Trafficking Hotlines

If you suspect someone is a victim of human trafficking, please call the National Human Trafficking Resource Hotline at 1-888-3737-888 or the Yakima Crime Victims Service Center at 1-866-523-6468. Both of these hotlines operate 24/7 hours!

Demanding Justice Project - Shared Hope

Men's Movement to End Demand - The Defenders

April 21
Kennewick

DECEPTIONS: Exposing the Lures of Child Trafficking & Internet Dangers
AWARE training in the Tri-Cities, sponsored by the Tri-Cities Soroptimists - Download the flyer

Missing to Trafficking: Connections Between the Missing Child and Trafficking
Missing and Exploited Children's Program (MCEP)

May 10-20
Richland

Sylvia Ui'lani Matayoshi - internationally recognized expert on Human Trafficking will speak at a luncheon sponsored by Zonta
learn more about his event

Trauma informed Care and Family and Youth Services Bureau Outcomes for Runaway and Homeless Youth
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center (RHYTTAC)

Sexual Exploitation of Girls in Gangs
Missing and Exploited Children's Program (MCEP)

See other archived training on the NCJTC website

Saturday August 18th 10AM-6PM and Sunday August 19th 11AM-6PM  
1521 So. 1st St., Sunnyside, WA 98944 Download the flyer/Press Release
Organized by Sunnyside's Promise

Promising Practices in Combating the Commercial Exploitation of Girls in Gangs
Missing and Exploited Children's Program (MCEP)

download the presentation slides
See other archived training on the NCJTC website

Finding Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Human Trafficking - MECP

Yakima Valley Libraries - Board of Trustees meeting

Zonta Advocacy spoke on the need for filtering of porn sites at our library. Read her statement and the packet of materials (zip file) she provided to the Board to read.

Volunteer & Public Awareness Training - Genesis Project Shelter for victims of Trafficking

2012 Northwest Human Trafficking Summit

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Movie Viewing: a National Search for Human Worth
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FREE! Open to the public! View the trailer

Washington Advisory Committee on Trafficking (WashACT) quarterly information session

6-8 pm, at the Seattle Police Department Training Center at 2203 Airport Way South Building C, Classroom 4, Seattle, WA  98134. This event is open to anyone interested in learning about local anti-trafficking efforts and new taskforce participants.  Attendees must RSVP to marie.hoffmann@rescue.org.

Khurshida Begum, Human Trafficking Survivor speaking about Human Trafficking in Washington State

Richland Public Library, Gallery Area - 6:30-8:30pm
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SOLD: the Human Trafficking Experience

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Chris Johnson, Policy Director, Washington State Attorney General's Office

Community meeting to learn more about the Attorney General's office's work to fight human trafficking in Washington State. Support of community groups, legislation, prosecution and more! 5:00pm

click here for more information

Movie Viewing: "Sex+Money: a National Search for Human Worth "
Perry Technical Institute Auditorium
2011 W. Washington Ave. 7:00pm
learn more
KIT news coverage

FREE! Open to the public! View the trailer

We are Better Together: Washington Engage Discussion on Building community alliances to prevent Human Trafficking

Cancelled

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2013

Real Escape from the Sex Trade (REST) Training Day

Saturday, January 26th, 9am – 4:30pm
at Mars Hill Church UW District – 4554 12th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Parking is $10 up to 8 hours at the parking lot next to the church.
Fee: $18
Info or questions: email info@iwantrest.com

Raise the Roof 6 - Dinner and Silent Auction
Yakima Convention Center

Benefits Rod's House - for more information

Human Trafficking Awareness Training
9:00am - noon at the Yakima Foursquare Church on 40th Avenue
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Dr. Cyndi Romine from Called to Rescue will present on Sex Trafficking in our community. There will be a self-defense course as well. All are welcome, lunch is provided, and 30 dollars at the door to cover costs. This event is organized by local community member Jamin Cook and Joan Anderson.

Abuse Recovery Leadering Training

3 day training put on by Abuse Recovery Ministry Services
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To Free Today’s Slaves: Human Trafficking Forum in Ellensburg

Join us on the Central Washington University campus (Sub-Ballroom) in Ellensburg to learn more about what you
can do to change the face of Human Trafficking, locally, statewide, and globally. All events are free!

SOLD Experience
Tues & Wed, Feb. 19-20, 2013, 9:00 am - 9:00 pm @ Central Washington University SURC Sub-Ballroom

A multi-sensory experience that takes viewers into the dark corners of human trafficking, both globally and locally. Each room is dedicated to a different real-life story of a central character impacted by human trafficking. Free of charge.

Human Trafficking Forum
Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 6:30 - 8:30 pm @ Central Washington University SURC Ballroom. This year’s speakers include:

• Bill Forbes—World Vision’s International Director of Child Protection
• Velma Veloria—Co-chair of the U.W. Women’s Center Anti Human Trafficking Task Force and Former WA State Representative.
• Andy Conner – DMST King Co. Deputy Sheriff and founder of The Genesis Project, which is a 24-hour drop-in center that caters to victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) in the King County area.

Human Trafficking Luncheon:
Thursday, February 28, 2013, Noon - 1:30 pm @ Hal Holmes Center, 209. N. Ruby St., Ellensburg

This is a time for the community to come together to meet the forum speakers and have time to ask questions about the problem of human trafficking globally and in our own local area. A trafficking survivor will tell her story and answer questions from the audience. A resource table and opportunities for additional learning and training will be on hand. Co-sponsored by the Ellensburg City Library.

Linda Smith of Shared Hope International at the Downtown Rotary Club

Yakima Convention Center, noon
You need to be the guest of a Rotarian to attend. Download the newsletter with more details

Faith and Justice Network Meeting
8428 N. Gage Blvd, Suite A, Kennewick, WA 99336 6:30 - 8:30pm

We will have a guest speaker, Detective Jason Harrington from the Kennewick Police Department, one of two officers that have been trained in trafficking identification and anti-trafficking techniques in our area.  He’ll apprise us of what law enforcement is seeing in our area.  We will have an opportunity to sign up to assist with the upcoming first responder training to and to assist publicizing Khurshida Begum returning to the Tri-Cities to finish her anti-trafficking talk plus additional great information and events in our area.

Kittitas County Coalition Against Trafficking Informational Gathering
Bar 14 Restaurant, Ellensburg 7:000 - 8:30pm

Human Trafficking Awareness Event at Heritage University

Movie Viewing Sex+Money: A Search for Human Worth
Information Fair and panel of local professionals working to fight human trafficking in the valley

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Human Trafficking Training
Bar 14 Restaurant
1800 Canyon Road, Ellensburg
Time: 11:00am-2:00pm

We will explain human trafficking in general, what it looks like in Central Washington, what JTCW is and areas people can volunteer in. Lunch is not provided.

RSVP with Dy Buchanan. Organized by Juneteenth CW.

Yakima Citizen's Police Academy

The Citizens Academy conducted by the Yakima Police Department is an eight-week course designed to provide Yakima residents and members of the Yakima business community first-hand   knowledge of how their police department works.  To participate in the Academy requires a commitment of eight weeks from the students.  Classes are held every Tuesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.  One optional Saturday will be offered at the shooting range.

For more information, see this flyer

Khurshida Begum
Gallery at Richland Library, 6:00 - 8:00pm
955 Northgate Dr., Richland, WA

Khursida will speak to the public about practical ways we can minister to trafficking survivors.  This is a great way to introduce others to the topic of human trafficking and she will have a Q& A session at the end of her talk. Download the flyer

Human Trafficking Awareness Event
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Yakima
6-9pm in Cadwell 101

Sponsored by CMDA for students, physicians and community members
Download the flyer

Genesis Project Training Day
Saturday: 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm

This training will be conducted by GP President Deputy Andy Conner, and board members Detective Joel Banks and Detective Brian Taylor from the SeaTac Street Crimes Unit. Topics covered will be the pimping culture in the Seattle area, types of trafficking situations, case studies of specific trafficking cases, experiences of victims, what the Genesis Project does to help them, and more.

If you have an interest in volunteering with the Genesis Project, contact them for more information.

REST Training Day

Learn about the dynamics of sex trafficking; the sex industry in Seattle; and direct outreach with girls, women, and men. This training is put on by Real Escape from the Sex Trade and is also open for community members who want to consider how they can make a difference in Seattle and beyond. Educational materials will be handed out and lunch will be provided.

9am – 4:30pm
Where: TBD, Seattle
Fee: $18

Info or questions: email info@iwantrest.com

We've been to this training - it's exceptional!

Wapato Public Schools Women in Leadership Forum

April 17
Webinar

Multi-disciplinary Team Investigations:  A Victim-Oriented Approach
Missing and Exploited Children's Program (MECP)

2:00 -3:00 PM EST  (11 PST)

Participants will learn the importance of victim-oriented approaches to child-exploitation investigations and how coordinated responses, like MDT investigations, are effective in reducing victim trauma. Panelists will explore the foundations of MDT investigations and will offer strategies for beginning and/or improving multidisciplinary responses. Panelists will also discuss the role of victim advocates and how this role supports the investigation efforts of all members of the MDT team.

Are We Not Men?

Men's Breakfast to discuss men's role in fighting porn and sex trafficking.
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AWARE training of Deceptions and Illusions

This is a "train the trainers" on these two curriculum which can be used with small groups of middle school, junior high and high school aged youth - on the subjects of Pornography and Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking. See the curriculum info

Download the flyer - For more information, contact Michelle Withers, michelle.goals@gmail.com 205-8672

Premiere Launch of "Chosen, a Film by Shared Hope International"
Hosted by the Defenders USA, the men of Shared Hope

6:00 - 8:00pm The Kiggins Theatre
Vancouver, Washington $50 general admission, $125 VIP package
Featuring Wine tasting from local wineries, catered by Beaches Restaurant
For more information and to RSVP, please visit www.sharedhope.org

Inhospitable to Trafficking Training
Red Lion Hotel on 5th Avenue

This training is designed for owners and managers of lodging establishments in King County, especially those overseeing functions of the hotel impacted by sex trafficking, including: General Manager, Security Manager, Front Desk Manager, Housekeeping Manager, Bar/Restaurant Manager.

