Findlay, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2002 —The University of Findlay has collaborated with the Anne Frank in the World Fund of Toledo to bring civil rights activist Kailash Satyarthi of India as a keynote speaker in the “Speak Truth to Power” series.

His presentation discussing the issue of child labor will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. in Ritz Auditorium. Over the last decade, he has emancipated more than 40,000 people, including 28,000 children, from bonded labor, a form of modern-day slavery. More than five million children are born into slavery, and another five million children are sent to work when their parents receive a token advance.

Satyarthi rescues children and women from enslavement in the overcrowded, filthy and isolated factories where conditions are deplorable, with inhumane hours, unsafe working conditions, rampant torture and sexual assault. He is now out on bail after false charges were brought against him by a disgruntled carpet export company executive following Satyarthi’s appearance on an expose aired on European television.

Satyarthi’s presentation is the second in the series. The third keynote address will be given by Martin O’Brien, a human rights activist from Northern Ireland, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Ritz Auditorium.

The event is free and open to the public.