EVENT CANCELED - Human Trafficking - exposing Gwinnett's "Secrets Next Door"

**Due to inclement weather, this event has been canceled.

NORCROSS, GA -- The Gwinnett Human Relations Commission is presenting a series of forums to raise awareness of human trafficking and how the community can help. On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, from 7:30pm – 9pm, the Gwinnett HRC and “Los Secretos del Vecino” (“Secrets Next Door” - a project team of the Gwinnett Neighborhood Leadership Institute) will present the first ever forum designed to inform the Hispanic community of Gwinnett about this secret issue that is growing more and more daily.

The event will take place at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, located at 2140 Beaver Ruin Rd. in Norcross GA. Free childcare will be provided for school-age children, and transportation may be arranged for participants within the local Norcross Community. Translation services will be available for all non-Spanish speaking participants.

Participants to this event will be able to gather information on what human trafficking is and how to identify human trafficking. Participants will also learn how to safely report human trafficking, and hear from local and federal law enforcement, state legislators, and nonprofit support agencies about their efforts to combat this issue. There will also be the presentation of testimonies of previous human trafficking victims, giving insight on the hardships and difficulties faced by victims, who are many times children.

Community members and organizations, who are currently working within the Hispanic community – such as Street Grace, Tapestri, Norcross First United Methodist Church, Out of Darkness, Georgia Latinas Against Domestic Violence, Serenity’s Steps, and others, will be onsite at the event to provide referrals and resources to anyone who would like additional information.

For additional information, please contact “Los Secretos del Vecino”, at secretsnextdoor@gmail.com, or (973) 913-4763.

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