2022 World Affairs Council of the Year
Network of Independent World Affairs Councils of America
The Tennessee World Affairs Council
and
Belmont University
Invite you to a film screening program that
dives into the world of human trafficking:
“Not My Life”
Presented through support of the World Affairs Councils of America
and the Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013
RECEPTION 6:00pm
FILM SCREENING 7:00pm
PANEL DISCUSSION 8:30pm – FEATURING
DR. WAYNE BARNARD, International Justice Mission
Speakers From:
Free For Life International, Second Life Chattanooga and End Slavery TN
Free, Open to Public
BELMONT UNIVERSITY
MASSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (MPAC)
Not My Life is the first film to comprehensively depict the cruel and dehumanizing practices of human trafficking and modern slavery on a global scale. Filmed on five continents, in a dozen countries, Not My Life takes viewers into a world where millions of children are exploited, every day, through an astonishing array of practices including forced labor, domestic servitude, begging, sex tourism, sexual exploitation, and child soldiering.
“Human traffickers are earning billions of dollars on the backs and in the beds of our children,” says the film’s director, Academy Award nominee, Robert Bilheimer, “and yet no one knows this is happening.” We have a huge responsibility, right now, to learn the truth and act on it.
Challenging though it may be, Not My Life’s message is ultimately one of hope. Victims of slavery can be set free and go on to live extraordinary lives. Those who advocate for them are growing in numbers, and increasingly effective. At this crossroad for the defining human rights issue of our time, Not My Life tells us that the choice between good and evil is, quite simply, ours.
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More information at “Not My Life”
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