Dr. Maguire Speaks at the Catholic Bishop's Migration Conference

On July 7, 2003, Dr. Bob Maguire addressed the issue of "Global Dimensions of Trafficking: Source Countries, Destinations and Flows." in a presentation at the annual National Migration Conference of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Dr. Maguire's presentation was part of the workshop, "Human Trafficking: Who, Where, Why, and How." The workshop, organized by Dr. Maguire, was a featured part of the conference held this year in Washington DC. Attending the conference were over 800 bishops, clergy, and lay workers affiliated with diverse U.S. Catholic organizations involved in migration, refugee and asylum issues.
Joining Dr. Maguire as workshop panelists were Trinity Adjunct Professors Lauren Engle of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and John Picarelli of the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) at American University. Ms. Engle addressed "Who is Trafficked and Why," while Mr. Picarelli addressed "Victims and Victimizers." Both Engle and Picarelli teach courses in the International Affairs graduate program: International Migration: Women's & Children's Issues. Sr. Mary Ellen Dougherty, Director of the USCCB's anti-trafficking program, introduced Dr. Maguire, acknowledging him as the author of Stop Trafficking of People, an introductory resource guide published in April 2003 by the USCCB and now used nationwide in anti-trafficking training and victim service programs.
Dr. Maguire's presentation, highlighted by power point slides with maps that show the global nature of human trafficking as it emerged in the late twentieth century, illustrates the patterns of this illicit worldwide movement of humans and explores push/pull factors that fuel that movement. His presentation at the USCCB Conference follows similar feature presentations at Prince Georges Community College and the Social Action and Leadership School for Activists professional training program in Washington, DC.