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SUMMARY:Third Friday Webinar: Human Trafficking and Rural Communities
DESCRIPTION:This program will help us to better understand what human trafficking looks like in our rural communities and how we can work together to prevent and end it. Too many people think that sex and labor trafficking happens only in big cities or large metropolitan areas. Or that labor trafficking only happens in agricultural areas that are mostly rural. These are all myths. \nRepresentatives from local communities will discuss the challenges rural communities face\, the strength that these communities have to recognize and respond to trafficking\, and the ways that we all can take action to do better. \nWhether you are in a rule community\, or in a big city\, this is a good program for you to attend. Social services\, the faith communities\, healthcare\, the justice system\, students\, teachers\, and everyone will benefit to learn more about how to respond to sex and labor trafficking in rural communities. \n  \nSpecial guests include… \nPastor Douglas Harris\, Midway Unity Fellowship Church\nMrs. Patricia Harris\, Retired English Instructor & Guidance Counselor\nCaptain Anglie Holmes\, Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office\nGraciela Marquina\, Community Services Advocate\, STAC\nLolanda Kindrix-Woods\, Evangelist\, and Deacon James Woods\, Grandparents and Midway residents \n\nSTAC needs your support to sustain these important webinars. Will you donate today? Each gift helps to bring this vital information to the many people who are empowering survivors and preventing human trafficking. The only way we can maintain these programs and this work is with YOUR help.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/third-friday-webinar-human-trafficking-and-rural-communities/
CATEGORIES:Healthcare,Justice System,Labor Trafficking
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SUMMARY:Big Bend Area Health Education Center 2023 Community Resource Fair
DESCRIPTION:Free health and community resources for Spanish-speaking communities and more! Includes legal and screening services. \n Download Brochure  Download Brochure in Spanish
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/big-bend-area-health-education-center-2023-community-resource-fair/
LOCATION:Gadsden County Courthouse Greenspace\, 10 E. Jefferson St.\, Qunicy\, FL\, 32351\, United States
CATEGORIES:Children and Youth,Healthcare,Labor Trafficking,Legal Services,Private Sector
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230913T163000
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SUMMARY:Human Trafficking Webinar Series - Centering the Experience of Boys\, Young Men\, and Male Identifying Students in Human Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:Click here to Register!\nSince 2020\, the U.S. Department of Education has conducted a webinar series to address child and youth trafficking in America’s schools. The series draws attention to the important efforts underway in our nation’s education community to address both sex and labor trafficking. \nOn behalf of the U.S. Department of Education\, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools\, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) invites you to join the next webinar in this series\, Centering the Experience of Boys\, Young Men\, and Male Identifying Students in Human Trafficking. \nWednesday\, September 13\, 2023\n3:00 – 4:30 pm EDT \nBoys\, young men\, and male identifying youth are often overlooked when it comes to recognizing and preventing human trafficking. In this webinar\, we will explore how and why that is\, and how methods of supporting males can differ from females. Researchers will present data dispelling the myth that exploitation of children is a problem that only affects cisgender girls and young women\, as well as data showing that boys and male identifying youth are\, in fact\, frequently exploited and trafficked. The webinar will also include a panel discussion to better understand the experiences of male and male identifying youth who have experienced human trafficking\, featuring experts with lived experience and educators working directly with youth in school anti-trafficking programs. We will end the webinar with a live Q&A where we will respond to your questions related to centering and supporting these youth in anti-trafficking work. \nSpeakers/Panelists\n\nJose Lewis Alfaro\, Lived Experience Expert & Consultant\nJerome Elam\, President and CEO Trafficking in America Task Force\, Survivor Leader\, FL\nJodi de la Peña\, Grant Manager\, Human Trafficking Prevention\, Oakland Unified School District\, CA\nJose (Peps) Garcia\, Newcomer Safety Initiative\, Program Manager\, Oakland Unified School District\, CA\nCaroline Greig\, Anti-Trafficking Initiatives Program Director\, WestCoast Children’s Clinic\, CA\nDavid Perry\, Health Data Research Analyst\, WestCoast Children’s Clinic\, CA\n\n Click here to Register!