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Faith Justice Network - Emily Butler
Kennewick Public Library on Union from 6:30-8:30 pm.
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Emily is a Harvard trained attorney that worked for a San Francisco area think-tank researching demand for prostitution and a social worker for Rahab's House (restoration for trafficking victims in Cambodia). 

13 Days For Justice - FREED

• Day 1: Thurs, May 9. FREED Prayer Meeting. 7pm. House of Prayer
• Day 2: Fri, May 10. Pink Room Documentary Showing. 7pm. Location TBD
• Day 3: Sat, May 11
  • Run for Rice. 9 am. Richland Campus
  • Pink Room Documentary Showing. 7 pm. West Pasco Campus
• Day 4: Sun, May 12. Forgiveness Interview with Lisa Godwin during Sunday services. Richland Campus
• Day 5: Mon, May 13.
  • SOLD: The Human Trafficking Experience. Bethel Gym. /li>
  • Shame and Forgiveness Seminar. 7pm. Fellowship Hall.
• Day 6: Tue, May 14. SOLD: The Human Trafficking Experience. Bethel Gym.
• Day 7: Wed, May 15. SOLD: The Human Trafficking Experience. Bethel Gym.
• Day 8: Thurs, May 16.
  • SOLD: The Human Trafficking Experience. Bethel Gym.
  • icah Bournes at ABIDE Young Adult Group. 7pm. ShareHouse
• Day 9: Fri, May 17.
  • SOLD: The Human Trafficking Experience. Bethel Gym. /li>
  • Poetry Slam featuring Micah Bournes. 8pm. ShareHouse
• Day 10: Sat, May 18.
  • SOLD: The Human Trafficking Experience. Bethel Gym.
  • Justice Jam with Micah Bournes and Clayton Butler. 7pm. West Pasco Campus
• Day 11: Sun, May 19
  • SOLD: The Human Trafficking Experience. Bethel Gym.
  • Community Justice Assessment results announced. Sunday services. Richland Campus.
  • Guest Preacher Clayton Butler of AIM. Sunday services. Richland campus.
  • Anti-Trafficking Training for the Local Church, Session 1. 3-6pm. Desert View Room.
• Day 12: Mon, May 20. Anti-Trafficking Training for the Local Church, Session 2. 6-9pm. Desert View Room

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Here are directions for the Bethel Richland Campus. Here are directions for the Bethel West Pasco Campus..

Project Respect Training

Training to establish a common protocol for screening potential victims of human trafficking.
Contact Debra Brockman at Aspen Crime Victim Advocacy Services for more information. Tel. 576-4326

Trafficking in America Conference

Faith and Justice Network
Kennewick Public Library 6:30-9:00 pm

Focus of this meeting will be on gang trafficking and what is happening in our area.

International Christian Alliance on Prostitution North America Conference

YouthCare and Center for Children & Youth Justice State-wide Protocol Training

2 Day training for CSEC Task Force and MDT members and frontline service providers working with children who are vulnerable to trafficking.

View the Washington State Model Protocol for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children - November 2012

Children Missing from Foster Care: The Forgotten Missing Children

Mar Smith of B.E.S.T. Initiative

Speaking at the Yakima Valley Lodging Association at noon.

REST Training Day

Volunteer Advocate Training for the Support, Advocacy & Resource Center (SARC)

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AWARE Train the Trainer - Deceptions & Illusions Curriculum

AWARE is seeking trainers who can facilitate community training events for Deceptions and Illusions.  AWARE will provide instruction that equips leaders to coordinate school-based initiatives in their region. Learn more

Report Release: Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

Freedom 21 20 days of prayer and fasting for worldwide human trafficking.  There is an excellent 21-day Prayer Guide which could be used during this 20 day initiative or anytime. For more information contact: Rosie Phillips, USRPN Washington State Coordinator, rosiephillips22@gmail.com.

DECEPTIONS: Exposing the Lures of Child Trafficking & Internet Dangers

AWARE training in Portland - For more information

Engage for Impact Summit

Designed for anyone wanting to increase impact through solidifying partnerships with others involved in combating human trafficking.

DECEPTIONS: Exposing the Lures of Child Trafficking & Internet Dangers

AWARE training in Federal Way - For more information

REST Training Day

Learn about the dynamics of sex trafficking; the sex industry in Seattle; and direct outreach with girls, women, and men. This training is also open for community members who want to consider how they can make a difference in Seattle and beyond. Educational materials will be handed out and lunch will be provided.

For more information

Inhospitable Training for Law Enforcement

for more information, contact us.

Human Trafficking Actives at WSU - Tri Cities Campus

Anti-trafficking week of activities at WSU-TC, presented by the nursing school.  The SOLD exhibit will be up as well as several films and a panel discussion.  Download the poster

"Breaking the Chains of Sex Trafficking"
Sheila Houston of Rare Coins Ministries
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 4105 Richey Rd, Yakima, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Sheila is the founder of Rare Coins Ministry in Seattle and will be speaking on:

- how to conduct outreach to trafficked minors and women in prostitution
- understanding the mindset and circumstances of that population
- understanding the “Hierarchy of pimping” and why girls often relapse and return to their pimps
- need for spiritual healing for victims
- how can the church embrace survivors and welcome them in
- need for prevention

She has worked with over 2500 girls/women in prostitution through her outreach program.  She spends every Friday and every other Saturday night out on the streets.

Download the event flyer and Sheila's Bio
Watch the Video of the event

Sponsored by Mercy Project of Washington (eMPOWer), Yakima Valley Anti-Human Trafficking Network, and St. Timothy's Episcopal Church

Human Trafficking Awareness Walk
Downtown Yakima 10:00-11:00am
Starting at Millennium Plaza

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In recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Sponsored by Mercy Project of Washington (eMPOWer), Our Voice7 Ministry, and Comprehensive's Crime Victim Advocacy Program

REST Training Day

9am - 4:30pm
UW School of Social Work, Seattle
Fee: $24, includes lunch

Join the R.E.S.T. team to learn more about the Dynamics of Sex Trafficking; the Sex Industry in Seattle; and Direct Outreach to girls, women and men.

Webinar on Survivor-Centered, Trauma-Informed Advocacy and Services for Human Trafficking Victims

On Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. ET, the Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services Program (FVPSA), with support from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), is conducting a 90-minute webinar on Survivor-Centered, Trauma-Informed Advocacy and Services for Human Trafficking Victims.

Join the presenters, Chic Dabby, from the Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence, and Cindy Liou, with Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, in:

• Defining human trafficking and analyzing the root causes and socioeconomic factors of trafficking; distinguishing between trafficking and human smuggling, and the different manifestations and victim profiles of trafficking, including minors and adults, foreign nationals and U.S.-born individuals.
• Learning the current trends in labor and sex trafficking of immigrant and U.S. born individuals; the legal remedies available; and how laws and policies shape the responses to human trafficking.
• Identifying critical considerations and interventions at various points of contact – such as arrest, legal services, health and mental health services, and shelters – to better formulate collaborative partnerships among multidisciplinary agencies.
• Understanding trauma from repeated victimization, how this influences help-seeking behaviors, and how trauma-informed practices can guide case management.

Consider participating if you are:

• Staff and program grantees from the Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security.
• Direct victim service providers, including system-based victim advocates, domestic violence and sexual assault service providers, and child advocacy program staff.
• Community-based providers of social services, and mental health and substance abuse program staff.
• Run-away/homeless youth service providers, and advocates from immigrant and refugee service programs.

Stolen Youth presents “Not on Our Watch: Responding to Sex Trafficking Locally” - Seattle Town Hall event on Human Trafficking

Over three years ago, a Town Hall event on human trafficking sparked dramatic change in our community. You won't want to miss this follow up event.

7:30-9:15pm

See the event flyer for more information.

Serving Youth of Color in the Anti-Trafficking Movement

Seattle research into sex trafficking clearly shows that youth of color are disproportionately exploited on our streets. But are voices of color heard in the anti-trafficking movement? And how are youth of color being served?

Hear from Nature Carter about her work with trafficking victims of color starting before they were even called trafficking victims. Nature will share also share about her current role at POCAAN (People of Color Against AIDS Network) and how their efforts against HIV and youth violence connect to issues of human trafficking.

Organized by Seattle Against Slavery
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Justice Conference Simulcast

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Hosted at Bethel Church

Human Trafficking Awareness Training
Open Bible Church 2:00-4:00pm
2701 W. Lincoln Avenue, Yakima
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Speaker - Barb Justis
Sponsored by Our.Voice7 Ministry with eMPOWER and Freedom House Ministries

March 7
Burien

Gang TRAP (Trafficking Response and Prevention) Training
Shared Hope International
Criminal Justice Training Academy
10:00-3:00

The FBI reported in 2011 that gangs were trafficking in 35 states. The video to be debuted at the training hosts 14 interviews with professionals from several sectors and two survivors of gang trafficking in three locations across the U.S.

Law enforcement must register through the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission.

Faith Justice Network Meeting

Kennewick Mid-Columbia Library
1620 S. Union Street Kennewick, WA 99338
6:30-8:30

My Friend’s Place will be the featured ministry at the next Faith Justice Network Meeting. My Friends Place is Southeastern Washington’s first safe overnight sanctuary for homeless teens. They provide immediate basic human survival needs for youth on the streets; warm meals, showers, laundry, and a safe place to rest, for youth ages 13 through 17.

