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SUMMARY:The Impact of Human Trafficking on Campus
DESCRIPTION:Date: Tuesday\, January 25\, 2022 \nLocation: Online \nDescription: This panel discussion will focus on how human trafficking can occur on our state’s higher education campuses and how institutions of higher learning can and should respond. Presenters from Florida State University\, Tallahassee Community College\, Florida A&M University\, Florida International University\, the International Rescue Committee (IRC)\, and the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC). \n Webinar Registration\nSponsors: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) \nContact: Florencia Dominguez\, Safety and Protection Program Manager\, IRC\, Florencia.Dominguez@rescue.org
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/the-impact-of-human-trafficking-on-campus/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T160000
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SUMMARY:City of Tallahassee Anti-Human Trafficking Proclamation
DESCRIPTION:Come and show your support for human trafficker survivors and local community efforts at the next City of Tallahassee Commission meeting\, January 26\, 2022 at 3pm. This is why: local governments can play a vital role in preventing sex and labor trafficking and supporting trafficked persons by educating many like inspectors\, emergency responders\, utility workers and supporting community centers with information and support for vulnerable populations and local funding for programs supporting survivors is vital. \nView the details for the City Commission Meeting
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/city-of-tallahassee-human-anti-trafficking-proclamation/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220126T160000
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SUMMARY:Human Trafficking: Effective Engagement of Individuals with Lived Experience
DESCRIPTION:Since 2020\, the U.S. Department of Education has conducted a webinar series to address the growing response of America’s schools to child trafficking. 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\, Effective Engagement of Individuals with Lived Experience. \nThis webinar expands the scope of the series by addressing how school communities can enhance existing trafficking prevention efforts by effectively engaging survivors of trafficking\, referred to often as those with lived experience. Such efforts are central to a well-informed\, trauma-sensitive\, and wholistic approach to preventing trafficking. Specific strategies of meaningful outreach\, engagement\, and sustained partnership with survivors of trafficking will be shared. \nRuth Ryder\, Assistant Deputy Secretary\, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education\, U.S. Department of Education (DC) \n\nKimberly Casey\, Prevention and Communication Specialist\, Office on Trafficking in Persons (DC)\nBella Hounakey\, Former Member\, U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (VA);\nJudge Robert Lung\, Former Council Chair\, U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (CO)\nSuleman Masood\, Council Chair\, U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (MD)\nSuamhirs Piraino-Guzman\, Former Member\, U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking (WA)\n\n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/human-trafficking-effective-engagement-of-individuals-with-lived-experience/
CATEGORIES:Survivors,Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
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SUMMARY:Human Trafficking and the Law: Labor Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, January 27\, 2022\, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. \nDescription: Labor trafficking – also called “forced labor” is far more common that people think\, here in North Florida and around the nation. Both the civil and criminal sides of the justice system – and our entire community – are vitally important to recognizing this reality\, preventing forced labor\, and fully supporting survivors. This includes active civil litigation against traffickers and taking action in the courts to ban goods coming into the U.S. from “supply chains” of forced labor. Each of us\, as consumers\, can also help by buying and supporting trafficking free goods and services. \nFeatured Speakers:  \nMartina Vandenberg\, JD – founder and president of the Human Trafficking Legal Center \nMartina E. Vandenberg is founder and president of the Human Trafficking Legal Center. Vandenberg established the Human Trafficking Legal Center (formerly HT Pro Bono) in 2012 with generous support from the Open Society Foundations (OSF) Fellowship Program. \nPrior to becoming an OSF Fellow\, Vandenberg served as a partner at Jenner & Block LLP\, where she focused on complex commercial litigation and internal investigations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. She served as a senior member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. \nVandenberg has spent two decades fighting human trafficking\, forced labor\, rape as a war crime\, and violence against women. She has represented victims of human trafficking pro bono in immigration\, criminal\, and civil cases\, and has testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law\, the Helsinki Commission\, the House Foreign Affairs Committee\, and the House Armed Services Committee on an array of human rights issues. Through the Human Trafficking Legal Center\, she has trained more than 3\,600 pro bono attorneys nationwide to handle human trafficking matters. \nA former Human Rights Watch researcher\, Vandenberg spearheaded investigations into human rights violations in the Russian Federation\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Uzbekistan\, Kosovo\, Israel\, and Ukraine. She is the author of two Human Rights Watch reports\, “Hopes Betrayed: Trafficking of Women and Girls to Post-Conflict Bosnia & Herzegovina for Forced Prostitution\,” and “Kosovo: Rape as a Weapon of ‘Ethnic Cleansing.’” \nAs a researcher for the Israel Women’s Network\, she investigated and published the first report documenting human trafficking into Israel. While living in the Russian Federation in the 1990s\, she co-founded Syostri\, one of Russia’s first rape crisis centers for women. \nVandenberg has received multiple awards for her leadership against human trafficking. In 2012\, the Freedom Network USA presented her with the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Award for her “outstanding leadership and dedication in working to combat human trafficking and slavery in the United States.” In 2013\, she received the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation’s Stevens Award for outstanding service in public interest law. T’ruah presented her with the Raphael Lemkin Human Rights Award in 2014. She received the Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize the following year. Vandenberg also served as a co-chair of the International Bar Association’s Human Trafficking Task Force. \nA Rhodes Scholar and Truman Scholar\, Vandenberg has taught as an adjunct faculty member at the American University