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Practice, policy, and research focused on trafficking for sexual exploitation and commercial sex involvement occur in the United States within a white, heteronormative social environment that must be addressed pedagogically in the classroom. Social work education increasingly includes the topic of trafficking for sexual exploitation as a stand-alone course or as sessions embedded within other courses. Yet, very little scholarship critically examines how instruction in social work on this topic can apply intersectional, anti-oppressive frameworks across micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Furthermore, current literature suggests that some social workers use exclusionary practices when addressing trafficking and commercial sex involvement, further exemplifying the need for anti-oppressive curricula. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse how key anti-oppressive theoretical and practice frameworks should influence education on trafficking for sexual exploitation and commercial sex involvement in social work. Written by two scholars and social work instructors, we describe how we apply these frameworks to pedagogical exercises in social work courses. Finally, we argue that intersectional, anti-oppressive social work education is critical to training social work students and, ultimately, addressing the needs of people experiencing or at risk of trafficking.

This thesis will explore the relationship between place-making and faith practice within urban centers. The role of religious buildings in city centers has historically been imbued with meaning and importance. However, as various zoning boards approve more and more mixed use zoning designations, and our national religious landscape changes, it will be important for both architects and real estate developers to critically think about this relationship. Increasingly, we are seeing real estate ventures work in tandem with faith-based organizations to create new places. As our cities densify, and our society changes, it will be important to design sustainable, and socially responsible development solutions in which the population demands both a home, and a house worship. This thesis would like to feed to the spiritual needs of our ever-changing city by testing an urban example of spiritual architecture. This thesis will draw upon precedents from history in which sacred spaces lived within the city fabric, as well as emerging practices within real estate development entities work with congregations. With this background, the thesis will explore what solutions design and development can provide for a mixed-use development. What themes connect us, and how such themes can manifest themselves in design? How can we begin to shift the national rhetoric surrounding religion in a positive direction, while improving faith relations?