Representatives from My Friends Place will be speaking about their shelter and how it relates to trafficking with the homeless youth in our area.

Digital Strategies to Prevent Trafficking

Let's use our technology to help others reach freedom!

Traffickers are using technology to exploit workers and sell sex online, so why isn't the anti-trafficking movement responding in the same way? Robert Beiser, executive director of Seattle Against Slavery, will share exciting new approaches to stop buyers, reach out to victims, and use everyday tools like text and email to help bring freedom to others.

Parrington Hall, University of Washington
Seattle, WA, 98105

Trauma Focused Counseling Training
Bethel Church - West Pasco Campus (both sessions at this location)
(Broadmoor Park Shopping Center)
5202 Outlet Drive, West Pasco  99301

Session for Professional Counselors - "Trauma-Focused Therapy"
8:00AM-3:00PM
(includes one-hour lunch break)
Questions? Contact Tricia.MacFarlan@bethel-church.org

Session for Lay People - Trauma 101: " Dealing with Trauma in Children & Adults”
6:30-8:30PM
Free - No Registration Required
Questions? Contact Angela Hufford 509-628-0150

Lay session focuses on the needs of lay people involved with fostered or adopted children, trafficking victims, veterans, homeless, or other traumatized’ persons

Learn more

Siddharth Kara: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery
Gonzaga University Presidential Series
7pm - McCarthey Athletic Center

Tickets to the event are available at the McCarthey Athletic Center or online at www.gonzaga.edu.
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An educational and eye-opening evening with an expert and multi-national government, law, and policy advisor whose courageous and intensive work offers a plan for addressing the entrenched and complex problem of human trafficking and modern slavery. The phenomena of human trafficking and modern slavery have begun to attract a great deal of attention, recently, and we are pleased that Gonzaga’s next Presidential Speaker will help us understand and respond to this complicated and profound problem. Since first encountering human trafficking in a Bosnian refugee camp in the 1990s, Mr. Kara left a career in finance to research modern slavery. He has traveled to more than thirty countries across six contents to personally document over 1,300 slave cases, witnessing firsthand the sale of humans into slavery, and sometimes confronting the exploiters.

8th annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes^®: The Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault & Gender Violence
Hosted by Comprehensive Mental Health

There is an old saying: “You can't really understand another person's experience until you've walked a mile in their shoes.” This march will ask men to literally walk one mile in women's high-heeled shoes. It's not easy walking in these shoes, but it is fun and it gets the community to talk about something that's really difficult to talk about: gender relations and sexual violence. The Yakima Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Program provides 24 hour crisis intervention, an advocate during medical and legal procedures, support groups and therapy as well as prevention education. Please join us is raising awareness in the Yakima Valley.

Download the Save the Date card

Please contact Emily Maris at (509) 576.4306 for information on how to join a team or form one of your own.

Seminar on Human Trafficking "21 MILLION SLAVES - Stand Up For Human Worth"
CWU Campus 4:30-7:30pm

Interactive breakout sessions with speakers on various topics of local and global sex and labor trafficking. Keynote Speaker from World Vision.
Sponsored by CWU Human Trafficking Club, Juneteenth Central Washington, Center for Social Justice and Diversity, and Kittitas Valley Chapter of Women of Vision.

News Report

Nordic Prostitution Model

The Nordic Model criminalizes the exploiters and third-party profiteers of prostitution: buyers, procurers, pimps and traffickers. The law simultaneously decriminalizes those exploited in the prostitution industry: mainly women and youth.

Learn more on Tuesday, May 6th at 7pm

Location: Powerful Schools
              3401 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98144

Safe Online Surfing 
2:00-3:00 pm ET

For this month's webinar, MECP has partnered with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Violent Crimes Against Children Section.

This webinar will explore the various dynamics of child online exploitation and other dangers children face online. The presenters will feature FBI's Safe Online Surfing program (FBI-SOS), a free educational Internet program that promotes citizenship and teaches children in grades 3rd-8th how to recognize and respond to online dangers. The presenters will also demonstrate how parents and schools can utilize the SOS program to positively impact children's awareness of the deception and methods of online predators.

Human Trafficking Awareness Training
11:30am - 12:30am
Ellensburg Pasta Company
600 N. Main Street

Organized by Juneteenth CW

Adult Labor and Sex Trafficking
Organized by Seattle Against Slavery

Hear from an expert working directly with survivors: Hao Nguyen has worked with API Chaya for the last 5 years as the Anti Trafficking Program Coordinator. Please join us May 29th to hear about her work experiences. She will discuss some recent cases,what she sees as the gaps in service provision, and talk to us about what we can do to help fill these gaps.

Thursday, May 29th
7pm - 8:30pm
University Presbyterian Church - 3rd Floor
4540 15th Ave. NE, 98105

Faith Justice Network
Small World Learning Center
1120 North Road 40
Pasco, WA 99301
6:30-8:30pm

Senator Sharon Brown will speak on the recent legislative changes and laws regarding trafficking and she will discuss the needs that still need to be addressed. Detective Lee Barrow from the Pasco Police Department will talk about what they are seeing regarding trafficking.

The SMART Model
2:00-3:30 pm ET - FREE

This month's webinar will discuss the long term mental health effects of child sexual abuse and provide an overview of the SMART (Safety, Mentoring, Advocacy, Recovery, and Treatment) model. The SMART model is an integrative approach to promote recovery from symptoms, decrease/eliminate problematic sexual behavior (PSB), prevent future abuse and strengthen resiliency in young children and their families. This model is a structured, trauma informed, victim centered, and family focused system that uses family narrative and parallel child narrative to address the impact of trauma and recovery on the family system and the child's experiences as a victim and as one who victimizes others.

Global Trafficking (And How To Help)
7:00pm
All Saints Church
1716 2nd Ave N
(Queen Anne)
Seattle, WA, 98109

Jennifer Oswald, an attorney with International Justice Mission, will speak about her work to combat commercial sexual exploitation of minors in South Asia. She will discuss the scope of trafficking, vulnerabilities of the population, and the rescue and aftercare of the survivors. She will also talk about what we can do locally to make an impact

R.E.S.T. Training
9-4:30pm

Where:  UW School of Social Work 4101 15th AVE NE Room 305, Seattle, WA 98105

Fee: $24, includes lunch

Trafficking in Indian Country - Part I 
2:00-3:00 pm ET

MECP has partnered with the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program to host the Tribal and Human Trafficking Thursdays Series. This series will bring together state, local and tribal subject matter experts (SME) to identify common types of violence, risk factors for violence and signs of possible victimization among children, including those in tribal country. Presenters will also include trafficking survivors and victim advocates who will share their stories and perspectives on developing victim-centric responses in an effort to more effectively serve and support child victims. The series will identify solutions to increase collaboration between state, local, and tribal communities in response to the exploitation of children and other forms of child victimization issues, develop appropriate agency responses, and effectively address the needs of victims. 

Human trafficking is an issue that has proven not to have cultural, socio-economic, or local boundaries. Globally, there has seen a rise in the number of reported trafficking cases, and as is evident from recent reports no one community is exempt. While there is no one common profile for victims of trafficking, particular populations merit special consideration, as they are characterized by additional vulnerabilities. This webinar is part one of a two-part segment, entitled Trafficking in Indian Country. The webinar will explore the unique factors that place tribal youth most at risk for victimization and exploitation. It will discuss the considerations for working with tribal youth as well as with tribal authorities on investigations.

Participants will:

• Develop a knowledge of the cultural considerations for working with Tribal Communities
• Develop a knowledge of jurisdictional considerations for working with tin Indian Country
• Develop a knowledge of the barriers when addressing issues related to trafficking in Indian Country 

About the Presenter

Valerie Bribiescas is a Detective with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in Arizona where she specializes in crimes of violence, child abuse and family violence investigations. Detective Bribiescas is a nationally recognized expert on the cultural complexities of law enforcement operations on tribal lands and advanced forensic interviewing.  She teaches law enforcement officers, prosecutors,  and child protection officials culturally based approaches to conducting forensic interviews involving Native American children and adults.  She has taught for the Arizona Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, the Advanced Forensic Interview Training sponsored through Prevent Child Abuse AZ, as well as various tribal, state, local, and federal agencies.

Ms. Bribiescas holds a Masters Degree of Education through Northern Arizona University.  She is also an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.

July Seattle Against Slavery Volunteer Training

University Presbyterian Church
4540 15th Ave NE
Room 340/345
Seattle, Washington 98105

1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Please join us for our three hour volunteer training session. Learn about trafficking worldwide and what we are doing to combat it right here in Seattle. This is a great opportuntity to learn more about Seattle Against Slavery and the different volunteer positions we have available! 

Coffee and snacks will be served

Men's March Against Demand
Seattle Against Slavery

Be part of a real solution to reduce sex trafficking - reducing Men's demand for commercial sex. Sign up now and get ready to let MEN in Seattle know that they can reduce the violence of trafficking by not buying sex! Take one Saturday morning to help launch something that could SAVE LIVES.

International Justice Mission Advocacy Training

Featured Speaker - Kate Case, Regional Advocacy Coordinator

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Trafficking in Indian Country - Part II 
2:00-3:00 pm ET

Please join MECP and the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program for Part II of Trafficking in Indian Country. 

Part II will expand on the jurisdictional and cultural considerations covered in Part I to highlight strategies for investigating trafficking in Indian Country. The webinar will also explore the unique factors that place tribal youth most at risk for victimization and exploitation. 

Participants will:

• Learn the importance of identifying the trafficker and reasons why they prey on Native American women and children.
• Recognize the unique challenges and barriers of trafficking cases in Indian Country.
• Understand the victim-centered approach during the Investigation.
  

