• Human Trafficking Survivors and the Florida Juvenile Justice System

    This free 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! https://youtu.be/_AUFWCvXk8w November 20, 2020 1:00 PM –…

  • Human Trafficking: Stories of Survivors

    Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Location: Online via Zoom Description: This event will feature a human trafficking survivor-centered discussion and highlight the challenges faced by survivors across the greater Tallahassee area. Due to its complexity and the harm caused by trafficking, survivors face a multitude of barriers as they work…

  • Labor Trafficking: The Story of Immigrant Survivors

    Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Location: Online via Zoom Description: The IRC and STAC provide services to domestic and foreign-born survivors of human trafficking. The IRC’s unique experience in working with diverse immigrant and refugee communities provides the context for this conversation to explore the many ways immigrants are victimized…

  • The Rotary Club of Tallahassee – Protecting Youth from Human Trafficking

    Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Online via Zoom Description: “Operation Innocence,” a coordinated local, state and federal sting operation, here in Tallahassee resulted in the arrest of over 170 people in a child sex trafficking network. We know that traffickers target children online and since the advent of COVID-19,…

  • “Perspectives” Call-In Radio Show on WFSU (88.9 FM)

    Date: Thursday, January 7, 2021, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Tune in on the radio: 88.9FM TUNE IN HERE Description: A panel of representatives from the community and beyond, including the Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center, the Big Bend Coalition Against Human Trafficking, Leon County Commission Chair Rick Minor and Holland & Knight attorney…

  • Human Trafficking in the Hospitality Industry

    January 13, 2021  3:00PM- 4:00 PM Eastern | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Central This free webinar is one in a series that BBCAHT, STAC, and others in the Big Bend of Florida are organizing during this time of social distancing and in observation of January, National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. We are…

  • 4th Annual Gadsden County Human Trafficking Community Forum

    SOCIAL JUSTICE TABLE TALK Midway, January 14, 2021 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm https://youtu.be/QnvUp67FqDU LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD Survive and Thrive Advocacy Center invites you to join in on the 4th Annual Gadsden County Human Trafficking Community Forum, a pivotal discussion geared toward developing social justice reform and helping survivors of human trafficking in Gadsden County.…

  • Human Trafficking and the Law: Looking Through a Wider Lens

    Date: Thursday, January 21, 2021, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. https://youtu.be/0haGW1VXEVo Description: What is the role of the private sector in addressing and helping to end human trafficking? What roles do we play as attorneys in civil practice, business owners and leaders, and consumers? What role does government play and is there a place for…

  • Stolen Childhoods: Children and Human Trafficking

    Please make plans to join us for our first Professional Network of 2021 as we recognize Human Trafficking Awareness Month. We will discuss incidence rates, identification, and available resources for youth and families. We will look at gaps that exist in our system of care to determine how collectively we can address the sinister manipulation…

  • A Victim-Centered Approach to Health Care for Survivors of Human Trafficking

    During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, The John J. Brunetti Human Trafficking Academy is pleased to present A Victim-Centered Approach to Health Care for Survivors of Human Trafficking. Victim-centered and trauma-informed approaches are hallmarks of effective services – inclusive of healthcare – to survivors of human trafficking. Learn from our distinguished panel of doctors championing…