March 4- Stop Child Sex Trafficking

Child sex trafficking is happening in Los Angeles. Join Rotary for this important forum, and learn what you can do to end child sex trafficking in Southern California. The event is free, but reservations are required. Space is limited. Open to the public.

Saturday, March 4: 8 AM- 12 PM

Loyola Marymount University

1 LMU Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90045

To reserve a spot, click here.

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February 11- Faith Initiative to Abolish Trafficking

FIAT is a gathering of individuals and churches who have been called to fight human trafficking in Los Angeles. Our meetings equip and connect existing ministries, provide mentoring and support for those looking to start, and network the entire faith community to be able to stand up to the tragedy of slavery in our midst.

Join us for amazing speakers who inspire and motivate as well as for practical workshops to equip you to bring awareness and prevention to your community.

This is a FREE event run by volunteers, however we do incur costs for putting this on. We gladly accept donations of any amount to help cover our costs.

*Please note that although registration closes at 3:30pm the day before the event, you can still come and register at the door.

Event Schedule:

Registration, Exhibitor Tables, Coffee/Light Breakfast (Free)
 Prayer & Worship
 Speakers
 Workshop #1
 Workshop #2
 Panel Q & A
 Table Discussion and Networking
 Prayer & Close

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October 27- Human Trafficking in Los Angeles

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Join ADL – Anti-Defamation League (Pacific Southwest Region)‘s Latino Jewish Roundtable as we learn about Human Trafficking in Los Angeles.

Thursday, October 27 at 7pm
Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills (8844 Burton Way, Beverly Hills)

Panelists:
-David M. Herzog (U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California)
-Avelino Reloj (CAST Los Angeles Survivor Caucus Member)
-Stephanie Molen (Director of Partnerships, CAST Los Angeles)
-Sargent Christopher Sciacca ( LA Regional Human Trafficking Task Force)

For more information, click here!

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July 14 – UCI Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV)

The UCI Initiative to End Family Violence (IEFV) is featuring an event titled “Child Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Multidisciplinary Approach” on Thursday, July 14 at 10-11:30am in EDU 1131. Speakers include Dr. Jordan Greenbaum, Director of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children’s Global Child Health and Well Being Initiative and members of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force.

Please see the announcement and attached flyer. The event website is http://endfamilyviolence.uci.edu/event/child-sex-trafficking-and-commercial-sexual-exploitation/.

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July 15 – Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation: Victim Health Care Needs

In conjunction with

Presents

 Pediatric Grand Rounds

Friday, July 15, 2016

Van Dyke Theater

8am-9am

  Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation:

Victim Health Care Needs

Jordan Greenbaum, MD

Medical Consultant

International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children

At the end of the lecture participants should be able to: 

  • Describe the nature of child sex trafficking in the US and common physical and emotional consequences
  • Apply suggest trauma-informed techniques for interacting with suspected victims
  • Recall the appropriate reporting process for suspected exploitation and trafficking and common medical referrals
  • No AB1195 was identified for this lecture

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July 23 – FIAT Faith Initiative to Abolish Trafficking

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Los Angeles has one of the highest rates of human trafficking of any city in the US. Churches across LA are coming together to do something about it.

The Faith Initiative to Abolish Trafficking (FIAT) is a gathering of churches who have been called to fight human trafficking in LA. FIAT meets quarterly with members of the Southern CA faith community to share what others are doing in their respective churches to fight trafficking. FIAT hosts powerful workshops, where participants can be trained to be speakers and outreach advocates, learn how to raise awareness and more.

Our next gathering is July 23rd at 9 AM at Grace Brethren in Long Beach. Join us in the fight to end trafficking in our city.

Register Here

Request a Table Here

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April 9 ~ Hidden Tears dance film screening – fighting trafficking of American children

We would like to invite you to the screening of “Unseen Dances” our dance film collaboration with the the Red Sand Project. Our film tells the story of trafficked American girls through dance.
The event will be at the HELINET hangar at the Van Nuys Airport on April 9th.  Some of the proceeds will go to the Maria Suarez Foundation, which works to rehabilitate trafficked children in Southern California.

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