Washington College of Law and the Oxford University Human Rights Summer Program. She is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia. \nFainess Lipenga – Training Advisor\, the Human Trafficking Legal Center \nFainess Lipenga has been an active member of the National Survivor Network since 2013. As a survivor of labor trafficking\, she uses her voice and experience to educate the community and raise awareness. \nHer mission is to prevent other survivors from being re-victimized and give them hope and courage to heal\, become leaders\, and achieve their dreams. Prior to her role as training advisor\, Lipenga served as a consultant to the Human Trafficking Legal Center for more than five years. \nLipenga has testified before Congress regarding the challenges that survivors face\, and has presented to the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine. She has provided training for pro bono lawyers\, law students\, physicians\, law enforcement officials\, and federal prosecutors. She has spoken at national conferences and developed expert training materials. In 2019\, Lipenga testified before the Maryland General Assembly to advocate for passage of the Anti-Exploitation Act. With the help of her testimony\, Maryland passed the bill\, making labor trafficking an illegal act for the first time in Maryland. \nLipenga is a recipient of the Justice for Victims of Crime Award from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Washington\, DC. She believes survivor voices and leadership are essential to advocacy on human trafficking. \nDaynica Harley – Clinical Professor\, FSU College of Law \nDaynica Harley is a clinical professor in the Florida State University College of Law Public Interest Law Center. Co-teaching the Children’s Advocacy Clinic and Human Trafficking and Exploitation Law Project\, Ms. Harley supervises student advocacy and direct representation of clients across a variety of legal issues. Ms. Harley is a 2021 graduate of the Florida State University College of Law. She is admitted to practice law in Florida. \nMelody Andrews – Student\, FSU College of Law \nMelody Andrews is a third-year law student at the Florida State University College of Law. She also attended undergrad at Florida State and earned her Bachelor’s in Theater and Creative Writing. She is dedicated to Public Interest and has been involved in the Children’s Advocacy Clinic\, the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Law Clinic\, and the International Human Rights Clinic. She is currently a legal intern at Disability Rights Florida and the Public Defender’s Office in the 2nd Judicial Circuit. She has previously been an intern at the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence. \nPeyton Smith – Student\, FSU College of Law \nPeyton Smith is a third-year student at the Florida State University College of Law. She went to Taylor University\, a small Christian college in Indiana\, and studied Political Science\, Philosophy\, and Economics. She is passionate about immigration and international human rights issues. In the Fall of 2021\, Ms. Smith participated in the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Law Project. Prior to law school\, Ms. Smith spent six months doing anti-human trafficking work in Nepal. \nRobin Hassler Thompson\, JD – Executive Director of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC) \nRobin Hassler Thompson\, M.A.\, J.D.\, is the Executive Director of the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center (STAC)\, an anti-trafficking non-profit she co-founded in 2015. She co-chairs the Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking and is a member of its Social Services Committee. In 2001 she traveled to Bangladesh on a U.S. State Department mission\, which included a visit to a trafficking rescue shelter in Dhaka. This so inspired her that since\, she has directed and collaborates in many anti-trafficking projects\, trains extensively\, and has authored publications and curricula\, including a course for the Florida Medical Association. \nHosted by the FSU College of Law and Co-sponsored by Legal Services of North Florida \nCLE credit: This program has been approved for 2 hours of general CLE credit. \nContact: Robin Hassler Thompson\, STAC\, 850-597-2080 robin@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org \nBig Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking (BBCAHT) Contact Information: \n***Note: All BBCAHT members who wish to attend events Must register. *** \nFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/bbcaht/ \nKellianne “Kelli” Dougherty \nVictim Witness Specialist \nUnited States Attorney’s Office\, Northern District of Florida \n850-216-3909 desk \n850-528-8595 cell \nkellianne.dougherty@usdoj.gov \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-and-the-law-labor-trafficking/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220203T123000
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SUMMARY:Anti-Human Trafficking & Social Justice Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Attend this program as part of TCC’s observance and celebration of Black History Month\, to learn and explore the intersections of social justice with sex and labor trafficking. This interactive panel will delve into topical and important issues including the disproportionate impact of human trafficking on communities of color\, how to identify and respond to sex and labor trafficking on the TCC campus and in the community\, and how to take action to end human trafficking. \nJoin Zoom Meeting: tccfl.zoom.us/j/99883537411\nMeeting ID: 998 8353 7411 \nPanelists:  \nSheriff Walt McNeil\, Leon County Sheriff’s Office \nMichelle Tibbits-McClellan\,TCC Victim Advocate \nDonmetrie E. Clark\, TCC\, Dean and Professor of English\, Communications and Humanities \nPastor Douglas Harris\, STAC Board Member \nDr. Cicely Brantley\, STAC Board Member
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/anti-human-trafficking-social-justice-panel-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Justice System,Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T170000
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SUMMARY:National Human Trafficking Training and Assistance Center - Live SOAR Training
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free 2-hour live SOAR to Health and Wellness training on Wednesday\, February 16 that teaches providers how to identify and respond to human trafficking. This training will offer the following continuing education/continuing medical education (CE/CME) credits: \n\nPhysicians – maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™\nPharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians – 2.0 contact hours (0.2 CEUs)\nPsychologists – 2.0 CE credits\nNurses – 2.0 contact hours\nDentists – 2.0 CE credits\nSocial Workers – 2.0 cultural competency CE credits\nPublic Health Professionals – 2.0 CPH credits\nHealth Education Specialists – 2.0 entry-level CECH\nHealthcare Team – 2.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits\n\nIf the credits above do not match your needs\, after the training you can access a generic CE/CME certificate for non-physicians or submit your certificate of completion to your local board to request that the board accept the training as credit for your profession. \n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/national-human-trafficking-training-and-assistance-center-live-soar-training/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220218T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220204T225302Z