Seattle Premier - 8 Days
Benefiting Shared Hope International

AMC Theater
600 Pine Street
Seattle, WA 98101

5:30 pm - Red carpet opens for media
6:00 pm - Red carpet arrivals
7:00 pm - Screening begins

Run/Walk to Stop Human Trafficking

Sponsored by TCSAT (Tri Cities Soroptimist Against Trafficking)

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Risk Factors and Indicators of Technology Facilitated Child Sex Trafficking and Exploitation
2:00-3:30 pm ET

This presentation will describe indicators and risk factors contributing to the victimization of youth by sex traffickers. The presenter will provide an overview of how technology facilitates child sex trafficking including the recruitment and control of victims and the marketing of victims for commercial sexual exploitation. The presenter will focus on prevention through awareness and provide child protection tips to those who care for or supervise youth.

Participants will be able to:

• Define the legal definition of child sex trafficking
• Identify indicators of youth at-risk of child sex trafficking and exploitation
• Identify technology related methods used to entice and control youth for child sex trafficking and exploitation
• Identify strategies to reduce the risk factors associated with technology facilitated child sex trafficking and exploitation 

Cupcakes for Freedom

6:00-8:00pm
Sara Jean's Sweets Shop & Moose Track Coffee

Stopping Sexual Exploitation
What's A Man To Do?

Monday, Sept. 22nd at 7pm
All Saints Church
1716 2nd Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109

Peter Qualliotine, Co-Founder of the Organization for Prostitution Survivors (OPS) will be speaking about the effects of men's demand for commercial sex. Join us as we unpack, examine and explore how gender socialization contributes to male sexual identity, prostitution and gender based violence. 

R.E.S.T. Training

Saturday, October 18th, 9-4:30pm
Seattle First Free Methodist Church, 3200 3rd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98119
Fee: $24
Info or questions:  info@iwantrest.com

Learn about the dynamics of sex trafficking, the sex industry in Seattle; and direct outreach with girls, women, and men. Open to community members who want to consider how they can make a difference in Seattle and beyond.

Human Trafficking From a Survivor's Perspective
October 23, 2014
2:00-3:00 pm ET (Note Eastern Standard Time)

MECP and the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program invite you to participate in this month's webinar with Asia Graves, human trafficking survivor and survivor advocate, who will share her journey from exploitation to empowerment. 

Asia will discuss the factors that led to her running away from home and entering “the life”. She will provide her perspective on the characteristics of victims of trafficking, circumstances that make trafficking victims vulnerable to reentering “the life”, and methods to best support victims during investigations. 

Participants will:

• Understand human trafficking from the victim perspective.
• Recognize the unique challenges and barriers trafficking victims face in leaving exploitative situations. 
• Identify victim-centered approaches to working with trafficking victims 

Asia Graves is a survivor of human trafficking who uses her past experiences to help others understand the scope of trafficking in the United States. She served as a Service Coordinator and Survivor Advocate for FAIR Girls for 2 years. Prior to FAIR Girls, Asia worked with various non-profits throughout the country to raise awareness on trafficking. She also had various volunteer teaching positions in several public high schools in the Boston area. She is a guest blogger for the Huffington Post and has been featured in USA Today, Boston Globe, Marie Claire, and the New York Times. She has been a guest on Melissa Harris Perry's Show, Nightline, and the Katie Show. She has also served as a guest lecturer at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

Asia holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Tennessee.

Activism Then and Now:
Lessons from the Abolitionist Movement that we can use now in the fight to end sexual exploitation

Presented by: Historians Against Slavery
Date: October 31, 2014
Time: 2:00pm - 2:45pm Eastern Time

Sex Trafficking Seminar for Students
A Seminar for Students from a Healthcare Provider's Perspective

9:00am - 5:00pm

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Law Enforcement & Prosecutors Workshop

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Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: a Seminar for Nurse Practitioners

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Faith Justice Network Quarterly Meeting
6:30pm-8:30pm
Kennewick Public Library Mid-Columbia Libraries
1620 S. Union Street Kennewick, WA 99338

Speakers: International Justice Professionals Brent & Jan Pfundheller. 

Both have extensive overseas experience with justice issues. 

Brent spent a year and a half in India working with International Justice Mission rescuing girls from sex-trafficking and has served as an international investigator for the War Crimes Tribunal in Europe and served with the US State Department in the middle east. This followed a career in law enforcement in Washington State.

Jan served as the Director for Gender & Human Rights Programs Police Development Program – Iraq and Baghdad, Technical Advisor, USAID, Colombo Sri Lanka International Independent Group of Eminent Persons, Investigation into Human Rights Violations; and numerous other international posts following her work as a detective for the city of Bremerton and state of Washington.

Both are very familiar with human trafficking issues nationally and internationally and will share their experiences with us.

NO MORE Summit
National Coalition Against Violence and Exploitation
7:30 am - 5:00pm

Come join us in Vancouver, Washington on Saturday, January 17, 2015. National Women's Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation (NWCAVE) will host a No More Summit.

Emcee for the day: Lisa Guerrero, Chief Investigative Correspondent at 'Inside Edition' and NWCAVE Media Council Ambassador

Confirmed Keynote Speakers and Presenters:
Clark County Human Trafficking Task Force
Chuck and Judy Cox (parents of Susan Cox Powell)
Denise Olsen (Susan's sister)
Attorney Anne Bremner
Dr. Kathie Mathis
and many more!

Topics and resources will include:
Sexual Assault
Domestic Violence
Rape and Untested Rape Kits
Human Trafficking & Exploitation
Child Safety, Prevention and Missing Children
Media Strategies
Bullying and Online Issues
LGBTQ Hate Crimes and Prevention

Learn more: visit www.NoMoreSummit.org for news and updates.

Anti-Trafficking Awareness Walk

Millenium Plaza, Downtown Yakima
9:30am - 11:15am

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News coverage from KNDO

Human Trafficking Awareness Forum

Eisenhower High School
Local Speakers include Chad Janis, YPD; Suzi Carpino, FIRME; and Gina Teran, Victim Advocate.

Watch a segment from the "Not My Life" film on sex trafficking in the United States and pick up informational materials on domestic minor sex trafficking in the Yakima Valley.

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Organized by the Eisenhower Rotaract Club

Gangs in Tribal Communities

January 29th, 2015
2:00-3:30 PM ET

MECP and the AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program invite you to participate in this month's webinar with Chris Cuestas from the National Violence Prevention Resource Center. Mr. Cuestas will provide an overview of sex trafficking in tribal communities and discuss the emergence of criminal street gangs on Native American reservations. Mr. Cuestas will also highlight community risk factors among tribal communities that facilitates the development of criminal street gangs and provide strategies for effectively addressing and responding to this issue.

Participants will:

• Identify local and national trends on sex trafficking
• Understand the unique risk factors among gang organizations and sex trafficking
• Recognize the impact of gangs in Tribal Lands
• Discover how technology facilitates sex trafficking
• Identify tribal community responses to address gangs and sex trafficking 

Unheard Voices: Human and Labor Trafficking Awareness
Central Washington University
SURC PIC
6:30pm - 9:00pm

FREE !

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February 5th
Tacoma

or

February 11th
Webinar

Advocacy Training

Two dates available:

February 5th 7-9pm
The Salvation Army Community Center Tacoma, WA 98405

February 11th 7-9pm
Live Webinar

HO SHOULD ATTEND?
Anyone who desires to see sustainable change to benefit survivors and the vulnerable through promoting policies

YOU WILL LEARN:

1. Learn current gaps in policies and recommendations
2. Ways to advocate as an individual or as an organization
3. How WAE will continue to educate and support advocacy?

COST:
$25 per attendee

CULTURAL GROOMING: Uncovering Vulnerabilities to Trafficking in our Communities

Washington Engage invites you to an evening exploring vulnerabilities to trafficking in our communities. What is “cultural grooming” and how is it impacting children, youth and adults? How does it relate to sexual violence and sex trafficking?

The program will include:
DRAMA written and directed by Playwright–in-Residence Bryan Willis
KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Dr. Carolyn West, award-winning author and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington

What will you learn?
Sexualization: what are its adverse effects on our children and youth, as well as adults?
Sex industry: what is the difference between empowerment and exploitation?
Future plans: what are some tangible next steps? 

Come and explore ways to respond to cultural grooming in your community!

Who should attend?
The Cultural Grooming Forum is designed for anyone wanting to dig deeper and explore a growing correlation between sex trafficking and the sexualization of our culture.
Teachers, parents, youth workers - anyone concerned for children and youth
Civic leaders, political leaders, business leaders - anyone with influence to effectuate change
Concerned citizens - anyone wanting to be part of the solution

Bio of Dr. Carolyn West
Dr. Carolyn West is an award-winning author and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. With more than two decades of teaching experience, she writes, trains, consults, and lectures internationally on intimate partner violence and sexual assault. Dr. West is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program and was the first holder of the Bartley Dobb Professorship for the Study and Prevention of Violence (2005-2008). With more than 20 years of teaching experience, she has developed the following courses: Family Violence, Psychology of Black Women, Sexual Deviance, and Sex Crimes and Sexual Violence. In 2011, the University of Washington awarded her the Outstanding Woman of the Year Award.

Bio of Bryan Willis
Bryan Willis serves as playwright-in-residence for the Northwest Playwrights Alliance at Seattle Repertory Theatre. His most recent commission, Seven Ways to Get There, will premiere in February at A.C.T. in Seattle, directed by John Langs. Bryan’s plays have appeared throughout the U.K., Israel, Japan, U.S. and Canada, including New York Theater Workshop, Milwaukee Rep, Unseam’d Shakespeare Co., Book-It Repertory Theatre and Riverside Studios in London. His work has also been featured on NPR and BBC Radio (commission for Sophie). Bryan is the proud recipient of a Theater Fellowship from Artist Trust and has worked in the literary departments of many theaters, including Lincoln Center (NYU's Playwright-in-Residence) and Playwrights Horizons. He lives in his hometown, Olympia, with his son Zach in their new home: Willoughby, Significantly Close to the Sea.

