Events and Activities : Out of the Darkness: Shedding Light on Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking

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Out of the Darkness: Shedding Light on Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking

317 7TH AVE. SE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52401

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Schedule

REGISTRATION 12:30- 1:00PM

WELCOME STATEMENT 1:00- 1:05 PM Lauren Camp, Iowa Legal Aid.

1:05 - 1:35 PM

AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING 

Lauren Camp, Iowa Legal Aid Schedule

1:35-2:20 PM

TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES FOR WORKING WITH SURVIVORS

Kayla Mehlert, Friends of the Family Lauren Camp, Iowa Legal Aid

2:20- 2:30 QUESTIONS AND BREAK

2:30 - 3:00 PM

LABOR TRAFFICKING IN IOWA

Lorraine Gaynor, Iowa Legal Aid Craig Nierman, Phelan Tucker Law LLP 

3:00- 3:30 PM

LAW ENFORCEMENT ROLE IN COMBATTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Steffani Simbric, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy 

 3:30- 4:00 PM CIVIL LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS

Craig Nirman, Phelan Tucker Law LLP

4:00-4:15 PM: QUESTIONS AND CLOSING

    THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY A SUB-AWARD FROM EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS AS PART OF AN ORIGINAL AWARD FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME, AWARD NUMBER 2017-MU-MU-K131. THE OPINIONS, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS EXPRESSED ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR(S) AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE OFFICIAL POSITION OR POLICIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS.