Human Trafficking: The Role of Healthcare Providers in Stopping Modern-Day Slavery

Join us for a training for healthcare workers (CEU’s will be offered).

Friday, November 6, 2009
Registration: 8:00am
Program: 8:45am – 4:00pm

Location
Johnston Medical Mall
514 N. Brightleaf Blvd.
Smithfield, NC 27277
Directions and parking information will be mailed with your confirmation letter.

Program Description
Human trafficking, also called modern-day slavery, is now considered the second largest and fastest growing criminal industry in the world; second only to drug trafficking. Healthcare providers play a key role in being able to identify victims and provide treatment and resources. This one-day workshop addresses the prevalence of human trafficking, characteristics of victims, related health issues, and resources available for referral and treatment.

Target Audience
Community and professional persons affiliated with law enforcement, health, social services, emergency response, faith-based organizations, civic organizations, legal, government and others who are interested in learning how to respond to human trafficking in North Carolina

Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Define human trafficking.
2. Discuss the North Carolina laws pertaining to victims and perpetrators of human trafficking.
3. Identify the characteristics of a victim of human trafficking.
4. Identify the healthcare needs of a victim.
5. List community resources available to victims and professionals.

Agenda
8:00am Registration/Coffee
8:45 Welcome and Announcements/Day Overview
Diane Yelverton, MS, RNC
Ellen Blair, MD
9:00 Overview of Human Trafficking (Panel, Q&A)
Moderator: Keri Christensen
Definition, Trends and Statistics/Legal, Jennifer Stuart, JD
General Characteristics of a NC Trafficking Victim, Susan Young, BSN, RN
Response in North Carolina, Major Mark Nichols
9:45 Break
10:00 Documentary Film “Playground, Child Sex Trade in America”
11:30 Break
11:40 Debrief of Film (Panel, Q&A)
Moderator: Laurel Hill Simeone, MA, LPC
Libby Spears, Writer/Director
Jacqueline Hall Williams, BA, MAR, MSW, LCSW
Cathy Purvis, MA
12:10pm Lunch (on your own)
1:15 What Do You Look For? (Panel, Q&A)
Moderator: Donna M. Bickford, PhD, MA, BA
Truth vs. Myth-Profile of a Trafficked Victim, Monika Johnson Hostler
Health Issues for the Trafficked Victim, Jennifer Reed Morillo, BS
Working with Trafficked Victims, Dawn Kauffman, BSN, RN
2:15 Break
2:30 Resources for First Responders (Panel, Q&A)
Moderator: Adam Hartzell
How to Communicate with Victims, Christine Shaw, MSW, BSW
Providing for Needs of Victims, Cassandra Carponter
Legal Provisions for Victims, Elizabeth Fernandez and Attracta Kelly, JD
Facts and Referral Card, Patricia Witt, BS, PMP
3:30pm Challenge/Wrap up, Evaluations
Evelyn Foust, CPM, MPH

Please submit questions you may have for speakers to
Danette Charles, dcharles@wakemed.org by Monday, October 26, 2009.

Credit
Wake AHEC CEU: .6 (5.5 contact hours)
A participant must attend 100% of the activity to receive credit. No partial credit will be given.

Registration
$30
After October 30, 2009 – $45
(Vouchers not accepted.)

Inclement Weather
Call 919-350-8547 for the inclement weather schedule.

Cancellations & Refunds
No refunds will be issued. Substitutes are encouraged.

Register online at www.wakeahec.org

This workshop is a collaborative result of interest generated by a series of community forums hosted by Soroptimist International of Raleigh in early 2009.

Child Sex Trade in America

Are there really children in America sold into sex slavery?

Come find out more about domestic minor sex trafficking in the USA on
November 20th, 2009. At 6:30pm on the UNC-Greensboro campus we will be screening the documentary “Playground” which addresses the child sex trade in America. Immediately following we will have an expert panel discussion about the depth of this problem in the USA as well as in North Carolina.

In order to help get children out of the sex trade, the public has to know what to look for.

Visit www.triadladderofhope.org/playground.html to watch the trailer and find out more about the event.

October is Fair Trade Month!

This is a time to understand that the items we purchase every day can impact the global slave trade. That’s a huge thought.

But think about it: if we bought only products that we knew were made by folks who were paid a fair wage, then the companies that exploit people and use slave labor would go out of business.