April 23
Ellensburg

Linda Smith Speaks in Ellensburg

Hal Homes Community Center
209 N Ruby St, Ellensburg, WA 98926
noon - 1:30pm

Bring your sack lunch or snacks provided by Women of Vision, Kittitas County FREE OF CHARGE

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We are very privileged to have Linda Smith, come speak to those interested in the Ellensburg area. Linda is a leader in the global movement to end sex trafficking of women and children around the world and in the United States. In 1998, while still a member of the U.S. Congress, Linda traveled to Falkland Road in Mumbai, India—one of the worst brothel districts in the world. The hopeless faces of desperate women and children forced into prostitution compelled Linda to found Shared Hope International (SHI). SHI was established to support shelter and service creation for sex trafficking survivors using a comprehensive model for restoration. Today, Shared Hope provides leadership in education and training, prevention strategies, research, and policy initiatives.

As a foremost expert on international and domestic trafficking, Linda has spoken out against the trafficking of women and children in numerous Congressional hearings and in national and international forums, such as the World Conference on Trafficking and the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission on the Protection of Children. Linda has participated in more than 300 media interviews, and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, USA Today, Dan Rather Reports, ABC News, the Dr. Phil show, O’Reilly Factor, and CBN. Linda received the 2009 Soroptimist Making a Difference for Women Award and the 2010 Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women. Linda has been published in news outlets and journals around the world; including The New York Times, the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, the International Review of Penal Law, and the Regent University Law Review

Hosted by Women of Vision and the City of Ellensburg

Stolen Youth Luncheon -  Not On Our Watch

Stolen Youth has made a tremendous difference in the lives of sex trafficked youth in the Seattle area, and their impact continues to expand and deepen. Join them on April 29th for their 3rd annual fundraising luncheon to support efforts to fight youth sex trafficking in Seattle.

Doors 11:30am | Luncheon 12:00pm
The Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Grand Ballroom

Deceptions Training
Friday, May 1 - from 8:30am to 3pm

District Boardroom
Kent School District Administration Center
12033 SE 256th St.
Kent, WA 98030

COST: $75 - includes live training, print-out of note-taking material and lunch (NWFS will waive its required online training in lieu of WAE's live training).

Washington Engage (WAE) is hosting a training for Facilitators of Deceptions! Training in this proven program, designed to expose young people to the lures of child sex trafficking and internet dangers, is now available for community volunteers Community volunteers, who successfully complete WAE Facilitator Application form and the May 1 training, will then complete the three-step preparation process: 

· Observation of a classroom presentation,
· Practice in front of trained Facilitators, and 
· Observed presentation in a classroom.

Upon completing these steps, the qualified Facilitator will be authorized to purchase the Deceptions manual and DVDs (cost: $99) from their owners, Northwest Family Services.  

Human Trafficking from a Phillipine Perspective
Monday, May 18th at 6pm
Seattle University

Come to this public forum event featuring the notable Filipina feminist activist, Sr. Mary John Mananzan, OSB.

This gathering will also include representatives and activists from Seattle-based community organizations, and space for discussion of Seattle University's place in the issue of human trafficking.

King County: Reaching Sexually Exploited Children: The King County CSEC Task Force

In the past year, one network has quietly reached over 100 youth in King County being exploited or at risk for commercial sexual exploitation. The King County Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Task Force brings together criminal justice, service providers, government agencies, and nonprofits to provide proactive outreach to youth in danger.

Kelly Mangiaracina will share about the how the task force came together, its successes and challenges, and how this model could be a key piece in keeping our children safe.

Thursday, May 28th at 7:00pm
Haller Lake Community Club
12579 Densmore Avenue North, Seattle

Faith Justice Network Quarterly Meeting

June 3, 2015 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Richland Library

Presentation will include: SARC Prevention Specialist, Lindsy Gladstone
along with the video, “Chosen.”

Serving Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking: A Provider's Perspective 

June 25th, 2015
2:00-3:00 PM ET - note time zone difference!

The MECP and AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program invite you to participate in this month's webinar with Leslie Briner, Commercial Sexual Exploitation Training and Policy Coordinator for YouthCare. Leslie also operates Notes from the Ground, a training and consulting practice in Seattle, focused on developing resources and capacity to respond to sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. 

Ms. Briner will discuss the eight types of exploitation and provide an overview of the current sex trade from the perspectives of providers in the child welfare system and on multi-disciplinary teams. She will also provide suggestions based on real life of examples, of "what works" when working with victims of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. Participants will also learn about the services that are critical to the safety of victims. 

Participants will: 

* Identify the risk factors for and indicators of victims who have been sexually exploited 
* Understand the intersections between victims of sex trafficking, child welfare systems and multi-disciplinary teams 
* Learn how to improve rapport with clients and discover what questions to ask when speaking with a potential victim 
* Learn how to discuss safety with victims and incorporate safety planning 
* Recognize all services needed to assist victims of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking

About the Presenter

Leslie Briner has worked in the field of direct services with children, youth and families for eighteen years.  She began working in programs serving families experiencing homelessness, youth with developmental disabilities, youth in the foster care system and with commercially sexually exploited (CSE) youth.  Leslie served as the Program Director of Youth Services at SAGE (Standing Against Global Exploitation) in San Francisco, CA from 2005 to 2007. After relocating to Seattle to attend graduate school she consulted for the City of Seattle Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Division and developed 40-hour, community-based training and programming to respond to sexually exploited youth.  In 2010, Leslie joined YouthCare. She is charged with implementing the Bridge Continuum of Services for Sexually Exploited Youth in Seattle, WA. 

Currently, Leslie is the part time Commercial Sexual Exploitation Training and Policy Coordinator for YouthCare and she teaches social work at the University of Washington, School of Social Work. Leslie is board member for the Organization for Prostitution Survivors (OPS) and for Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST).  In all aspects of life, Ms. Briner is committed to social justice values and practices.  Leslie is originally from the San Francisco, Bay Area. She relocated to Seattle in 2007 and holds a Masters in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Washington.

R.E.S.T. Training Day

Join us to learn more about the dynamics of sex trafficking, the sex industry in Seattle, and direct services for sexually exploited young women. This training is open to the community and is a prerequisite for REST volunteers.

Date:  Saturday, July 11, 9AM - 4:30PM
Where: TBD, Seattle, WA
Fee:   $49, which includes materials and lunch. The payment page will load after you submit this registration form.

We gladly offer free scholarships to who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation, and offer a limited number of discounted tickets to advocates. If you are interested, please email us at info@iwantrest.com.

Beers Against Slavery - Save the Date!

Last year we had a lot of fun and raised a lot of support for the work of Seattle Against Slavery.
July 18th is the date for 2015, so get ready for craft beers and fighting trafficking!

Human Trafficking in America's Schools
Free!
11:am-12:00pm Pacific Time

MECP invites you to participate in our case study webinar event, "Human Trafficking in America's Schools." This interactive webinar will connect participants directly with the experts to explore and respond to a real-life scenario on human trafficking in schools. This case study expands upon March's webinar entitled, The Role of School Resource Officers in Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation. Participants are encouraged to review March's webinar recording prior to participating in next week's event.

Participants will:

1. Examine a real-life vignette on human trafficking in schools
2. Identify best practices in resolving issues presented in the scenario
3. Identify tools and techniques that participants can apply to their own jurisdictions

Participants are encouraged to read the case example prior to participating in the upcoming event, think about their agency's potential response to the issue, identify available tools and local resources and be prepared to discuss with presenters. 

Serving Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking: Intervention

The MECP and AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program invite you to participate in this month's webinar entitled, "Serving Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking- Part 2" with Leslie Briner, Commercial Sexual Exploitation Training and Policy Coordinator for YouthCare. Leslie also operates Notes from the Ground, a training and consulting practice in Seattle, focused on developing resources and capacity to respond to sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. 

s. Briner will expand upon last month's webinar to discuss intervention strategies for victims of sex trafficking. She will also examine how service providers can improve intervention efforts through relationship building, harm reduction and safety planning.

Participants will: 

* Identify the stages of change among victims who have been sexually exploited 
* Identify tools and techniques to improve rapport with victims and properly intervene 
* Learn how to discuss safety and incorporate safety planning with victims  

Serving Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking: Intervention

July 27th, 2015
2:00-3:00 PM ET - note time difference!

About the Presenter

Leslie Briner has worked in the field of direct services with children, youth and families for eighteen years. She began working in programs serving families experiencing homelessness, youth with developmental disabilities, youth in the foster care system and with commercially sexually exploited (CSE) youth. Leslie served as the Program Director of Youth Services at SAGE (Standing Against Global Exploitation) in San Francisco, CA from 2005 to 2007. After relocating to Seattle to attend graduate school she consulted for the City of Seattle Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Division and developed 40-hour, community-based training and programming to respond to sexually exploited youth.  In 2010, Leslie joined YouthCare. She is charged with implementing the Bridge Continuum of Services for Sexually Exploited Youth in Seattle, WA. 

Currently, Leslie is the part time Commercial Sexual Exploitation Training and Policy Coordinator for YouthCare and she teaches social work at the University of Washington, School of Social Work. Leslie is board member for the Organization for Prostitution Survivors (OPS) and for Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST). In all aspects of life, Ms. Briner is committed to social justice values and practices. Leslie is originally from the San Francisco, Bay Area. She relocated to Seattle in 2007 and holds a Masters in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Washington.

