Love 146 is a global anti-trafficking organization that works in prevention and aftercare for victims. The group works closely with organizations that rescue children. Offices are in New Haven, Conn.; Houston; and London.

Traffick911 is a Texas-based nonprofit founded by Deena Graves to combat the child sex trade in the United States.

Nancy Auer Falk is a professor emeritus of the department of comparative religion at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. She is the author of Living Hinduisms: An Explorer’s Guide.

Diana L. Eck is a professor emerita of comparative religion and Indian studies at Harvard University. Eck retired from active teaching duties in 2024 and is now working as a research professor. She was also director of Harvard’s Pluralism Project, which explores the religious diversity of the U.S. 

Chab Dai is an international organization that combats human trafficking so its victims “can be all that God created them to be.” Its U.S. office is in Sacramento, Calif. Chab Dai also operates in Cambodia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Helen Sworn is the founder and international director.

Richard H. Davis is a professor of religion at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. He is an expert in the Shaiva traditions of India. He can discuss the rise of Indian nationalism and how it makes itself felt in the U.S., as well as provide background information on the textbook debate. 

Janice Crouse is executive director and senior fellow at the Beverly LaHaye Institute, the think tank of Concerned Women for America. She has long been involved in the fight against sex trafficking and received an award from the U.S. State Department for her work on that issue.

Edwin F. Bryant is an associate professor of religion at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., where he teaches courses in Hindu philosophy and religion. He specializes in the Krishna tradition and the Hare Krishna movement.

Kevin Austin is a Free Methodist missionary who has been involved for years in programs aimed at abolishing slavery and helping its victims create new lives. He says there is growing support among faith communities to combat all forms of human trafficking and that interest in Freedom Sundays and Freedom Shabbats continues to grow. Austin is […]