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SUMMARY:Child Labor Trafficking:  What We Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:Download the Presentation_Child Labor Trafficking \nChild Labor Trafficking: What We Need to Know \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.  \nChildren and youth are trafficked globally and in the United States at alarming rates. However\, rarely are labor trafficked children recognized if systems and individuals zero in only on the victimization of children by sex traffickers. Labor trafficking\, or forced labor of children\, is often overlooked by many people and systems. The children who are vulnerable to labor trafficking may have factors that can heighten the risk for them\, including separation from families and supports\, poverty\, lack of educational opportunities and undocumented status. Child labor traffickers can be like any other traffickers: from family members to organized crime networks and forced labor of children can coincide with sex trafficking. This presentation is for anyone who has contact with children in our community: neighbors\, school personnel\, child welfare\, law enforcement\, justice system\, attorneys\, parents and grandparents – everyone! Experts will provide a survivor perspective and give attendees information about this current reality that is too often overlooked.  \nPresenters: Martina Vandenberg\, JD\, Founder and President and Evelyn Chumbow\, Operations Manager and Survivor Advocate\, both of the Human Trafficking Legal Center. \nSponsors: STAC in affiliation with Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking and the International Rescue Committee.\nContact: STAC at stac@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org or 850-597-2080 \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/child-labor-trafficking-what-we-need-to-know/
CATEGORIES:Children and Youth,Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220210T153754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220210T161111Z
UID:7503-1645617600-1645623000@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:The Case Against Othering: A Call for Intersectionality in the Anti-Trafficking Movement
DESCRIPTION:Speakers:\nChanel Dionne\, Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center\nCristian Eduardo\, Human Trafficking Consultant\nErik Gray\, Queers Uniting to End Exploitation\nCrystal Hamilton\, CrisLee Consulting Firm\nKristin Murray\, Authentic Witness \nDescription: This month’s webinar will focus on the topic of intersectionality in the anti-trafficking movement. By centering on the voices of Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Color (BIPOC)\, the panel will address system failures\, what a more inclusive movement could look like\, and a call to action for individuals to find new ways to collaborate. Free to participate! \n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/the-case-against-othering-a-call-for-intersectionality-in-the-anti-trafficking-movement/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T153000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220210T183630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220210T184541Z
UID:7506-1645624800-1645630200@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Honoring Black Voices in the Anti-Trafficking Movement
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, February is celebrated as “Black History Month” to reflect on and appreciate the contributions that African Americans and those of the African diaspora have made in all aspects of our nation’s history\, especially in fighting for the human rights of all. In this event\, service providers will hear from survivors of labor trafficking as they engage in a meaningful conversation to discuss disparities in the movement regarding race\, share their views on the term “modern-day slavery\,” and describe how they define “justice.” \n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/honoring-black-voices-in-the-anti-trafficking-movement/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T153000
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CREATED:20220217T205650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T205650Z
UID:7519-1645624800-1645630200@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:The Intersection of Teen Dating Violence\, Human Trafficking\, and Vulnerable Youth
DESCRIPTION:According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\, in one year\, nearly 1 in 11 female and approximately 1 in 14 male high school students report having experienced physical dating violence; and about 1 in 8 female and 1 in 26 male high school students report having experienced sexual dating violence. While teen dating violence impacts youth nationwide\, youth from racial/ethnic and sexual minority groups are disproportionally affected by all forms of violence\, including dating violence. Violence in an adolescent relationship sets the stage for future violence and victimization\, including youth becoming victims of human trafficking. \nThis virtual panel will discuss the impact of teen dating violence among youth from underserved populations and its intersection with human trafficking. Panelists will also share their collective expertise\, lessons from the field\, and practical recommendations to build awareness and prevent these incidents in our communities. \n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/the-intersection-of-teen-dating-violence-human-trafficking-and-vulnerable-youth/
CATEGORIES:Children and Youth,Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220228T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220228T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220217T205907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T205907Z
UID:7521-1646051400-1646056800@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Human Trafficking: The Pathways to Prevention
DESCRIPTION:“Human Trafficking: The Pathways to Prevention” is a conversation on personal reflections on gaps in service provision\, challenges\, as well as what’s going right for survivors of color. Joining the discussion will be: \n\nDr. Brook Parker-Bello\, Founder and CEO\, More Too Life\nSandra Maria Anderson\, Founder\, Love Gardens Ministries International Inc.\nKioka Jones\, Advocate\, Parent-Survivor\n\n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/human-trafficking-the-pathways-to-prevention/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220310T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220301T203233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220301T203422Z
UID:7549-1646924400-1646928000@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act - Virtual Congressional Briefing