Serving Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking: Intervention

The MECP and AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program invite you to participate in this month's webinar entitled, "Serving Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking- Part 2" with Leslie Briner, Commercial Sexual Exploitation Training and Policy Coordinator for YouthCare. Leslie also operates Notes from the Ground, a training and consulting practice in Seattle, focused on developing resources and capacity to respond to sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. 

s. Briner will expand upon last month's webinar to discuss intervention strategies for victims of sex trafficking. She will also examine how service providers can improve intervention efforts through relationship building, harm reduction and safety planning. Participants are encouraged to review Part I prior to participating in this month's event.

Participants will: 

* Identify the stages of change among victims who have been sexually exploited 
* Identify tools and techniques to improve rapport with victims and properly intervene 
* Learn how to discuss safety and incorporate safety planning with victims  

To register for this webinar, select the title below:

Serving Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking: Intervention

July 27th, 2015
2:00-3:00 PM ET - note time difference!

About the Presenter

Leslie Briner has worked in the field of direct services with children, youth and families for eighteen years. She began working in programs serving families experiencing homelessness, youth with developmental disabilities, youth in the foster care system and with commercially sexually exploited (CSE) youth. Leslie served as the Program Director of Youth Services at SAGE (Standing Against Global Exploitation) in San Francisco, CA from 2005 to 2007. After relocating to Seattle to attend graduate school she consulted for the City of Seattle Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Division and developed 40-hour, community-based training and programming to respond to sexually exploited youth.  In 2010, Leslie joined YouthCare. She is charged with implementing the Bridge Continuum of Services for Sexually Exploited Youth in Seattle, WA. 

Currently, Leslie is the part time Commercial Sexual Exploitation Training and Policy Coordinator for YouthCare and she teaches social work at the University of Washington, School of Social Work. Leslie is board member for the Organization for Prostitution Survivors (OPS) and for Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST). In all aspects of life, Ms. Briner is committed to social justice values and practices. Leslie is originally from the San Francisco, Bay Area. She relocated to Seattle in 2007 and holds a Masters in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Washington.

Human Exploitation and Trafficking Watch Model - Case Study

August 27, 2015 I 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET 
FREE !

The MECP and AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program invite you to participate in this month's webinar entitled, "Human Exploitation and Trafficking Watch Model - Case Study" with Maia Sciupac, Program Manager with Thorn and Casey Bates, Deputy District Attorney and Head of the H.E.A.T. Unit with Alameda County District Attorney's Office (ACDAO).

Maia Sciupac is the former Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T.) Watch Coordinator with the ACDAO. As Program Coordinator, Ms. Sciupac worked with Mr. Bates to facilitate a coordinated Bay Area response among law enforcement, service providers, youth-serving systems, community members, and elected officials to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). Currently, Maia works with Thorn to develop innovative technology solutions to combat the sexual exploitation of children.

Presenters will:

• Discuss a case study that illustrates the impact of the Alameda County H.E.A.T. Watch Model
• Outline the H.E.A.T. Watch 5-point strategy to combat human trafficking
• Address challenges and successes of the program since its inception in 2009

About the Presenters

Casey Bates
Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County
Casey Bates is a Deputy District Attorney with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office where he serves as the head of the Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit. He is a graduate of University of California Berkeley and Hastings College of the Law. Admitted to practice in 1994, Bates began his career as a prosecuting attorney with the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. In 2000, he joined the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. He has tried numerous cases to verdict, including cases involving murder, rape, torture, child sexual assault and domestic violence. Casey is a native of Oakland where he lives with his wife and 2 children.

Maia Sciupac
Program Manager, Thorn 
Maia works as a Program Manager for Thorn, a nonprofit that powers innovative technology solutions to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children. She also serves as a human trafficking consultant for Fox Valley Technical College/Department of Justice. Prior to Thorn, Maia came from the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, where she spearheaded the Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T.) Watch Program, a nationally recognized, award-winning 5-point strategy to combat modern-day slavery. While at H.E.A.T. Watch, she developed several initiatives, such as an annual billboard campaign, graphic novel series, community engagement app, radio show, online H.E.A.T. Watch toolkit, and a weekly, multidisciplinary SafetyNet Program to address the stabilization and needs of at risk and involved CSEC youth.

In 2010, Maia worked directly with survivors as a Client Services & Outreach Fellow for Polaris, a national NGO dedicated to combatting domestic human trafficking. She also started her own radio show about modern-day slavery, and interned for The SOLD Project to raise money for educational scholarships for children at risk of commercial sexual exploitation in Thailand. Maia holds a B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from UC Berkeley, and is pursuing her M.B.A. from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

Fall Event - Faith Justice Network
6:30-8:30pm
Union Mid-Columbia LIbrary
1620 S. Union Street, Kenneiwick, WA

A workshop with practical outreach opportunities!
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We are excited to have guest speakers who will be focusing on practical ways equip churches on ways to help trafficking victims. We will be putting together Trafficking Survivor Aftercare Bags. Please bring what you can to the meeting. 

Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Seminar for Health Care Providers

September 16th, 2015
9:00- 11:00am
CBC Health Science
Center, Room 249
891 Northgate Dr.
Richland, WA  99352

No cost to attend, but you must register at traffickingseminar@gmail.com

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Course Objectives:

At the end of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Describe what trafficking looks like in our community.
• Discuss potential physical & social behavioral indicators of possible victims.
• Understand the role of technology in the enticement/recruitment of victims.
• Ask pertinent screening questions related to trafficking
• Identify the needs of trafficking victims.
• Have a beginning knowledge of objective documentation of medical findings for forensic analysis.

For additional information, contact:
Candice Bluechel 509.948.8978 or
Kay Olson 509-438-4604

This training is a follow up to last November’s training where participants learned some of the various ways victims are enticed into the web of trafficking. Lack of training has been identified as a significant barrier to health care professionals’ ability to identify victims/survivors of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation both nationally and regionally. When trainings are available for health care professionals, the trainings are often provided by non-medical professionals and focus on awareness building or the general dynamics of the phenomenon.

This course will focus on medical evaluation of persons affected by sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation and will expand on ways to identify potential trafficked victims and provide examples of potential screening questions.

Rachell Ekroos is a family nurse practitioner specializing in forensic nursing. She holds two national ANCC Board Certifications, one as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a second in Advanced Forensic Nursing. She has extensive advanced practice and interdisciplinary experience serving populations affected by violence. Her expertise related to violence across the lifespan includes sexual assault/abuse, intimate partner violence, interpersonal violence, and physical maltreatment. Additional areas of specialized expertise include human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation and technology-facilitated crimes against children. She has served as a clinical resource and investigative consultant to numerous organizations and governmental entities.

Mrs. Ekroos is a published author and national speaker on various forensic nursing topics. Her teaching roles have included adjunct faculty, clinical faculty, preceptor faculty, and faculty for interdisciplinary forensic courses. Mrs. Ekroos is also a Distinguished Fellow of the International Association of Forensic Nurses, serves as a portfolio reviewer for the ANCC Advanced Forensic Nursing Board Certification program, and is Chair of the IAFN Scope and Standards of Forensic Nursing Practice task force.

Human Trafficking: A Seminar for Social Service Providers

Trainer:  Rachell Ekroos PhC APRN-BC AFN-BC
SEPT 18, 2015
9:00-11:00 AM
Richland Public Library
955 Northgate Drive

Education Objectives:

• provide attendees with a brief overview of human trafficking and sexual exploitation including examples of what trafficking “looks like” in our community
• discuss potential physical and social behavioral indicators social service providers should be aware of concerning possible child victims of trafficking
• explore the role of technology in the enticement, recruitment and exploitation of child victims of human trafficking
• identify needs of trafficking victims
• discuss evidence-based screening tools  for identifying child trafficking victims within the child welfare systems

No cost to attend, but please register at traffickingseminar@gmail.com
Funding for this seminar is provided by a grant from
Soroptimist International of the Americas

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Sex Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children:
What Every Educator Should Know

Trainer:  Rachell Ekroos PhC APRN-BC AFN-BC
SEPT 18, 2015
1:00-3:00 PM
Richland Public Library
955 Northgate Drive

Education Objectives:

• provide attendees with a brief overview of human trafficking and sexual exploitation including common examples of child trafficking cases
• discuss potential physical and social behavioral indicators educators should be aware of concerning possible child victims of trafficking
• explore the role of technology in the enticement, recruitment and exploitation of child victims of human trafficking
• identify potential areas for system wide awareness building
  initiatives including student awareness and education

No cost to attend, but please register at traffickingseminar@gmail.com
Funding for this seminar is provided by a grant from
Soroptimist International of the Americas

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Entrepreneurship program for survivors of trafficking 

September 7-11 & September 26
Seattle University Campus
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
COST:   FREE

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Are you looking for a path toward financial independence by developing your career or starting a business?

Attend the free women’s entrepreneurship training program at Seattle University, sponsored by HERA* Seattle, where you will:

• Receive training from entrepreneurs and experts in the field on starting and running a business
• Be matched with an experienced mentor for ongoing career support for one year following the class
• Learn tips and techniques for personal success (e.g., budgeting, work-life balance, presenting yourself)
• Build a network of personal and professional resources (people and agencies) in the community

The program is free, however, you are expected to commit to attend the course for one week from September 7th through 11th, and then September 26th for final presentations and a graduation ceremony.  The program will be held on the Seattle University campus from 9am – 5pm; free lunch and snacks will be provided.  Free childcare while you attend the classes can be provided, with advance notice.

HERA is looking for women (aged 21+) who:

• are very interested in becoming entrepreneurs and/or finding long term employment
• are at a stage where they can make a serious commitment to their career aspirations
• have survived trafficking or abuse and/or face difficult economic circumstances that might make them vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation; and
• are ready and willing to take on the challenges of the HERA training and mentoring.

Email HERA.Seattle@outlook.com or contact Suzanne de Janasz (dejanasz@outlook.com, 434-284-2120)to express your interest in attending.

