Bay Area Survivor of Human Trafficking Shares Story of Hope
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FREMONT, Calif. — Dec. 3, 2010 — Minh Dang, a survivor of human trafficking from San Jose, will share her incredible story of hope, courage, and triumph at an event organized by California Against Slavery.
“Human trafficking is a criminal business that profits from enslaving people for sexual servitude and forced labor. It is flourishing in California because the law is weak,” said Daphne Phung, executive director of California Against Slavery. “Minh Dang’s story is just one example of modern day slavery in our local communities.”
The non-profit organization is working to pass an initiative on the 2012 California ballot to strengthen current human trafficking laws and increase victims’ rights.
Event Date/Time: Friday, December 3, 2010, at 7:30 p.m to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Fremont Community Church, 39700 Mission Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94536
Price: Free and open to the public
About California Against Slavery:
California Against Slavery is a non-profit group organized by Californians appalled by the injustice of modern day slavery in our state and around the world.
Our mission is to strengthen California state laws to better reflect the personal and societal impact of human trafficking.
About Minh Dang:
Minh Dang serves as the Bonner Leaders AmeriCorps Program Director for UC Berkeley’s Cal Corps Public Service Center. Since 2005, she has trained undergraduate student leaders to serve in local non-profits and schools. For the past three years, Minh has led intercultural sensitivity and diversity trainings for student affairs staff. Outside of work, Minh is a Co-Facilitator for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse (ASCA) meetings in Berkeley and sits on the Board of Directors for The Morris Center for Healing from Childhood Abuse. In addition, Minh recently joined the Board of Directors for Youth Engagement, Advocacy, Housing (YEAH!), an organization serving youth ages 18-25 who are homeless. Minh graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Sociology in 2006. As an undergraduate, she coordinated recruitment and retention of underserved minority students pursuing higher education, and participated in cross-cultural coalitions and anti-racist work. Recently, she was featured in a documentary produced by Santoki Productions and aired on MSNBC called “Sex Slaves: Minh’s Story.” Using this documentary, Minh is travelling to college campuses around the nation to raise awareness about child abuse and child trafficking.
Contact:
Daphne Phung,
Executive Director and Founder of California Against Slavery
info@californiaagainstslavery.org
(510) 473-7283
http://www.CaliforniaAgainstSlavery.org
California Against Slavery
P.O. Box 7057
Fremont, CA 94537