DESCRIPTION:>How $1Billion in Federal Funds could go away to further Domestic and International Initiatives to Combat Trafficking if the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act is not passed ASAP \nA Virtual Congressional Briefing \nMarch 10\, 2022  |  3:00-3:45 PM EST \n Webinar Registration\nPlease join us for this congressional briefing on H.R. 6552 with expert panelists including representatives from the offices of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA)\, Tanya Street\, Survivor Leader & Presidential Award Recipient for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons\, and Bill Woolf former Acting Director at OVC for the Department of Justice & Safe House Project Policy Director.  \nThe Frederick Douglass TVPRA is critical in reauthorizing a total of approximately $1 billion over five years to continue the prevention of trafficking\, protection of victims and prosecution of traffickers in America and around the globe. Without its passage\, current funding allocations could cease crippling efforts to address this heinous human rights crisis. \nLEARN MORE & SIGN THE LETTER OF SUPPORT
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/trafficking-victims-protection-reauthorization-act-virtual-congressional-briefing/
CATEGORIES:Justice System,Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220317T093000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220311T133001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220311T133001Z
UID:7576-1647504000-1647509400@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Climate Change and Human Trafficking: Protecting Newly Vulnerable Populations
DESCRIPTION:Climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time. Not only has it destroyed land and communities and displaced millions of people from their homes and livelihoods\, but it has devastated the social fabric of people’s lives. These disruptions of governments\, lives and families have weakened the already fragile protections of those who become hungry and homeless and made them more vulnerable to becoming victims of human trafficking. Women and girls are at particular risk of exploitation. \nSpeakers will include:\nMaría Eugenia Villareal\, Executive Director\, ECPAT-Guatemala\nJonathan Todres\, Professor of Law\, Georgia State University College of Law\nOlivia Umoh\, Director\, Safe Child Advocacy (SCA)\nLaura Healy\, Programme Specialist in Migration and Displacement\, UNICEF\nKiana Joy P. Yabut\, Youth Representative\, Guam Youth Congress \n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/climate-change-and-human-trafficking-protecting-newly-vulnerable-populations/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220318T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220318T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220309T180523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220318T104858Z
UID:7568-1647608400-1647613800@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
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:20220415T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220415T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220329T133250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T192323Z
UID:7605-1650027600-1650033000@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Human Trafficking and Substance Use
DESCRIPTION:This 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!  \nHT and Substance Abuse Powerpoint  \nSubstance use and human trafficking occur together very often. Traffickers use drugs and alcohol to groom\, lure\, manipulate\, and control the people they are trafficking. Victims and survivors who are substance dependent are targeted by traffickers because of this vulnerability. How can those who work with adults or youth who are sex and labor trafficked understand how to best support survivors who have substance use disorders? What do substance use disorder professionals need to know about human trafficking? How can we all do more to understand the intersection of substance use and trauma and how this can impact survivors over the short and long terms? Presenters will cover these issues and will provide ample time for discussion and questions. \n  \nPresenters: Kristina Bailey\, Human Trafficking Program Coordinator\, International Rescue Committee; Graciela Marquina\, Community Services Advocate\, STAC; Robin Silberman\, Survivor Mentor\, Whole Child Leon\, Open Doors Outreach Network. Moderator: Robin Hassler Thompson\, Executive Director\, STAC.  \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\nAUDIO will be provided through your computer. \nAttendance will be limited to the first 1\,000 people who join this event. Please join early.\nClick here to register with us for this meeting or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://tinyurl.com/2p86najt  \nIf you have technical questions or concerns\, please contact Center Support staff at centersupport@usf.edu  \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-and-substance-use/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220427T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220425T184838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220425T184838Z
UID:7663-1651060800-1651064400@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Holistic Approaches to Health & Wellness for Trafficking Survivors Webinar
DESCRIPTION:From animal therapy\, to chiropractic care\, to yoga and more\, there are many health and wellness-based interventions available to support trafficking survivors through their journey to overcoming trauma. This webinar will provide attendees an understanding of how trauma lives in the body and overview various forms of health-centered approaches to healing. \n Webinar Registration\nPanelists Include:\n• Bradel Canfield\, Kristi House\n• Jessica Donnelly\, AP\, Grace\, Love & Acupuncture\n• Deborah Foote\, Voices for Florida\n• Mollie Gordon\, MA\, MD\, Baylor College of Medicine\n• Dr. Sarah Helms\, Daughters of Worth\n• Shiva Thompson\, Yoga 4 Change \nTo support our work providing high quality webinars like these to increase awareness of sex trafficking\, please make a donation today: www.voicesforflorida.org/donate/
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/holistic-approaches-to-health-wellness-for-trafficking-survivors-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Survivors,Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220329T151908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T151908Z