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/human-trafficking-webinar-series-centering-the-experience-of-boys-young-men-and-male-identifying-students-in-human-trafficking/
CATEGORIES:Children and Youth,Labor Trafficking,Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Survive and Thrive Advocacy Training
DESCRIPTION:CHEERS Sunday School is inviting us to join them in Sanders Hall on September 10th for a training presentation by Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center so that we can all be a part of ending human trafficking in our community. \nHow Do I Recognize Human Trafficking?\nThe Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) has created an anti-human trafficking training program called STACPRO. This program is a free\, online\, on-demand training\, funded by Leon County and the City of Tallahassee\, designed specifically to empower businesses\, workplaces\, and employees with greater knowledge about how to recognize and respond if they suspect sex and labor trafficking in our area. \nBe Part of the Solution\nWith the community’s support\, STAC is building a network of people and organizations who stand with survivors and work together to prevent human trafficking. Please join us on Sunday\, September 10th at 9:45AM in Sander’s Hall for a customized in-person training session for the faith community! \nLearn more about STAC’s work to assist human trafficking survivors and empower communities with the tools to recognize\, report and prevent trafficking at www.surviveandthriveadvocacy.org \nSurvive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) and/or their officers\, directors\, employees\, affiliates\, agents\, contractors\, or partners assume no legal liability or responsibility for the actions or inactions of training attendees resulting from or following this training. Each individual taking this course will take personal responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others.\nFor more information or sharing\, please download our flyer: https://www.saintpaulsumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/STACPRO-Flyer-SPUMC.pdf
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/survive-and-thrive-advocacy-training/
LOCATION:Saint Paul’s United Methodist Church\, 1700 North Meridian Road\, Tallahassee\, FL\, 32303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Labor Trafficking,Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Bon Secours St. Francis Health System - 5th Annual Seminar on Human Trafficking: Responding Together
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, April 4th\, Bon Secours St. Francis Health System will be hosting our 5th Annual Seminar on Human Trafficking: Responding Together. HEAL’s Dr. Hanni Stoklosa was a featured speaker at this event in 2022. \nThis is a free\, multidisciplinary educational event for anyone who may come into contact with victims of sex or labor trafficking in their daily work. Free CME credit is available. Both in-person and virtual attendance options are available\, and registration links are below. \nFeatured Speakers: \nAna Isabel Vallejo\, JD – Ms. Vallejo is the Co-Director and lead attorney at VIDA Legal Assistance\, Inc.\, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the rights of immigrant survivors of domestic violence\, sexual violence\, human trafficking\, and other violent crimes. For almost 20 years\, Ms. Vallejo has dedicated her practice to representing survivors of human trafficking\, working in collaboration with the US Department of Justice\, Criminal Section Civil Rights Division\, the US Attorney’s Office\, the FBI\, and the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that victims of trafficking have access to justice. \nMollie Gordon\, MA\, MD – Dr. Gordon is an Associate Professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine and the Associate Director of the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at Ben Taub Hospital. She co-founded Baylor College of Medicine’s Division of Global Mental Health to treat survivors of torture\, trafficking\, and mass violence atrocities. Mollie is a co-chair of the American Medical Women’s Association – Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans\, a member of the HEAL Trafficking speaker’s bureau\, has testified for the National Advisory Council for the Office of Trafficking in Persons\, and lectures at national meetings on human trafficking. \nCardell T. Morant – Mr. Morant is the Director of the Center for Countering Human Trafficking for the Department of Homeland Security. With 16 participating component agencies and offices\, the CCHT is a DHS-wide effort to advance counter human trafficking law enforcement operations\, protect victims\, and enhance prevention efforts. Mr. Morant has had a distinguished career with more than 25 years of experience in federal law enforcement. Among other leadership roles\, Mr. Morant has also served as the acting Deputy Assistant Director of the HSI Cyber Crimes Center where he was responsible for the child exploitation\, computer forensics\, and cyber crimes portfolios. \nIn-person registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bon-secours-st-francis-5th-annual-seminar-on-human-trafficking-tickets-558123411147 \nVirtual registration: https://bsmh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bp94Ng4dQ3qkBWFU3nOC3A
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/bon-secours-st-francis-health-system-5th-annual-seminar-on-human-trafficking-responding-together/
