Anti-trafficking expert to speak at library on August 2

Human trafficking, which is also described as modern day slavery, is rapidly emerging as the 21st Century’s most prominent, pervasive, and complex human rights violation. Human trafficking is a $32 billion criminal industry affecting 27 million people worldwide and includes the recruitment, enslavement, and sale of children and adults for forced labor practices and sexual purposes.

The Peters Township Public Library and the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh will welcome Hong Kong resident and international anti-trafficking expert Matt Friedman on Saturday, August 2 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Friedman’s topic will be Breaking the Links: A Campaign Against Human Trafficking. Register to attend by emailing programs@ptlibrary.org or call 724.941.9430.

Matt Friedman, an international traffic expert, has 23 years of experience as a counter-trafficking activist, fund-raiser, and program designer for raising awareness about human trafficking. Friedman served as Regional Project Manager for the United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking from 2006 – 2012. He designed and managed both country and regional counter-trafficking programs in Asia, helped to establish a counter-trafficking regional training center, and participated in resource mobilization and production of two award-winning films on human trafficking. Friedman is frequently cited in the news media on issues related to human trafficking including CNN, BBC, SCMP (South China Morning Post), Economist, New York Times, Herald Tribune etc. and is frequently invited to speak at conferences around the world.

This program is hosted by Peters Township Public Library and World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh with support for the 2014 International Program Series by McMurray Veterans of Foreign Wars POST 764.

5th Annual Local Foods Potluck Dinner

Celebrate the season’s bounty at the 5th Annual Local Foods Potluck Dinner at the Peters Township Public Library on Friday, August 1 at 6:00 p.m. The free event is being hosted by the library’s GO Green Club and Cooking Club and is open to the community.
Attendees are asked to bring a potluck dish to share made with locally grown foods or some samples from their home gardens. Bring along your recipe to share with the group.

Registration is required to attend the potluck dinner. Email programs@ptlibrary.org or stop by the library’s circulation desk by Wednesday, July 30. For more information, email the GO Green Club at ptplgogreenclub@gmail.com.