UID:7608-1651158000-1651161600@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Ask an Expert Series Webinar: Male Victims and Human Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:Register for a live\, no-cost Ask an Expert webinar on Thursday\, April 28\, from 3 to 4 p.m. (Eastern). \nWhat services and support are needed for men and boys who experience human trafficking? How are these services different from their female counterparts? Ensuring equity and inclusion of services for all individuals who experience human trafficking means addressing the needs of men and boys. Join three national experts for a discussion on men and boys’ experiences with sex and labor trafficking. Panelists will share their insight on needed services\, how to talk about human trafficking and develop outreach materials in ways that are inclusive of males\, and where to find additional resources on this topic. \nModerated by Suleman Masood\, NHTTAC Senior Training and Technical Assistance Specialist\, the session will feature insight from: \n\nBandak Lul\, Human Trafficking Expert\nLenny Hayes\, M.A.\, Owner\, Tate Topa Consulting\nSteven Procopio\, ACSW\, LICSW\n\nThis webinar is part of the Ask an Expert series sponsored by the Office for Victims of Crime’s Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center. This webinar is offered in partnership with the Office on Trafficking in Persons’ National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center. \nTo attend the Ask an Expert webinar\, please register using the following link: \n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/ask-an-expert-series-webinar-male-victims-and-human-trafficking/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220426T150542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220426T151343Z
UID:7665-1651158000-1651163400@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:NHTTAC - Ask an Expert: Male Victims and Human Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC) \nAsk an Expert Series Webinar: Male Victims and Human Trafficking \nRegister for a live\, no-cost Ask an Expert webinar on Thursday\, April 28\, from 3 to 4 p.m. (Eastern). \nWhat services and support are needed for men and boys who experience human trafficking? How are these services different from their female counterparts? Ensuring equity and inclusion of services for all individuals who experience human trafficking means addressing the needs of men and boys. Join three national experts for a discussion on men and boys’ experiences with sex and labor trafficking. Panelists will share their insight on needed services\, how to talk about human trafficking and develop outreach materials in ways that are inclusive of males\, and where to find additional resources on this topic. \nModerated by Suleman Masood\, NHTTAC Senior Training and Technical Assistance Specialist\, the session will feature insight from: \n\nBandak Lul\, Human Trafficking Expert\nLenny Hayes\, M.A.\, Owner\, Tate Topa Consulting\nSteven Procopio\, ACSW\, LICSW\n\nThis webinar is part of the Ask an Expert series sponsored by the Office for Victims of Crime’s Human Trafficking Capacity Building Center. This webinar is offered in partnership with the Office on Trafficking in Persons’ National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center. \nTo attend the Ask an Expert webinar\, please register using the following link: \n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/nhttac-ask-an-expert-male-victims-and-human-trafficking/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220520T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220520T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220428T111352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T192144Z
UID:7670-1653051600-1653057000@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:"A Cup of Justice" Restoring Human Trafficking Survivors through Restitution
DESCRIPTION:Download the Presentation_Restitution \nVictims of human trafficking face numerous obstacles to justice. Under federal law\, mandatory restitution for trafficking survivors — compensation in a criminal trafficking case — is mandatory. But restitution is rarely ordered\, and even more infrequently collected. Many survivors find their experience in the criminal justice system re-victimizing. They are forced to navigate complex victims’ compensation and criminal justice systems without legal representation. Human trafficking laws have provided both child and adult victims with some protections\, but there are still hurdles for many victims looking to rebuild their lives. Survivors have the right to bring civil suits\, but this process may be confusing and intimidating. Please join us for a discussion with a lived-experience expert of domestic child sex trafficking to learn more about navigating the legal system in pursuit of justice. \nPresenters: Jose Lewis Alfaro\, lived experience expert on domestic child sex trafficking and Martina Vandenberg\, JD\, founder and President\, both of the Human Trafficking Legal Center. \nThe Florida Bar approved this program for 2 hours of Intermediate Level Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit through the Florida Bar through 11/30/23 \nSponsors: STAC in affiliation with Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking\, Legal Services of North Florida and the IRC \nContact: STAC at stac@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org or 850-597-2080\nAttendance is limited. Please join early. \n This monthly free certificate training program is one of the “Third Friday” community events hosted by BBCAHT and STAC to inform and engage the North Florida community and beyond.   \n  \n \n\n\n\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/a-cup-of-justice-restoring-human-trafficking-survivors-through-restitution/
CATEGORIES:Survivors,Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220608T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220517T142439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T142439Z
UID:7701-1654693200-1654700400@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:SOAR to Health and Wellness Training with CE/CMEs
DESCRIPTION:Join NHTTAC for a free 2-hour live SOAR to Health and Wellness training that teaches providers how to identify and respond to human trafficking. This training offers the following continuing education/continuing medical education(CE/CME) credits except when noted otherwise: \n· Physicians – maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ \n· Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians – 2.0 contact hours (0.2 CEUs) \n· Psychologists – 2.0 CE credits \n· Nurses – 2.0 contact hours \n· Dentists – 2.0 CE credits \n· Social Workers – 2.0 cultural competency CE credits \n· Public Health Professionals – 2.0 CPH credits \n· Health Education Specialists – 2.0 entry-level CECH \n· Healthcare Team – 2.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education credits \nIf the credits above do not match your needs\, after the training you can access a generic CE/CME certificate for non-physicians or submit your certificate of completion to your local board to request that the board accept the training as credit for your profession. \nIn the past fiscal year\, 98.3% of Live SOAR to Health & Wellness training attendees agreed or strongly agreed that they are confident they will use the knowledge and skills they learned during the SOAR training for their jobs. \nWednesday\, June 8\, 2022. Register here*. \nWednesday\, July 20\, 2022. Register here. (CE/CME credit not provided) \n*For the full accreditation information\, visit: https://nhttac.acf.hhs.gov/SOARtoHealthandWellness. \nJointly provided by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \nIn collaboration with the Administration for Children and Families Office on Trafficking in Persons and the HHS Office on Women’s Health\, supported by the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center.