An Evening with Rachel Moran: Irish author, activist, and survivor

CEASE Network, Buyer Beware -Seattle/King County, OPS, SAS, BEST
Monday, September 28, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
Pigott Auditorium, Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Monday, September 28th there will be an event to advance an understanding of the Nordic Model and the similarities to the Buyer Beware Program here in Seattle and King County. The event is hosted by Seattle CEASE Network, Organization for Prostitution Survivors (OPS), Businesses Ending Slavery &Trafficking (BEST), Seattle Against Slavery (SAS), the Seattle City Attorney’s Office and the King County Prosecutor’s Office.

The event will also include a book signing by Rachel Moran who was involved in prostitution as an adolescent.  There will also be a Q & A session.

Open to the public with registration.

BEST Employers Launch & Luncheon

Perkins Coie, 1201 3rd Avenue Suite 4900, Seattle, WA

Main Program:
12:00 - 1:00pm Launch & Luncheon
Doors open at 11:30am

Optional Programs:
1:00 - 1:30pm Networking
1:30 - 2:30pm BEST Practices Workshop

Seating is Limited

The BEST Employers Alliance is a coalition of employers and organizations committed to reducing sex trafficking and buying. The launch will unveil the first national effort for employers from the public and private sectors to stand together against sex trafficking and sex buying.

You are also invited to attend the workshop that follows, to learn how employers have implemented BEST Practices for trafficking prevention within their operations and corporate responsibility programs. 

What is sex trafficking?

Sex trafficking is (a) the prostitution of a minor or (b) the use of force, fraud, or coercion to compel a person into prostitution.
What can business people do to stop this exploitation?

Employers can do more than donate their dollars. They also play a vital role to interrupt and prevent this crime. The BEST Employers Alliance provides information, data, and BEST Practices so that together we can reduce the exploitation of the most vulnerable members of our community. Learn more at the launch.

Human trafficking discussed by WSU Tri-Cities panel

October 2, 2015, noon

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities will host a free, public panel discussion to raise awareness about human trafficking noon-1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the West Atrium on campus.

“This is something that is happening right now in the Tri-Cities,” said Mark Mansperger, clinical associate professor of anthropology. “Horrible things are going on right underneath our noses. The panel is a way to raise awareness about the subject and discuss how we can help prevent it.”

He organized the event to tie in with a course he is teaching: Anthropology 395, “Contemporary Human Issues.”

“I thought the panel would make for an excellent way to increase awareness about the issue within the community while engaging the students on a topic they are learning about in class,” he said.

Panel members will include Betty Adams, one of the original directors of the Tri-Cities Coalition Against Trafficking; Suzi Carpino, engagement specialist at Benton-Franklin Counties Juvenile Justice Center; and Kay Olson, nursing instructor at WSU Tri-Cities.

“I first learned about human trafficking through one of our nursing clinical sites a couple of years ago,” Olson said. “I was both astounded and ashamed because I had no idea this was happening in our area. I figure that if I wasn’t aware, there must be many who also didn’t know, so I decided to do something about it.”

Olson created a clinical experience for her students to raise awareness about the issue. She has since been able to bring several exhibits, discussion panels and more to the campus and surrounding community.

Contacts:
Mark Mansperger, WSU Tri-Cities anthropology, 509-372-7383,mmansperger@tricity.wsu.edu
Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities public relations, 509-372-7333,maegan.murray@tricity.wsu.edu

FAAST International - Freedom Sunday

We hope so and we hope you will join with Christians around the world for Freedom Sunday. FreedomSunday is a global day of worship, prayer and action against human trafficking. Some of our members are celebrating Freedom Sunday on October 18th and some on February 14 (1st Sunday of Lent). Join with us in equipping your church to fight human trafficking.

Here is a list of resources your church or faith community might find helpful as you seek to end human trafficking.

• FAAST Prayer Guide
• Human Trafficking Prevention Bible Study
• Change Agents: A Bible Study for Preteens
• Engage Together's Church Engagement Kit
• Freedom Sunday

Learn more at www.faastinternational.org

Kirsten Foot Book Launch Event

October 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Elliot Bay Book Company
1521 10th Avenue Seattle, WA 98122

Come to the Seattle launch of Collaborating Against Human Trafficking, the new work from author and scholar Kirsten Foot.

“I wrote this book for people who work on human trafficking in every profession, whether as a businessperson, social worker, pastor, cop, FBI agent, or emergency room forensic nurse,” Foot said.

The launch event will include an interactive presentation on common pitfalls and collaboration enhancers, Q&A with the author, book signing, and a chance to meet representatives from anti-trafficking organizations working right here in Seattle. Fair trade refreshments will be provided.

Organizer: Seattle Against Slavery

Gang Trafficking Case Study: Overview of Criminal Investigation, Services Provided, and Victim Engagement

The MECP and AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program invite you to participate in this month's webinar entitled, "Gang Trafficking Case Study: Overview of Criminal Investigation, Services Provided, and Victim Engagement" with Master Sergeant Patrick Guckian, from the Orlando Police Department, and Erin Knowles Wirsing, DELTA Program Manager for commercially sexually exploited children at Devereux Florida.  

October 22
2:00-3:30pm EST

Presenters will:

• Discuss the challenges confronting investigators with reluctant child victims of commercial sex exploitation 
• Demonstrate the importance of collaborative efforts between law enforcement and victim services by empowering and strengthening victims
• Provide examples of successful practices that enabled a victim, unwilling to assist law enforcement, to become engaged and actively participate in criminal proceedings

About the Presenters

Patrick Guckian
Master Sergeant, Orlando Police Department

Master Sergeant Patrick Guckian has been with the Orlando Police Department since 1997. He has conducted and supervised more than 80 human trafficking investigations from initial victim interview through successful prosecution.  He has made numerous human trafficking training presentations to law enforcement officers, nongovernmental organizations, governmental organizations, and victim service providers throughout Florida.

Patrick Guckian was honored as the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Law Enforcement Officer of the Year (2013),the Florida Chapter of the National Association of Social Worker's Public Citizen of the Year (2014), and the US Attorney's Office, Middle District of Florida, Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer (2015).

Erin Knowles Wirsing
DELTA Program Manager, Devereux Florida

Erin Knowles Wirsing is the DELTA Program Manager for commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC) at Devereux Florida.  She has worked with trafficked persons since 2006, and currently provides advocacy for children and youth who have survived commercial sexual exploitation. Her role includes the coordination of CSEC programs across the continuum of care, to include residential, foster care and wrap-around services.  Erin is skilled in trauma-informed care and a client-centered approach to treatment.  Although Erin has experience working with and on behalf of all types of trafficking, the majority of her experience and expertise is within sex trafficking of US Citizens.  Erin also serves as a Consultant on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, Training and Technical Assistance Center.  She is an active member of the Greater Orlando Human Trafficking Task Force and is the co-chair of the Victim Services Subcommittee.  She currently serves as a board member for Connect City, where she brings her expertise of human trafficking to the table.

Until relocating to Florida in 2012, she was the Program Manager for The Salvation Army STOP-IT Program; initiative against human trafficking in Chicago. As a social worker with expertise in community planning and program development, she was a key player in the development and implementation of the program.  In this role, Erin oversaw the provision of direct outreach to potential victims of trafficking and organizations who work with vulnerable populations, as well as services to survivors looking for support to exit and rebuild their lives free from exploitation.  As a leader on the nationally recognized Cook County Human Trafficking Task Force, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Erin's role was to help coordinate law enforcement, prosecution, and social service response to human trafficking in the Chicago area. Erin earned her MSW from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her BSW from Cedarville University.

Seattle Against Slavery Volunteer Training

Saturday, Nov. 7th, 2:30pm - 5pm
All Saints Church - 1716 2nd Ave N, Seattle, WA

Join us for our volunteer training session on Saturday the 7th. Learn about trafficking worldwide and what we are doing to combat it right here in Seattle.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about Seattle Against Slavery, meet members of the team, and find out about the different volunteer positions we have available!

RSVP 

November 18, 2015 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET 

The MECP and AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program invite you to participate in this month's webinar entitled,"How Technology is used to Recruit, Groom and Exploit Victims of Child Sex Trafficking" with Maia Sciupac and Leah Treitman from Thorn, a nonprofit committed to driving innovative technology solutions to fight child sexual exploitation.

In 2012, Thorn, conducted a survey with child sex trafficking survivors, on the role technology played in their commercial sexual exploitation. Maia Sciupac and Leah Treitman will discuss the study and its findings. 

Presenters will:

• Discuss the findings from the national survey of child sex trafficking survivors
• Understand the role technology plays in recruitment, exploitation and the survivor's escape
• Learn how this data is utilized to combat human trafficking

About the Presenters

Maia Sciupac
Program Manager, Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children

Maia works as a Program Manager for Thorn, a nonprofit that powers innovative technology solutions to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of children. She also serves as a human trafficking consultant for Fox Valley Technical College/Department of Justice. Prior to Thorn, Maia came from the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, where she spearheaded the Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T.) Watch Program, a nationally recognized, award-winning 5-point strategy to combat modern-day slavery. While at H.E.A.T. Watch, she developed several initiatives, such as an annual billboard campaign, graphic novel series, community engagement app, radio show, online H.E.A.T. Watch toolkit, and a weekly, multidisciplinary SafetyNet Program to address the stabilization and needs of at risk and involved CSEC youth.

In 2010, Maia worked directly with survivors as a Client Services & Outreach Fellow for Polaris, a national NGO dedicated to combatting domestic human trafficking. She also started her own radio show about modern-day slavery, and interned for The SOLD Project to raise money for educational scholarships for children at risk of commercial sexual exploitation in Thailand. Maia holds a B.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from UC Berkeley, and is pursuing her M.B.A. from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

Leah Treitman
Program Manager, Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children

Leah Treitman is the Program Manager for Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children. She works on many of Thorn's programs, which are focused on using technology to prevent and combat child sexual exploitation. Thorn does this work by conducting research, developing tech tools, creating deterrence programs, and managing a technology task force that brainstorms and implements new solutions to this problem.

