Pepperdine Sudreau Global Justice Institute to Host Inaugural Global Justice Week Featuring Distinguished Speaker Bob Goff
From Monday, March 17, to Saturday, March 22, 2025, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law鈥檚 Sudreau Global Justice Institute will host Global Justice Week 2025: The Joy of Justice on the Malibu campus. Designed for Pepperdine undergraduate, law, and other graduate students, this event offers a unique opportunity to explore ways to promote justice worldwide.
The week will focus specifically on human trafficking and feature distinguished speakers in global justice, including New York Times best-selling author Bob Goff, along with a worship service, a carnival, a food truck, and interactive sessions focused on human rights and the rule of law in developing nations.
鈥淧epperdine is home to incredible students across all five schools who are deeply passionate about justice. While students can often feel limited by age or circumstance, we believe that they can be empowered and mobilized to create real change,鈥� shares Cameron McCollum (JD '17), director of the Sudreau Global Justice Institute. 鈥淕lobal Justice Week presents an opportunity for students to become informed, inspired, and equipped to make a meaningful impact in the fight for justice. We are eager to see our students gain the knowledge and motivation needed to take action both locally and globally.鈥�
The key events of the week include:
Meet the Sudreau Global Justice Institute Team and Student Club
Monday, March 17 | 10 AM to 3 PM | Mullin Town Square
Attendees are invited to connect with the Sudreau Global Justice Club leadership team and staff from the Sudreau Global Justice Institute, select global justice merch, and explore opportunities to engage in global justice efforts. Noregistration is required.
Carnival for a Cause: A Night of Joy and Impact with Bob Goff and the Sudreau Global Justice Institute
Tuesday, March 18 | 4 to 8 PM | Amphitheatre
The Pepperdine community is invited to , an exciting evening featuring an In-N-Out food truck and a carnival game fundraiser, including a Pepperdine professor in the hot seat of a dunk tank. All proceeds from the carnival games and dunk tank will benefit anti-human trafficking efforts. The night will also include a worship session with Pepperdine鈥檚 musical group, WAVES WORSHIP, beginning at 6 PM, followed by an inspiring message by Bob Goff at 7 PM.
Activation Day
Wednesday, March 19 | 9 AM to Noon | SR-1 at Caruso School of Law
Attendees are encouraged to volunteer their time to serve with one of the Sudreau Global Justice Institute鈥檚 partner organizations, including assembling supply and gift backpacks for human trafficking survivors. During this time, representatives from Forever Found, a child-trafficking rescue organization, will share insights about their efforts to support survivors. Complimentary breakfast will be available for the first 50 attendees.
Attendees of Carnival for a Cause and Activation Day will be automatically entered to win an all-expenses-paid trip to serve in Uganda with the Sudreau Global Justice Institute. Learn more about Global Justice Week, including exclusive opportunities for members of the Sudreau Global Justice Institute, on the Global Justice Week website.