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/soar-to-health-and-wellness-training-with-ce-cmes/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220614T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220321T210835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220321T210835Z
UID:7593-1655218800-1655224200@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Understanding the Intersection of Sex Work and Human Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for the Understanding the Intersection of Sex Work and Human Trafficking webinar presented by Freedom Network Training Institute. This webinar will provide an overview of the intersection of sex work and human trafficking. The presenters will explore the similarities and differences between sex work and human trafficking. Attendees will learn practical ways to serve survivors who may be engaging in sex work. \nThis webinar will be part of a 3-part series exploring the different intersections of sex work and human trafficking. The following two webinars are Tuesday\, June 14th\, from 3:00-430 pm EST\, and Tuesday\, August 9th\, from 3:00-4:30 pm EST. Please be on the lookout for registration information! \nRegistration cost: $30 \n Webinar Registration\nSPEAKERS: \nChris Ash\, Survivor Leadership Program Manager\nCoalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking \nChris Ash (they/them) is the Survivor Leadership Program Manager at the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST-LA). They are developing supports\, empowerment\, opportunities\, and professional development for survivors of human trafficking to engage meaningfully as the movement’s organizational\, strategy\, and thought leaders. Before coming to CAST-LA\, Chris was the Anti-Human Trafficking Specialist\, and later the Prevention Education Program Manager\, for the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA). Chris’ current work bridges lived experience\, years of direct service and community-based consent\, and prevention education work. Additionally\, they have graduate studies in social justice\, human rights\, and gender theory. \nMariah Grant\, Research and Advocacy Director\nSex Workers Project  \nMariah Grant (she/her) is a human rights and migration specialist with a focus on migrant and sex workers’ rights\, freedom of movement\, and labor exploitation. She is currently the Research and Advocacy Director at the Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center where she oversees SWP policy advocacy and development of original research. Prior to joining SWP\, Mariah was a Senior Training and Technical Assistance Specialist for ICF International. She coordinated the Human Trafficking Expert Consultant Network for the US Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and supported other ICF projects related to migration and trafficking in persons. Mariah has a Master of Arts in Human Rights and Democratization (Asia Pacific) from the University of Sydney.
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/understanding-the-intersection-of-sex-work-and-human-trafficking/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220617T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220531T212458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T191805Z
UID:7723-1655470800-1655476200@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Human Trafficking and Understanding the Dangers of Sextortion
DESCRIPTION:  \nDownload the Presentation_Sextortion \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.  \nInvestigators have seen a massive surge in the number of cases involving youth being threatened and coerced by adults into sending explicit images online or via social media. This is a crime called sextortion\, punishable under federal and state laws. Sextortion can begin on any computer site\, social media site\, app\, or game where people meet and communicate. Often used by traffickers\, this crime starts when young people believe they are communicating with someone their own age who is interested in a relationship or offering something of value. In these cases\, the criminal claims that they already have a revealing picture or video of a child that they will share if the victim does not send more. The adult will use threats\, gifts\, money\, flattery\, lies\, or other methods to get a young person to send an image. After the criminal has one or more videos or pictures\, they threaten to publish that content\, or they threaten violence\, to get the victim to comply with their demands. The shame\, fear\, and confusion children feel can prevent them from asking for help or reporting the abuse. This program will help caregivers and others with youth to understand how the crime occurs and how to openly discuss online safety with their children. \nPresenter: Marina Anderson\, Regional Human Trafficking Coordinator for NE and NW Regions\, FL Department of Children and Families \nSponsors: STAC in affiliation with Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking and the International Rescue Committee.\nContact: STAC at stac@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org or 850-597-2080 \nAUDIO will be provided through your computer. Attendance will be limited to the first 1\,000 people who join this event. Please join early.\nClick here to register with us for this meeting or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://tinyurl.com/253nutba \nIf you have technical questions or concerns\, please contact Center Support staff at centersupport@usf.edu  \nwebinar sponsors \n  \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-and-understanding-the-dangers-of-sextortion/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220517T142909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T142909Z
UID:7703-1655730000-1655737200@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:SOAR to Health and Wellness Training
DESCRIPTION:Join NHTTAC for a free 2-hour live SOAR to Health and Wellness training that teaches providers how to identify and respond to human trafficking. \nIn the past fiscal year\, 98.3% of Live SOAR to Health & Wellness training attendees agreed or strongly agreed that they are confident they will use the knowledge and skills they learned during the SOAR training for their jobs. \nWednesday\, July 20\, 2022. Register here. (CE/CME credit not provided) \nJointly provided by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services \nIn collaboration with the Administration for Children and Families Office on Trafficking in Persons and the HHS Office on Women’s Health\, supported by the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center.