So, how can we do that?? To be honest, at the moment, it is very hard. So we start with baby steps.
1. Buy locally made products whenever possible.
2. Buy items labeled “Fair Trade” (look for the “Fair Trade” label).
3. Halloween: October is a pretty big month for buying chocolate! This is a great time to make a statement. Don’t give away chocolate that isn’t labeled “Fair Trade”.
4. Gift-giving: The holidays are right around the corner! Buy locally made gifts. If you can’t do that, consider purchasing Fair Trade gifts. Or better yet: Instead of struggling to think of a gift to buy for people who have everything, give to an anti-trafficking/fair trade group in their name.

For more ideas, visit http://www.fairtrademonth.org/.

Nicholas Kristof: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
September 17, 2009 – 7:30 PM
Duke University, Page Auditorium

New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof will speak at Duke University about gender inequality in the developing world, the subject of his newly published book, “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.”

The talk by Kristof, the keynote speaker for Duke’s Jean Fox O’Barr Distinguished Speaker Series, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in Page Auditorium.

The lecture is free and open to the public and will be followed by a book signing.

Kristof, a Harvard graduate and Rhodes Scholar, joined The New York Times in 1984, initially covering economics. In 1990, he and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, then also a Times journalist, won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of China’s Tiananmen Square democracy movement. “Half the Sky” is co-authored by WuDunn.

Since 2001, Kristof has written a twice-weekly opinion column for the Times, often focusing on global health, poverty and gender issues. Kristof has been particularly vocal about genocide in Darfur, winning a second Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the region.

The event is sponsored by Duke’s Baldwin Scholars program, WISER, Muglia Family Foundation, DukeEngage, Women’s Studies, Women’s Center, Duke University Center for International Studies, Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, Sanford School of Public Policy, Kenan Institute for Ethics and Service Learning.

For more information, go to baldwinscholars.duke.edu.

Sex Trafficking Mini-Symposium at UNC-Chapel Hill (9/14)

Sex Trafficking Mini-Symposium
Monday, September 14
2:00 – 5:00 pm
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building Auditorium, Room 136
UNC-Chapel Hill Campus

Human trafficking—for the purposes of labor and especially sexual exploitation—is a major problem both globally and locally. The newly-formed Working Group for Research on (Sex) Trafficking is an interdisciplinary network of researchers from Triangle-area institutions dedicated to shedding light on this human rights crisis, with the hopes that sound research will drive sound policy. Please join us for a mini symposium highlighting some of the current and ongoing research projects of the group, from media coverage in the United States to interventions in Nepal. Learn more about trafficking and how you can get involved in research to put a stop to it.

The afternoon will feature formal papers, a poster session, and excerpts from “Machine,” a play-in-progress about trafficking. Light refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by the Carolina Women’s Center and the UNC Center for AIDS Research Social and Behavioral Science Research Core. For more information, contact Pam Lach at plach[at]email.unc.edu.

The symposium is free and open to the public; registration is not required. Click here for directions and parking information.

Schedule
2:00-3:00pm Session 1: Trafficking Abroad: The International Context
Michelle Kaufman, RTI International, “Shangri-La Revisited: Sex Trafficking in Nepal”

Kinohi Nishikawa, Duke University, “Trafficking and Victimization: The Politics of Responsibility in Lilja 4-Ever”

3:00-4:00 pm Networking Reception, Poster Session and Performance of Machine
Lindsey Haynes, UNC-Chapel Hill, “The Collapse of the Soviet Union and its Effect on the Ukrainian Sex Trade Industry”

Katherine Wikrent, on behalf of Tarheels Impacting Policy (TIP), UNC-Chapel Hill, “Researching Prostitution and the Possibility of Sex Trafficking in the Triangle Area”

4:00-5:00pm Session 2: Trafficking at Home: Trafficking in the United States & Concluding Roundtable with Participants
Anne Johnston, UNC-Chapel Hill, “Framing the Public Debate on the Global Sex Trade”

Cathie Fogel, UNC-Chapel Hill, “Health Implications and Health Care Challenges Associated with Prostitution”

Anti-trafficking walks across NC

There will be a series of anti-trafficking walks throughout NC at the end of September. Check below for the location closest you:

September 26 at 10 am in Greensboro (Oak Ridge): Greensboro@SCTNow.org

September 26 or 27 in Charlotte (location TBA): Charlotte@SCTNow.org

September 27 at 2pm in Chapel Hill (UNC Campus-Forest Theater): Raleigh@SCTNow.org

September 27 at 2pm in Cary (Wake Med Soccer Park): Cary@SCTNow.org

October 3 at 10am in Greenville (Boyd Lee Park): Greenville@SCTNow.org

And in conjunction with the Cary Walk:
Jubilee is participating in the Stop Child Trafficking Now Walk on Sept. 27th at 2PM. We would like to invite people to join for walking or to donate to our team. You may do so by going here. SCTNOW seeks to build funds to support special operative teams who have the training and ability to build prosecutable cases for those who are trafficking and sexually exploiting children. We seek to help send a message to those buying sex from children that this is not okay and we are going to change the state of demand in the US. To find more out about Stop Child Trafficking Now please visit their website.

