Amplify 2023
One voice is loud, but many echo. Join us at Amplify to raise the volume!
Join us to celebrate the GCWJ!
Do you love the work we do and want to help us pave the way for the future?
Join us at the Amplify Gala on September 16, 2023 to celebrate the work GCWJ has done and look forward to another year of fighting trafficking.
Partner with us by buying a ticket (or a table!) for the luncheon, donate to the event, or join the auction.
Message from the Director
Human Trafficking is a criminal activity that is fueled by greed and exploits marginalized and vulnerable people right here in our backyard in Orange County and across the globe. Our work at Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University depends on Research, Education, Advocacy and Collaboration to build HOPE to change the future. Our research shows that, as a society, we are not doing enough to PREVENT human trafficking. We need to come together to use our influence and connections so that we can boost the signal to protect our community and children.
The Global Center invests in the next generation of advocates who are leading in the battle whether on the frontlines as educators, parents, social workers, or criminal justice investigators. We are equipping frontline leaders locally, nationally, and globally. We are collaborating with local and national partners to strengthen our response. Help us in ending human trafficking. One voice is loud, but many echo. Thank you for joining us at Amplify to raise the volume!
—Sandie Morgan, PhD, RN
2023 Amplify Keynote Speaker
Ambassador John Cotton Richmond
Ambassador Richmond is an attorney and diplomat focused on ethical business, human rights, democracy, and rule of law. The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed him to serve in the nation’s highest-ranking position dedicated to combatting human trafficking and leading foreign policy in the global fight for freedom. As a Partner at Dentons, Ambassador Richmond helps companies keep their supply chains and workforces free of human trafficking. He was named one of the federal “Prosecutors of the Year,” after a decade successfully trying complex police misconduct, cross-burning, neo-Nazi hate crimes, forced labor, and sex trafficking cases across the country. Ambassador Richmond is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Senior Advisor to Love Does, and a frequent speaker on justice, leadership, faith, and vocation.