CATEGORIES:Labor Trafficking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220715T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220715T143000
DTSTAMP:20260526T023104
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SUMMARY:Human Trafficking & Immigration: Rights\, Remedies\, and Responses
DESCRIPTION:Download the Presentation_Immigration  \nAcross the board\, there is often confusion around how to assist foreign-born survivors of human trafficking. This training will help demystify the barriers and clarify misunderstandings surrounding assisting both children and adults\, specifically around immigration relief options. We will dissect example case scenarios agencies may have run into\, and offer solutions to better equip our leaders and anyone in the community who might come in contact with immigrants\, including social services providers\, justice system representatives\, child welfare professionals\, the faith community\, students and educators\, and more. \nPresenters: Vania Aguilar\, M.S.\, Program Manager\, FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights and Daniela Donoso\, J.D.\, Equal Justice Works Fellow\, Immigration Law\, Legal Services of North Florida \nSponsors: STAC in affiliation with Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking and the International Rescue Committee. Contact: STAC at stac@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org or 850-597-2080 \n Webinar Registration\nABOUT OUR PRESENTERS: \nVania Aguilar\, M.S.\, Program Manager \nMs. Aguilar is a program manager at CAHR\, where she oversees the administrative work of the Center. She has been working with the Center since 2001. She conducts trainings on human trafficking for various groups in the community. In addition\, she oversees the Center’s case management and service provision for human trafficking victims and victims of other crimes. She has developed curriculum for the Florida Department of Education and Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Department of Education on human trafficking. She was granted BIA Accreditation in 2013 and is assisting clients with their VAWA\, DACA\, Adjustment of Status\, asylum\, SIJS\, TPS\, U and T visa application submissions.  She has assisted over 300 refugees adjust their status to lawful permanent residence and helps them apply for their citizenship. She has established direct connections with prosecutors\, victim advocates and law enforcement officials throughout the state.  She works very closely with them to secure the necessary documentation to apply for immigration relief for clients who are victims of crimes and to apply for any other forms of relief under the Victim’s Compensation Program. She serves as a co-chair for the Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking Survivor Support Committee.  On behalf of the coalition\, she has written co-eds\, has participated on radio show interviews to discuss how Florida is affected by human trafficking\, conducted presentations and outreach initiatives.  In addition\, she serves on the Social Justice Committee of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center\, a non-profit that assists victims and survivors of human trafficking in the second judicial circuit. She received a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Multilingual/Multicultural Education from Florida State University. In addition to working for the CAHR\, Ms. Aguilar taught for Adult and Community Education (ACE) in Tallahassee from 2005 to 2022 where she taught evening classes to English learners from around the world.   She was the lead teacher for the on-line English classes at ACE.  She conducted classes for adult students in which she incorporated information about services and remedies for victims of various crimes including human trafficking and prepared students for their citizenship process. Currently\, she is pursuing a doctorate degree in Learning Design and Performance Technology. \nDaniela Donoso\nDaniela Donoso serves as an Equal Justice Works Fellow\, sponsored by Greenberg Traurig\, LLP and The Florida Bar Foundation\, and hosted by Legal Services of North Florida. Donoso designed her fellowship to be a comprehensive immigration advocacy program in North Florida to serve immigrants who are low income and/or crime victims and establish immigration protocols\, procedures\, and resources for LSNF staff and community partners. Daniela\, a past DACA recipient\, knows what it is like to have your life shifted by fear and uncertainty because of the broken immigration system. Her personal and professional experience working with marginalized communities has instilled an altruistic spirit that makes her uniquely suited for this Fellowship. Donoso received her law degree from Florida State University College of Law and became a Florida barred attorney in April of 2021. Donoso received ger bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from Florida State University. She spent her undergraduate and graduate time working for the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights\, gaining mentors and experience in immigration and anti-trafficking advocacy.  \n  \n\n  \nSTAC needs your support to sustain these important webinars. Will you donate today? Each gift helps to bring this vital information to the many people who are empowering survivors and preventing human trafficking. The only way we can maintain these programs and this work is with YOUR help.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/human-trafficking-immigration-rights-remedies-and-responses/