Sunrise Outreach Annual Dinner and Auction - supporting Sunrise House* and homeless ministries

La Chateau
15 N. Naches Ave.
Yakima WA

6:00-9:00pm
Tickets $50
Download the Flyer

To purchase tickets, call Dave at 901-6680

Wine social followed by dinner, silent auction and live dessert auction.

*Sunrise House is Yakima's shelter for trafficking teen girls

MECP Case Study: Human Trafficking and the Law Enforcement and Social Service Response

2:00 - 3:30 PM ET 

The Missing and Exploited Children's Support Program (MECP) invites you to participate in its quarterly case study webinar for law enforcement and social service providers on supporting victims of exploitation and domestic sex trafficking. The presenter will walk participants through a number of case studies to highlight the unique challenges when working with victims; and will also provide strategies for supporting victims.

Participants will:

• Explore three unique case studies on child exploitation
• Examine the victimology within these three cases
• Identify ways that law enforcement and social service providers can collobroate to  improve their relationships and better support victims

About the Presenter Asia Graves, was a homeless 16 years old when she fell into the hands of a trafficker who exploited her.  Asia uses her past experiences to help others understand the scope of trafficking in the United States. For two years, she served as a Service Coordinator and Survivor Advocate for FAIR Girls, a non-profit agency that works to prevent the exploitation of girls through empowerment and education. Prior to that time, Asia worked with various non-profits throughout the country to raise awareness on trafficking. She also held several volunteer teaching positions in public high schools in the Boston area. She is a guest blogger for the Huffington Post and has been featured in USA Today, Boston Globe, Marie Claire, New York Times. She has been a guest on Melissa Harris Perry's Show, Nightline and the Katie Show and a guest lecturer at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

Training of Trainers: Child Welfare Response to Child and Youth Sex Trafficking Curriculum

December 15
Webinar
2:00 p.m. ET

What:The Capacity Building Center for States has developed a four-module curriculum series to help States and territories implement the provisions of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act of 2014 (P.L. 113–183). In this “Training of Trainers” webinar, participants will gain the knowledge necessary to use these curriculum modules within their agency.

This 90-minute session will provide detailed information related to accessing, downloading, utilizing, and customizing the curriculum content for integration into agency training programs. State, Tribal and territory training managers, coordinators and trainers, who plan to use this curriculum, are encouraged to attend in order to prepare for customization and presentation of this training.

Who:Presenters include: Jennifer Marcelli, L.C.S.W., the Center’s P.L. 113–183 Program Area Manager;Brenda Lockwood, M.A., a Curriculum Developer on our Constituency Services team; Hung Pho, M.S.W., the Center’s Internal Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement Specialist; and Taffy Compain, National Foster Care Specialist, Children’s Bureau.

For more information, please visit the Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative website. 

December 16
Seattle

“Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Youth – One Day Training

Chinook Building 
401 Fifth Avenue 
Room 115 (main floor) 
Seattle, WA 98104

9:00 am

This one day "Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Youth" training will provide information on the what, who, how, and why of Commercial Sexual Exploitation including a detailed discussion of identification and the “red flags”.  This training will focus on victim engagement and interventions with a focus on King County’s Coordinated Response and the Bridge Collaborative Community Advocate Model including the CSEC hotline (1.855.400.CSEC) and email (communityadvocate@YouthCare.org). Lunch is not provided.

Faith Justice Network Meeting

6:30-8:30 pm

Kennewick Library
1620 S Union St, Kennewick
learn more

Come and hear about an exciting new direction for FJN for 2016 and give your input on how we can grow to reach more victims.

Join us on Saturday, January 23rd from 9:30am – 11:15am

The event is free and open to the public. We will begin at Performance Park (corner of East A Street and N. 2nd Street) in downtown Yakima and will have guest speakers, educational materials, poster making and more! We will also be walking and making our voices heard to stop human trafficking.

There will be a gift card drive for Aspen Victim Advocacy Services (suggested donations include Fred Meyer, Walmart, Safeway, Subway, and Taco Bell).

Download the flyer

The Mercy Project of Washington is organizing this Human Trafficking Awareness Walk.

Stolen Youth presents “How to Stop Human Trafficking”

Town Hall, Great Hall
1119 Eighth Avenue (enter on Eighth Avenue)
Seattle, WA 98101

@ 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:15 pm)

Cost: $10

Washington state and King County have continued working on innovative methods and programs to help stop human trafficking. This annual community forum focuses on how to prevent youth from being trafficked into the sex trade. Panelists include Dow Constantine, King County Executive; Ward Urion, LifeWire; and StolenYouth coalition members Seattle Against Slavery, Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking, and Organization for Prostitution Survivors. They’ll discuss curriculum for local high school students, implementing anti-trafficking corporate policies, and the changed attitudes of reformed buyers post-education.

Sun Dome 5:30pm, more info

Rod's House provides services to homeless and vulnerable youth. This population is often the target of exploiters! Come to their annual fundraiser and contribute to the cause to be a part of supporting this fantastic organization!

Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Youth - February - One Day Traininghinook Building 
401 Fifth Avenue 
Room 115 (main floor) 
Seattle, WA 98104

9:00 am

Register

This one day "Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Youth" training will provide information on the what, who, how, and why of Commercial Sexual Exploitation including a detailed discussion of identification and the “red flags”.  This training will focus on victim engagement and interventions with a focus on King County’s Coordinated Response and the Bridge Collaborative Community Advocate Model including the CSEC hotline (1.855.400.CSEC) and email (communityadvocate@YouthCare.org). 

University of Washington, Thomson Hall 211

Organized by Seattle Against Slavery and Global Peace Women Present

Please join us for an important evening to raise awareness and prevent Human Trafficking in our local community so we can build a peaceful society together.

Light Refreshments will be provided.

All Saints Church
1716 2nd Avenue
North Seattle, WA 98109

Join SAS for our 2 1/2 hour volunteer training session. Learn about trafficking worldwide and what we are doing to combat it in Seattle. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Seattle Against Slavery and the different volunteer positions we have available! 

March 26 - Seattle
13 mile or 26 mile courses

he Pedal Against Trafficking Humans (PATH) Ride is the largest fundraiser of the year for Seattle Agains Slavery. SAS works to stop the abuse and violence of local human trafficking, and here's where you can help. Your ride and donations make it possible for us to do prevention, education, and advocacy work year round.

PATH Ride is a fun, exciting, non-competitive event for the whole family - and it'sSaturday, March 26th at 9am! The weather will be great. If you can't make it, please support our work with a donation. See you this weekend at Seward Park!

Faith Communities Fighting Labor Trafficking

March 31, 2016 at 6:30pm

Isaac Orr Conference Room
910 Marion Street, Seattle, WA 98104

When people are forced to work through violence and threats in our community, it can be a hidden and nearly inescapable fate. The Multifaith Coalition to Address Human Trafficking Through the Lens of Compassion sponsors this event, In Our Backyard, so we can face the realities of labor trafficking in the Northwest.

The evening will include the story of one trafficking survivor's experience in his own words, as well as an opportunity for faith communities to come together in a strategy to help other victims. Because everyone deserves safety, freedom, and hope.

Stolen Youth - Not on Our Watch Luncheon

Monday April 18th, 2016   |  12:00 – 1:00pm
Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Grand Ballroom

Raising funds and awareness to support the rescue and recovery of our community's sexually exploited children and youth.

Screening of "The Long Night"

Date: June 8, 2016, Wednesday
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Carco Theater
Cost: $10 for adults; youth are free
Address: 1717 SE Maple Valley Highway, Renton 98057

The event will show a 70-minute movie “The Long Night”, we will have a panel of experts, and Q&A. Handouts will be available from two service agencies, Organization of Prostitute Survivors (OPS) and Seattle Against Slavery (SAS).  

“The Long Night”, is a documentary featuring trafficked girls from Renton and Auburn.  See vignettes under the ABOUT tab.

If you have any questions, feel free to connect with Tina Harris, City of Renton Police Department, 425.430.6654  or send Tina an email at tharris@rentonwa.gov  

Sponsored by the City of Renton, Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches (REACH), and Faith Action Network (FAN) - to offer a human trafficking awareness event for the Renton community. 

SUDS Volunteer Training

6:30 PM - 9 PM

Bethel Church
600 Shockley Rd, Richland, Washington 99352

Join us for our 5th Annual SUDS Hotel Outreach! Each year we take information about human trafficking to local hotels and motels, along with posters of missing children, red flags to watch for, soap with the National Trafficking Hotling, and -- new this year! -- an opportunity for online staff training provided by BEST.

Learn what's new this year, get updated training, and get hotel assignments along with a partner. Bring a friend or be paired up with a partner at the training. Training will be in the Hospitality Room.

Volunteers will call their assigned hotel managers to arrange a short meeting with each one during the week of July 18-23 in preparation for Water Follies weekend (Jul 28-Aug 1).

Volunteers will also attend a debrief session on Thurs, Aug 4 at 6pm (also in the Hospitality Room), and will take thank you cards and certificates to participating motels the second week of August.

Red Sand Project

Elite Academy invites you in to receive any one of their services by donation which will go toward #YakimaRedSandProject End the Risk efforts.

Red Sand Project

Lend your voice to the Red Sand Project on September 16th  by, 1) Fill in a sidewalk crack with red sand, 2) Take a photograph of yourself and your business, and 3) Share on social media using #YakimaRedSandProject.

Learn more at https://x.com/hashtag/YakimaRedSandProject