Books:
  • Not for Sale. ISBN 978-0-06-120671-9. Our hope is that this section allows you to learn from those around the world that have been in bondage and about those who are fighting modern slavery.
  • Love in a Fearful Land: A Guatemalan Story. ISBN 1-57075-642-2. A story of love, martyrdom, and friendship.

Reports:

Videos:
  • “God Grew Tired of Us” Orphaned by a tumultuous civil war and traveling barefoot across the sub-Saharan desert, the Lost Boys of Sudan sought asylum and became refugees around the world. 1 hour 29 min.
  • “Crossing Arizona.” “With Americans on all sides of the migration issue up in arms and Congress embroiled in a knock-down-drag-out policy battle over how to move forward, CROSSING ARIZONA shows how we got to where we are today . . . ‘Crossing Arizona’ examines the crisis through the eyes of those directly affected by it.” 1 hour 37 min.
  • “Dreams Die Hard.” Survivors of contemporary freed slaves tell their stories. Millions of people are held in slavery around the world, thousands in the United States. Here we hear the true stories of people freed from slavery as domestic servants, as migrant agricultural laborers, as prostitutes and in sex shows and pornography, as sweatshop workers, and in service industries such as food services and landscaping. 36 min.
  • “Not My Life.” Modern-day slavery thrives along transnational fault lines of extreme poverty, social injustice, political unrest, and acts of violence and deprivation that are morally indefensible and dangerous in the extreme.
  • “Lives for Sale.” A documentary on immigration and human trafficking. “Tracing the stories of two young women who were trafficked, one in California, the other in Florida, the documentary asks why and how this could happen in the United States -- and what can be done to stem the most lucrative criminal enterprise after drugs and gun sales.”
  • “El Norte.” Two young Indians, a brother and sister, travel from their remote Guatemalan village to the "promised land" of the north--Los Angeles. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Original) Screenplay. 2 hours 20 min.
  • “When the Mountains Tremble.” “Filmed amidst the bloody confrontation between Guatemala's military and virtually unarmed Mayans, this Sundance award-winning documentary chronicles why countries are poor and why people seek justice. 1 hour 30 min.

Requirements
  • Participate in the Global Solidarity Network on Human Trafficking. For two weeks in November, you will participate in an online discussion with students at Notre Dame University, Villanova University, and Seattle University on the topics of Human Trafficking. You will read essays by experts on those subjects from Catholic Relief Services. You will write your responses and engage in an online discussion with other students. 20 percent.
  • Written reflections in conjunction with the books, videos, and discussions. 30 percent.
  • Refugee and Migration project on Tuesdays with our class partners. 30 percent.
  • Professional conduct in the course, including attendance, preparation, participation, online discussions, and daily activities. 10 percent.
  • Final paper. 10 percent.

The fine print:
  • Attendance: For this class to be successful, your active involvement is needed. I want you to report your excused absences to me before the start of class. Absences due to illness, intercollegiate athletic events, etc., are considered "excused" absences if reported to me in advance via phone (x8360) or via e-mail jzurek at cabrini dot edu, and with the appropriate doctor’s note or athletic director’s note. You will not be penalized for missing that class; however, you are responsible for making up what we learned in class during your absence. It is up to you to find out what you must do both for the missed class as well as for the following class. More than three unexcused absences from this course will likely result in a substantially lower grade or even failure.
  • Cabrini College Academic Honesty Policy: The principal objective of the Cabrini College Academic Honesty Policy is to encourage a dynamic, open and honest intellectual climate based on the personal and academic integrity of all members. It is the responsibility of students to help maintain the community of academic integrity. Students shall not receive credit for work that is not a product of their own efforts. For a full description of the policy, please see the 2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to plagiarism (see below for further explanation), cheating, information falsification or fabrication, theft or destruction of intellectual property, facilitation of academic dishonesty. For a first violation, the faculty member will meet with the student or otherwise communicate the charge. The faculty member will complete an Academic Honesty Violation Charge Form, stating the violation and assigning a penalty. The student should sign and date the charge form and return it to the faculty member. The student may request a hearing before the Academic Honesty Board by indicating that option on the form. For a second violation in a given course, the faculty member will follow the same procedures as in the first incident but will assign a penalty of failure of the course without privilege of withdrawal. For any second or subsequent violation during a student’s academic career at Cabrini College the Academic Honesty Board shall conduct a hearing. Remember that all sources, including Internet sources, must be cited appropriately when using the author’s exact words or paraphrasing. Exact words must appear in quotations and their source must be cited. If you have any questions about citing sources properly, consult a faculty member, librarian, the Writing Center staff (http://www.cabrini.edu/writing/tools/index.htm), or the MLA style manual.
  • Disability Support Services: Cabrini College provides support services and appropriate accommodations for qualified students with documented disabilities. If you are a student who requires classroom or testing accommodations, please contact Disability Support Services at 610-902-8572 or email at dss@cabrini.edu. Please note that classroom or testing accommodations can only be provided to students who have Accommodation Notification Forms from Disability Support Services. Students are responsible for providing the instructor with the Accommodation Notification Forms and informing the instructor when they need academic adjustments.
  • Syllabus is subject to change.