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/soar-to-health-and-wellness-training/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220715T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220715T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220706T193103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T191444Z
UID:7770-1657890000-1657895400@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
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:20220720T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220720T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220714T130343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220714T130343Z
UID:7784-1658329200-1658332800@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Trafficking\, Incarceration\, & Survival: How the Criminal Legal System Harms Victims
DESCRIPTION:This one-hour event followed by a 30-minute interactive panel Q&A will explain how forced criminality fits within the labor trafficking paradigm. Hear from survivors and other experts as they discuss what it looks like when survivors are forced to commit crimes. Increase your understanding of what it looks like when an underlying criminal offense is a part of a victim’s exploitation. Listen to survivor experiences of the consequences of wrongful prosecution and play your part in creating a solution to a criminal legal system that does not fully recognize all victims. \nIs this webinar for me? This event is meant for providers who have existing knowledge of labor trafficking and are aware of best practices in client rapport building and support. \n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/trafficking-incarceration-survival-how-the-criminal-legal-system-harms-victims/
CATEGORIES:Survivors,Training and Awareness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T233000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041046
CREATED:20220712T172524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220712T172536Z
UID:7780-1658399400-1658446200@surviveandthriveadvocacy.org
SUMMARY:Forced Labor Around the World
DESCRIPTION:A Discussion on the ILO’s New Global Estimates of Modern Slavery Report \nNOTE: In-person attendance at this event will be limited to 50 people. If in-person seating is still available\, you will have the option to indicate whether you intend to attend virtually or in-person on the registration form. \nPlease join us for a moderated discussion at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on the new Global Estimates on Modern Slavery report\, which is a collaboration by the International Labour Organization (ILO)\, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) and Walk Free. \nThe report\, released every 4-5 years\, delves into the global manifestation of modern slavery\, looks at how the situation has evolved\, and what remains to be done if we are to meet our collective goal to end forced labor\, modern slavery\, and human trafficking by 2030\, and to end child labor by 2025. \nDiscussing the findings of the report and its implications for U.S. policy will be Thea Lee\, Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Labor and Kevin Cassidy\, Director of the ILO Office for the United States and Representative to the Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations\, with additional panelists to be announced. Marti Flacks\, CSIS Human Rights Initiative Director & Khosravi Chair in Principled Internationalism\, will moderate. \n Webinar Registration
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/forced-labor-around-the-world/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:The Public Health Response to Human Trafficking: A Look-Back and a Step Forward
DESCRIPTION:Professionals working with and serving communities at risk of human trafficking increasingly use public health strategies to establish evidence-informed\, data-driven responses to human trafficking. “The Public Health Response to Human Trafficking: A Look-Back and a Step Forward\,” published by Public Health Reports (PHR) and sponsored by the Office on Trafficking in Persons\, expands the current evidence base and highlights the strengths of using a public health approach when preventing and responding to human trafficking. \nThe authors in this supplement explore the efficacy of individual and communal\npublic health interventions and describe the tools used by professionals and systems of care to respond to human trafficking. \nJoin the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health\, PHR\, and OTIP for a discussion of this supplemental issue of PHR and hear directly from those involved in the development of the supplement and the authors of two articles: Addressing Racism in the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Black Girls: The Role of Public Health Critical Race Praxis and Applying Telemental Health Services for Adults Experiencing Trafficking. \n REGSITER TODAY
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/the-public-health-response-to-human-trafficking-a-look-back-and-a-step-forward/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Service Provision at the Intersection of Sex Work and Human Trafficking
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for the second training as part of the Sex Work and Human Trafficking series presented by Freedom Network Training Institute! This training will build upon the foundation provided in the introductory training. During this session\, attendees will learn the following: \n\nPractical ways that service providers can support access to safety and resources for people in the sex trade.\nThoughtful application of trauma-informed and person-centered services for people in the sex trade.\n\nRegistration Cost: $30 \n REGISTER HERE\n*If you wish to access the recording of the introductory training for a small fee\, please email training@freedomnetworkusa.org.