In order to raise awareness and funds we are hosting an event on Monday, Sept. 21st at Visio Dei Church (524 E. Whitaker Mill Rd. Raleigh, NC 27608). We will be serving Breakfast for dinner buffet style from 6-8PM. The meal is free and we are grateful for generous donations. All of the proceeds will go to support Stop Child Trafficking Now.

Starting at 7:30PM we will be showing the 85 minute documentary “The Playground“. This documentary primarily shows the problem of sex trafficking in the US and is a great way to get people introduced to domestic problems with sex trafficking. Please tell your friends and sphere of influence about this opportunity.

Any questions please contact justiceandjubilee[at]gmail.com

Also, in conjunction with these walks:
The Weekend for Prayer for Trafficking Victims is THIS MONTH-September 25-27! If you have not yet ordered or printed your flyers and prayer guides, please do it now.
a. Log onto www.salvationarmyusa.org,
b. Click on “Programs that help”
c. Click on “combating human trafficking”
d. In the middle of the page, you will see “For resources or to register, click here” or you can go to the bottom of that page and click “Prayer and Fasting Resources”

Service Provider Training in JULY (Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem)

Triad Ladder of Hope, together with the Salvation Army, are hosting a 3 city training in July (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point). This training is designed to educate Service Providers on the issue of Human Trafficking, how to identify victims and what to do when they are identified. Presenting the trainings are Lisa Thompson, National Liaison for the Abolition of Sex Trafficking for The Salvation Army and John Price, FBI Special Agent of Charlotte, NC.

Wednesday, July 15th–GREENSBORO
9 am to 4:30 pm
Daystar Christian Fellowship
908 Westover Terrace Road
Greensboro, NC 27403

Thursday, July 16th–HIGH POINT
9 am to 4 :30 pm
Hope Outreach Center
2800 Westchester Drive
High Point, NC 27262

Friday, July 17th–WINSTON-SALEM
9 am to 4 :30 pm
Peace Haven Baptist Church
3384 York Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Registration is required. The $15 registration fee includes the CEU (if requested). Please register by credit card online at www.triadladderofhope.org, or mail your check and registration form to 1022 Hutton Lane, Ste 106, High Point, NC 27262.
Limited scholarships are available, please call (336) 888-2233, ext. 223 for more information.

About the Presenters
Lisa Thompson has worked in the area of human/sex trafficking since 1998. In 2004, Lisa was named North & South America’s representative to The Salvation Army’s International Anti-Trafficking Task Force, furthering the Army’s partnerships with governmental and non-governmental organizations in outreach, education and victim recovery programs. Lisa is also the founding member and director of the coalition group Initiative Against Sexual Trafficking, which is a partnership of faith-based, human rights, and child advocacy organizations.

SA John Price investigates criminal Civil Rights violations for the Charlotte Division of the FBI in North Carolina, to include those violations related to human trafficking. He has been with the Bureau for over thirteen years and is one of the FBI’s representatives on the North Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force His past investigative experiences in the FBI include investigating violent crimes and domestic terrorism matters. Prior to joining the
FBI, SA Price spent thirteen years in the U.S. Army. He is a native of North Carolina and graduated from Wake Forest University.

Community Forum in Concord, NC on June 11 (RSVP by June 4)

You are invited to a Community Forum: “STOP Human Trafficking”

Event: Community Forum to Foster Action

Focus: Awareness and Action

Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009

Time: 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Options for dutch treat lunch starting at 12:15 p.m.

Location: Concord First Assembly Conference Center
280 Concord Parkway S, #85
Concord, NC 28017

GOAL: Awareness and Action

As you may know, North Carolina has many of the characteristics that attract and promote an environment for human trafficking: tourism, agriculture, military presence, and prevalence of interstate highways. So, while major steps have been taken, it is imperative that all of us commit to work together to limit, and one day, to end this plague on our society. As active participants in the life of our community, your awareness and support are important to these efforts. Together we can establish a sustainable anti-trafficking movement within our state.

GOAL: AWARENESS AND ACTION
+ Set the stage for common understanding
+ Solidify definition of human trafficking
+ Celebrate accomplishments to date
+ Identify needed actions
+ Bring more complete awareness to each attendee
+ Equip each attendee with options for immediate action

Registration Information
We encourage you to arrange your schedule so you can participate!

