in their everyday labor trafficking by focusing on Rights ... on behalf of the vic lives. recent United States legislation tims of trafficking." The Act The women, Barb Franklin, Uz that affords victims more rights. also shifts the focus from crim Dobbs and Stacie Sowala are the "Trafficking is more than just inalizing the behavior of the founders of a local organization sex; it involves sex trafficking trafficked women to penalizing called UC for Peace, a group dedi and labor trafficking," he said. those who have exploited and cated to linking Elkhart and St. "Sex trafficking involves women abused the victims. Joe_'s Country together in combating being trafficked from one coun The Trafficking Victims CHIP MARKS/The Observer issues of racism. try to another. It involves decep Mohamed Mattar lectured on sexual slavery on Monday to bring tion and false promises of see SlAVERY/page 4 light to the plight of the thousands who are victimized by lt. see KKK/ page 4 EXECUTIVE CABINET Play unites women Board plans next catnpus concert protesting the war of the war is important," By SARAH NESTOR Notre Dame graduate student Saint Mary's Editor and play participant Cora Fernandez-Anderson said. Women from the Saint "Especially with something Mary's and Notre Dame com like this that is being per munity joined a worldwide formed across the world, we project to unite women create networks of people around the world to protest who are expressing them the war in Iraq last evening selves and makes a statement by performing the racy and much stronger." raucous Greek play The play, adapted by "Lysistrata" in Carroll George Brosi, opens with the Auditorium. women of Athens's lamenting South Bend attorne~and over the absence of their men human right's activist Erika because of war. Lysistrata, Harriford-McLaren organized played by Jessica Genther, the event after hearing about says, "If we women can reach the project on the radio. an agreement with the women Harriford-McLaren then con of the countries we are at war tacted friends in the commu with, we can save Greece." nity, securing Saint Mary's for With this understanding the CHIP MARKS/The Observer the location and recruiting women of Greece make a vow Tal Romero, right, organizer of "The Show", talks to the the Board about funding the next cam students from the College and to "practice total abstinence" pus concert with Junior Class President Megan O'Donnell. Notre Dame to participate in with their husbands and the reading. lovers. The women of Athens "If we want big-name bands, Romero said. "I looked it [Lysistrata By MA IT BRAMANTI then take hold of the we have to pay big-name The committee aims to keep Project] up on the Internet Acropolis, thereby effectively News Writer prices," Romero said. ticket prices for students under and thought I'd like to get cutting off the men of Athens She later said "The Show" is $5, in order to encourage stu South Bend involved," from the city and from their Executive Cabinet members seeking contributions from dents to attend. Harriford-McLaren said. wives. met Monday evening in every residence hall, as well as Last year's "Show," drew "Even if it's just a group of ten "We made up our minds LaFortune Student Center to dis all student government groups, between 2,500 and 2,700 atten people sitting around, we without more delay to make cuss program funding and the including the class councils and dees, Romero said. That concert needed to do this." common cause to save latest installment in the body's executive cabinet. featured the varied music of "Lysistrata" is a Greek com Greece. Open you ears to our strategic planning initiative. The concert, scheduled for George Clinton & P-Funk, Better edy by playwright wise counsels and hold your Tai Romero, president of "The Aug. 29, will take place in the Than Ezra and The Green Aristophanes written in 411 tongues, and we may yet put Show," presented her organiza Joyce Center. Room. Romero hopes to reach B.C., about women in Greece things on a better footing," tion's plan for the annual con "We're definitely having it the concert's capacity of 4,000 who, because many of their Lysistrata says. cert. The event, which began indoors in the JACC," Romero this year. husbands and sons were After many days have past two years ago as "Flipstock," said. She also stressed the "We want to start the year off being killed in the without the men of Athens or aims to bring major bands to importance of funding in keep with a bang," Romero said. Peloponnesian War, unite and Sparta able to exercise their Notre Dame. Romero appealed ing ticket prices low. Student Body President Libby go on a sex-strike to end war marital rights they come to cabinet constituencies for "We've asked all the student Bishop encouraged cabinet between Athens and Sparta. together to concede to the funding, noting the significant groups [for contributions] members to pledge funding "I really think that any women's wishes, signing a financial investment involved in because it's supposed to be a event that we can organize to planning the event. truly campus-wide event," see CABINET/page 6 highlight the negative affects see IRAQ/page 4 r-----------------------~-~~-~-~ -- page2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Tuesday, March 4, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS Here's to NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS you,Zahm The last man Iraq attempts Auto industry Column calls Lou Reed Irish on the Moon to beat UN suffers slump for releases basketball This one goes out in defense of all Raven in player named Zahmbies, those mystery shrouded talks about deadline in sales international men that hold the dubious distinc lunar geology support to tribute to Rookie of the tion of being the butt of more cam free Iraq Edgar Allen We~k pus jokes than Flipside and Bob Davie combined. 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