WHO: The Buckhead/Cascade City Chapter of the Links, Inc.
WHAT: This roundtable discussion will bring together community
organizations to develop strategies and alliances in an effort to address the
prevention, treatment and elimination of the demand of Human Trafficking in our
community. While human trafficking has been identified as the
fastest-growing criminal industry in the world, Atlanta has been identified as
a major transportation hub for trafficking young women and one of 14 U.S.
cities with the highest levels of sex trafficking of children. This
conversation will engage community leaders in a dialogue around eradicating sex
trafficking of children in Atlanta and address much-needed efforts to help the
survivors.
Representatives from various community and public service
organizations including sororities, fraternities, child services and religious
groups will engage in conversation to develop a multifaceted approach to
addressing the myriad of issues raised by human trafficking in our community.
Additionally, opportunities will be identified where these community
organizations can form partnerships with entities that are currently working to
eradicate human trafficking and leave the discussion with a plan of action.
The dialogue will open with a short performance by Unleashed, an
interactive learning experience of the award winning theatrical production,
RIMSHOT Urban Musical. This performance brings awareness to human trafficking
through a series of dramatic performances including acting, singing, dancing,
poetry, and hip-hop.
Featured Speakers include:
· Camila
Wright, State of Georgia Asst. Attorney General, Human Trafficking Prosecutor
· Sharon
Simpson Joseph, Board Member for Circle of Life/Living Water for Girls
· Jennifer
Swain, Executive Director of Youth Spark.
· Alex
Trouteaud, National Center for Human and Civil Rights
· John H. Eaves, Ph.D., Chairman, Fulton County Board of Commissioners
· Shaunya
Chavis, General Manager/Anchor FGTV, (moderator)
WHEN: Saturday, November 15, 2014, 10:00am – 1:00pm
WHERE: The Commons at First Congregational Church, 105 Courtland St NE,
Atlanta, GA 30303
ADMISSION: Admission is FREE. For more information call
(404) 475-8650
About The Links, Incorporated
The Links, Incorporated celebrates 67 years as a women's volunteer
service organization committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the
cultural and economic survival of African-Americans and other persons of
African ancestry. A premier international service organization with more than
12,000 members in 276 chapters located in 42 states, the District of Columbia,
and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, its legacy of friends providing service
that changes lives, established by the original circle of nine friends in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1946, is alive and well. With more than 2 million
service hours recorded in the past three years
