Human Trafficking: Stories of Survivors

Panelists include anti-human trafficking experts and members of law-enforcement agencies.

The Stories of Survivors will bring forward the human element of human trafficking, focusing on a survivor-centered discussion designed to highlight the challenges faced by survivors across Tallahassee. Due to its complexity and the harm caused by trafficking, survivors face a multitude of barriers as they work to rebuild lives. Members of the community will learn about these issues and ways they can engage in solutions to preventing human trafficking.

List of confirmed guest speakers:

•Ms. J’ere Clark – Senior Child Protective Investigator Human Trafficking Specialist

•Ms. Kristina Bailey – IRC Human Trafficking Caseworker

•Ms. Caridad Mas-Batchelor – Task Force
Coordinator, South Florida Human Trafficking Task Force

•Ms. Graciela Marquina – Victim’s Assistant Director at the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC)

This discussion will be moderated by Ms. Regina Bernadin, Ph.D., IRC’s Technical Advisor, Anti-trafficking Programs. The public will have an opportunity to submit questions that will be answered by the panelists.

For more information, please contact Ms. Chandler Swenson at Chandler.Swenson@Rescue.org

To report suspected human trafficking or to obtain resources for victims, please call 1-888-373-7888; text “BeFree” (233733), or live chat at HumanTraffickingHotline.org. The toll-free phone, SMS text lines, and online chat function are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Help is available in English, Spanish, Creole, or in more than 200 additional languages. The National Hotline is not managed by law enforcement, immigration, or an investigative agency. Correspondence with the National Hotline is confidential and you may request assistance or report a tip anonymously.