An estimated 27 million slaves worldwide are forced to work in agriculture, mining, factories and prostitution, the group claims.

A report released by Free the Slaves and UC Berkeley's Human Rights Center documented forced labor in at least 90 U.S. cities involving 10,000 victims.

Most victims are trafficked from three dozen countries, with China, Mexico and Vietnam topping the list.

The event is free.

Princeton professor on American power

Dr. G. John Ikenberry, author and professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, will speak at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Schiff Family Conference Center in the Cintas Center at Xavier University.

His presentation, "American Power and World Order: Between Empire and a Community of Democracies," is free and open to the public.

Former mayor Qualls discusses political ads

Former Cincinnati mayor Roxanne Qualls will discuss political advertising and its impact on the decline of political organization and life today at the University of Cincinnati.

Her talk is free and open to the public.

It will begin at 7 p.m. in Swift Hall, room 500.

UC Skeptics and the Cincinnati Association for Rational Thought are hosts.

Curator looks at area's trilobites

Brenda Hanke, curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Cincinnati Museum Center, will speak at Miami University Saturday on trilobites, the most diverse group of extinct animals preserved in fossils. The lecture will begin at 10 a.m. in 115 Shideler Hall. It is free and open to the public.

Professor to speak on Christian dialogue

Amos Yong, a professor and Pentecostal minister who has studied Buddhism, will speak on "Searching for Common Ground: Catholicism and Pentecostal Christianity in Dialogue" at Xavier University on Tuesday.

The 7 p.m. talk at the Cintas Center is free.

Xavier adds theater as a minor

Xavier University has launched a new theater minor under its Department of Classics. Formerly "Performance Studies," the courses for the theater minor have been retooled and updated. Acting skills, directing techniques, stagecraft, playwriting, and performance art are included.

NKU sponsors rally against violence

Northern Kentucky University will sponsor "Take Back the Night" on Oct. 14. The rally and march boosts awareness of violence against women, children and families. Adrienne Veitch will speak about being drugged and raped while at a party. Her talk will begin at 7 p.m. at the Budig Theater. The march starts at 8:45 p.m. at the University Center Plaza.