CATEGORIES:Labor Trafficking,Legal Services,Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220318T130000
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SUMMARY:Recognizing and Responding to  Human Trafficking in the Workplace
DESCRIPTION:The Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking (BBCAHT) and The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) \ninvite you to participate in BBCAHT’s Monthly 3rd Friday Community Training Program: \nRecognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking in the Workplace  \nDate: March 18\, 2022\n1 PM – 2:30 PM Eastern / Noon – 1:30 PM Central \n Webinar Registration\nThis free webinar one of the “Third Friday” community training events hosted by BBCAHT and STAC to inform and engage the North Florida community and beyond. We are happy to extend this invitation to friends and colleagues –  please join us!  \nSex and labor trafficking victims\, adults and youth\, are trafficked and exploited in plain sight\, including at our area businesses and workplaces. How can we as employees\, managers\, workers and customers recognize and respond to trafficking situations in ways that protect trafficking victims and the workplace? Children and adults who are trafficked and who are vulnerable to being trafficked need the eyes and ears of our community’s workforce to know how to recognize trafficking situations and to support them. This webinar is an interactive and live presentation of the online STACPRO training program and will provide vital information for: anyone working in an office\, advocates\, child welfare\, businesses like restaurants or retail establishments\, non-profit agencies\, the faith community\, the justice system\, social services and any organization large or small. While STACPRO is now available online\, and on demand\, the advantage of attending this program LIVE is that you will be able to ask questions and participate with one other attendees throughout.   \nModerator: Robin Hassler Thompson\, Executive Director\, and Graciela Marquina\, Community Services Advocate\, STAC. Sponsors: STAC in affiliation with Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking and the International Rescue Committee. Contact: STAC at stac@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org or 850-597-2080
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/recognizing-and-responding-to-human-trafficking-in-the-workplace/
CATEGORIES:Hospitality Industry,Labor Trafficking,Private Sector,Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210219T130000
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SUMMARY:Danger Warning!  Social Media and Sex Trafficking Recruitment
DESCRIPTION:The Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking (BBCAHT) and The Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC)  invite you to participate in BBCAHT’s Monthly 3rd Friday Community Training Program \n  \nProgram: Danger Warning! Social Media and Sex Trafficking Recruitment \nDate: February 19\, 2021 \nThis free\, certificate webinar is one in a series that BBCAHT and STAC is organizing during this time of social distancing and to keep up our Third Friday training schedule. We are happy to extend this invitation to friends and colleagues throughout the Big Bend and beyond – please join us! Since the onset of the pandemic especially\, social media is increasingly being exploited to contact\, recruit\, and sell children and youth for sex. Some traffickers use online ads to target victims\, or they will send a friend/follow requests to young people in their region\, proceed to strike up a conversation\, and develop online friendships. These conversations may start off friendly and innocent\, but then the traffickers will begin to use manipulation to charm their potential victims. The online friendship quickly evolves to a romantic relationship\, and this is where the sextortion techniques are used to lure their victims into human trafficking. During this session\, attendees will learn to recognize signs of social media recruitment\, and how traffickers lure their victims on the internet. Attendees will learn about the dangers of popular social media dating sites and apps. This session will also discuss popular emojis and their hidden meaning used to communicate sexual gestures when texting or communicating on internet sites and social media apps. \nPresenter: Marina Anderson\, Florida Department of Children and Families Regional Human Trafficking\nCoordinator for Northeast and Northwest Regions. \nSponsors: STAC in affiliation with Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking and the International\nRescue Committee. \nContact: STAC at stac@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org or 850-597-2080 \nPresentation PPT: Danger Warning! Social Media Sex Trafficking Recruitment is on the rise since Covid 19 pandemic \n \n\n\nSTAC needs your support to sustain these important webinars. Will you donate today? Each gift helps to bring this vital information to the many people who are empowering survivors and preventing human trafficking. The only way we can maintain these programs and this work is with YOUR help.\nSuggested donation: $20
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/social-media-and-sex-trafficking/
CATEGORIES:Labor Trafficking,Training and Awareness
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