Events
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Breaking the Chains 6th Annual Promise Banquet
Valdez Hall 702 M. St., Fresno, CA, United StatesThis annual fundraiser supports our mission of providing hope, healing, and restoration to victims of human trafficking. The event will be co-hosted by Jerry Dyer and Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp.
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Virtual Premiere of California’s Forgotten Children Documentary
Fueled by powerful stories and a desire to foster change alongside our partners across the globe, California’s Forgotten Children has become a movement. We have reached thousands of people internationally by raising awareness about the prevalence of child sex trafficking through festivals and community screenings. We are mobilizing change within communities by partnering with local advocates…
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Virtual Premiere Screening of California’s Forgotten Children Documentary
Fueled by powerful stories and a desire to foster change alongside our partners across the globe, California’s Forgotten Children has become a movement. We have reached thousands of people internationally by raising awareness about the prevalence of child sex trafficking through festivals and community screenings. We are mobilizing change within communities by partnering with local advocates…
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How Pornhub is enabling sexual exploitation and what we can do about it with: Laila Mickelwait (Exodus Cry)
Pornhub is the largest and most popular pornography website in the world. It is generating millions of dollars in advertising and membership revenue with 42 billion visits and over 6 million videos uploaded per year. And visits have only increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet it has no system in place to verify reliably the age…
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National Listening Session – Preventing Online Child Sexual Exploitation
In April 2020, during National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) are hosting four listening sessions about child trafficking and exploitation during the COVID‑19 pandemic. We invite you to join…
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A Trauma Informed Approach: Child Trafficking, Abuse, and Neglect
Child Trafficking and the 12 Core Concepts of Childhood Trauma Speaker: Erika Irwin, University of Missouri in St. Louis (UMSL)Facilitator: Shima Rostami; Executive Director, Gateway Human Trafficking (GHT) About the session: This training is a part of Project FORECAS - foundations for Outreach Through Experiential Child Advocacy Studies Training – through the University of Missouri-St.…
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Salt and Light Coalition presents: Pass the Salt!
Amidst this quarantine, have you binged watched all of your shows, tried some new recipes and now might be looking to do something a little more impactful with your time? Salt & Light Coalition presents, “Pass the Salt” our virtual dinner conversation series that is shedding light on human trafficking. Join us for a Friday…
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Technology and Trafficking: Prevention Practices for Parents and Caregivers
University of Phoenix 45 Riverpark Place, Fresno, CA, United StatesParticipants in Technology, Teens, and Trafficking will: Develop a basic understanding of human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, and vulnerability. Understand the cultural and media influences on teens. Learn how to keep your child safe online. Learn to establish a safety plan with your teen and discover resources available to help.
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Innovation on Demand Part 1: Implementing Culturally-Responsive and Trauma-Informed Telehealth Services and Family-Centered Practice During COVID-19
Join us for Part 1 of our 3 Part webinar series! In Part 1, presenters will share how they offer virtual services with families impacted by domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists will discuss equity and safety issues with telehealth counseling. They will share what it takes to create safer virtual environments with children…
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Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Male and LGBTQIA+ Youth
2-hour virtual human trafficking training for professionals engaging with male or LGBTQIA+ opportunity youth at risk for sexual exploitation During this workshop, engaged participants will learn how to develop culturally relevant strategies to more effectively engage with male and/or LGBTQIA+ opportunity youth victimized by commercial sexual exploitation, and those at-risk. National research shows that male-idnetifying…
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Responding to Child Victims of Trafficking Webinar
Join our next webinar! (No registration required) This training helps participants understand the resources available to assist foreign minor victims of trafficking. Additionally, participants receive an overview of the process to submit a request for assistance to OTIP for review and an understanding of Interim Assistance Letters for minors who are potential victims of trafficking.…
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Past is Present: The historical effects of the sex trade on women and girls of color today with: Cherice Hopkins (Rights4Girls)
We cannot discuss the sex trade in the U.S. without addressing colonization, slavery, and the institutionalized inter-generational oppression of women and girls. Ignoring this history has led to the continued exploitation, and too often criminalization, of women and girls of color. Cherice Hopkins, Staff Attorney at Rights4Girls will discuss the racial and gender disparities among survivors, how…
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