Host Ashley Thirstrup interview Esther Nelson, Sexual Trafficking Case Manager at the Sexual Assault Resource Center (SARC) about the issues facing Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking. They discuss the role of pimps in holding girls in underage prostitution, as well as the efforts locally to help girls find healing and recovery.
Sexual Assualt Resource Center Crisis Line: 503-640-5311
Look Beneath the Surface: Northwest Conference Against Trafficking
Red Lion Hotel at Jantzen Beach, 909 North Hayden Island Dr., Portland, OR 97217
Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery. The second largest criminal enterprise in the world after arms dealing, victims of human trafficking work in domestic servitude, agriculture and — all too often — the sex industry. Join the Northwest Coalition Against Trafficking at their conference to combat human trafficking, co-sponsored in part by City Club.
Keynote Speakers:
Emcee: Priya David, host of “Keep it Local” on KOIN6
Jane Velez-Mitchell, host of “Issues” on HLN
Cathy Standiford, President Soroptimist International of the Americas
Retired Special Forces Colonel Dr. Bill Hillar, Personal Human Trafficking Story
Dallas Jessup, past CNN Hero and founder of “Just Yell Fire”
Website: www.NWCAT.org
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