Please RSVP by Thursday, June 4th at 5 pm.

Registration: forumregister[at]siraleigh.org 919.833.2490

PLEASE send your community affiliation, your title, and contact information (phone and email) with your request to register.

Questions: endingviolence[at]siraleigh.org

Invitation, June 2, Community Forum

Soroptimist International of Raleigh, NC Community Forum Series:
“STOP Human Trafficking”

Event: Interactive Community Forum to Foster Action

Focus: Community Response

Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Check in: Starting at 1:45 pm

Time: 2:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Location: University of Phoenix, Raleigh Campus
5511 Capital Center Drive, Raleigh, 27606, 5th Floor

Directions: From Raleigh, South on I-440, Jones Franklin Road exit (Exit 1C), Turn left at top of ramp, continue over I-440, take first right, which is Capital Center Drive. First building on right. Parking in front of building.

Registration: forumregister[at]siraleigh.org 919.833.2490

PLEASE include your community affiliation, your title, and contact information (phone and email) with your request to register.

Questions: endingviolence[at]siraleigh.org

Websites:
Soroptimist International of Raleigh, NC
Soroptimist International of the Americas, Inc

Intent
One of the goals of this series of community forums was to compile an expanded list of specific actions for implementation within our community addressing specific issues. The result is a list of more than 250 proposed action steps!!!

In this session, working in small groups and the larger group, the desired outcome is to enhance the list through three work items in order to compile a report of these proposed action steps that can be shared with appropriate implementers.

To begin, in small groups, classify the proposed action steps into several categories:
a) those affecting policy (no need for legislation to implement)
b) those that can be implemented by citizen groups working with government agencies (projects) and
c) those requiring legislation; and
d) any other categories.

Next, still in small groups,
a) prioritize the top five policy-related and project-related categories
b) report back to the larger group and identify the top five by consensus. Next, in small groups, develop a plan of how to implement one of the top priority action steps from each category. Each small group will work on different action steps. The resultant will be compiled into a report available to all attendees and appropriate implementers.

Agenda
1:45 pm Check In

2:00 pm Welcome
Introduce Resource Persons

2:10 pm Working Session to classify, prioritize and work on a plan for
implementation of prioritized Action Steps (as reflected in the Intent).

3:40 pm BREAK

3:50 pm Benefits of Neighborhood Association
Tyrone Lindsey, Community Services, City of Raleigh

4:10 pm Community Action Network

4:25 pm Wrap Up

4:30 pm Adjourn

Action Steps Proposed at Community Forums
To review the proposed action steps focusing on the issues identified for the follow on community forums, click on this link to the Soroptimist International of Raleigh, NC website and scroll down to view Proposed Action Steps from Community Forums

THANK YOU for your support of this community forum series to foster awareness and action. We look forward to your participation on June 2 and beyond as we work together to implement these proposed action steps and stop human trafficking in our city, county, and our state.

Human Trafficking Meeting in Greenville

Human Trafficking is one of the largest growing businesses in the world.
This is not just a problem in other countries, it happens right here in the United States! Right here in North Carolina!

And possibly right here in Pitt County.

The Pitt County Sheriff’s Department has received a federal grant to assess the depth of the problem in Eastern North Carolina. They will be investigating and prosecuting the traffickers, and assisting the victims.

We are forming a Community Action Group called Eastern NC Stop Human Trafficking Now to educate the public about this issue.

We want our community to be proactive in addressing this issue. We want to educate our medical community, the ECU community, Pitt County Schools, our faith community, our civic groups and the public in general about the crime of human trafficking.

If you suspect you know a victim, we want you to know what to do and who to call. If you suspect you know a trafficker or a purchaser of a trafficked victim, we want you to know how to report it.

On Tuesday, May 19, we will meet in the Willis Building Auditorium (300 East 1st Street, Greenville, NC) from 7-8pm. Please join us for this groundbreaking meeting.

We will hear from the Pitt County Sheriff’s Department about their efforts, as well as hear about anti-trafficking activities across the state.

The key to our local awareness and education campaign is a walk to Stop Human Trafficking Now, which will be held Saturday, October 3 at 10am at Boyd Lee Park. Please mark your calendars now and plan to support this walk. (You can sign up now at www.sctnow.org! Please designate Global Impact as your partner. They will disperse funds to Eastern NC Stop Trafficking Now as needed.) We will have more information available at the May 19 meeting.

For more information, contact us at Greenville[at]SCTNow.org