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/service-provision-at-the-intersection-of-sex-work-and-human-trafficking/
CATEGORIES:Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:The Crossover Between Sex and Labor Trafficking: Elevation Without Segregation
DESCRIPTION:This 2-hour-long survivor panel focuses on the intersections across the labor and sex trafficking industries. It will include audience interactions\, and a live Q&A. Hear the perspective and insights from lived experience experts as they discuss the importance of co-identification and reflect on experiences often overlooked by the anti-trafficking movement. This conversation will analyze how providers can better impact identification and direct service needs without segregating survivors by trafficking type. By recognizing the frequency at which sex and labor trafficking intersect\, we can allow those with lived experience to identify the commonalities and work to destigmatize and uplift survivor experiences. Help us empower survivors by offering more opportunities for understanding\, healing\, and self-sufficiency. \nIs this event for me? This event is intended for providers with an understanding of labor trafficking\, sex trafficking\, and trauma-informed service delivery. \n REGSITER TODAY\n  \nModerator – Jaimee Johnson. Jaimee Johnson is a lived experience expert on domestic sex trafficking with experience in the intersect of labor trafficking. She is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Sisters of the Streets. She also holds the title of mother\, motivational speaker\, advocate\, first responder\, consultant\, social media marketer\, entrepreneur\, and activist. Sisters of the Streets focuses on empowering those impacted by sexual exploitation and providing harm reduction as a solution. Mrs.Johnson integrates her lived experience into her work by providing mentorship and resources to those desiring to transition out of that lifestyle while focusing on empowering the community to be a part of the solutions while identifying and addressing root issues that allow exploitation to thrive. \nPanelist – Ashley Maha’a.  Ashley Maha’a is a Mixed-race Native Hawaiian\, born and raised on the east side of O’ahu. In 2020\, she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Criminal Justice and a focus on forensic sciences. She is a member of the MMNHWG Taskforce in Hawai’i\, a Community Expert Consultant for the DHHS Victims of Human Trafficking Native communities\, and a founding member of the advisory group Community Against Exploitation Hawai’i. Her contributions and collaborations extend to local organizations as well as to the continent for Nationally and Internationally recognized organizations. In addition\, she is a mother\, peer mentor\, community organizer\, and subject matter expert. \nPanelist – Eric Harris.  Eric Harris is an international consultant and field expert in the area of human trafficking education and advocacy. With 10 years of experience in the field. He has a bachelor’s in social work and is an alum of Anderson University Indiana. Human Trafficking field consultant for the state of\, Indiana. National Association of Social Workers member and is a graduate of the Human Trafficking Leadership Academy through National.HumanTrafficking Training and Technical Center and the Heal Trafficking MGH institute train the trainer academy 2020. Consulted and trained for: Polaris project\, NHTTAC\, OTIP\, Freedom Network\, DHS\, North County Lifeline Community Advisory Board\, Indianan Law enforcement Cadets\, Sane Nurses\, and social work students\, Department of Child Services\, San Diego County Child protective services\, Child welfare services\, Juvenal Corrections\, Cambridge University\,  and the Survivor alliance. \nPanelist – Hazel Fasthorse.  My name is Hazel Fasthorse\, and I am a human trafficking specialist and victims liaison. I specialize in crimes against indigenous people\, intergenerational trauma\, and systemic abuse. I am a survivor of CSEC\, child trafficking\, and cult abuse.
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/the-crossover-between-sex-and-labor-trafficking-elevation-without-segregation/
CATEGORIES:Survivors,Training and Awareness
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SUMMARY:Preventing and Intervening in the Labor Trafficking of Students
DESCRIPTION:On 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\, Preventing and Intervening in the Labor Trafficking of Students\, scheduled for: \nWednesday\, August 17\, 2022 from 3:00-4:15pm ET/ \n REGISTER TODAY\nIn the United States\, the primary job of school-aged young people is that of student\, but this is not the case for all our young people. In 2021\, the International Labor Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund estimated that global child labor\, including child labor trafficking\, rose from 152 million in 2016 to 160 million children in 2020 (International Labour Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund\, 2021). Child labor trafficking doesn’t just happen in other countries\, it also takes place here in the United States. Students who are forced to work long hours\, often before they can complete schoolwork\, or in dangerous jobs are less equipped to achieve in school given the trauma of their forced labor. In this webinar\, we will explore what labor trafficking looks like in the United States and talk to subject matter experts\, individuals with lived experience\, and practitioners about how you can support students who are involved in labor trafficking. \nSpeakers\n\nRuth Ryder\, Deputy Assistant Secretary\, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education\, U.S. Department of Education\nKatherine Kaufka Walts\, Director\, Center for Human Rights of Children\, Loyola University\, Chicago\, IL\nSheri Lochridge Combs\, Senior Program Manager\, Human Trafficking Special Populations\, Covenant House New Orleans\, LA\nYuri Guerrero\, Lived Experience Expert and Advocate\, TX\n\nThis webinar will be recorded and posted to the event page a day after the event. The event page link is here: https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/events/webinar/human-trafficking-webinar-series-preventing-and-intervening-labor-trafficking \nNCSSLE does not offer certificates or CEUs\, but if you email ncssle@air.org after the event we can confirm your participation.
URL:https://surviveandthriveadvocacy.org/events/preventing-and-intervening-in-the-labor-trafficking-of-students/
CATEGORIES:Children and Youth,Training and Awareness
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