Abolitionist Returns to Alma Mater

Westmont alumnus David Batstone, a modern day abolitionist, will be in Westmont’s Page Multi-Purpose Room Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. to talk about his effort to end slavery and human trafficking. Batstone is the author of “Not For Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade and How We Can Fight It” and founder of the campaign he launched two years ago. The event, sponsored by Westmont’s San Francisco Urban Program, is free and open to the public.

Batstone’s book documents the shocking extent of human trafficking in the modern world. Traveling to five continents, he found child soldiers in Africa and young girls enslaved in Asian brothels. But he was astonished to discover slavery close to home: the owner of a favorite Bay Area restaurant practically imprisoned undocumented workers.

A professor of ethics at the University of San Francisco, Batstone is founder and president of Right Reality, an international social venture firm. He has written six other books, including “Saving the Corporate Soul” and was a member of the founding team of Business 2.0 magazine. He served six years as executive editor of Sojourners magazine.