Soroptimist International of Trenton and Downriver Area will be hosting a Human Trafficking Summit on Saturday, April 9, at Summit Academy, 18601 Middlebelt, in Romulus. The day starts at 9:30 A.M. with coffee and donuts, includes a boxed lunch, and ends at about 2:30 P.M. The symposium is available FREE of charge but is LIMITED to 160 participants, so early registration is important to guarantee your seat. Register here: https://f8s.co/27sk
Detroit is ranked as having one of the highest number of sex trafficking victims and is included in a global epidemic that annually nets several billion dollars.
Parents, educators, school bus drivers, school counselors, health care workers, law enforcement officers, and community advocates are welcome to learn how traffickers lure victims; how the internet, gaming apps, and social media are used in human trafficking; how to recognize victims of trafficking; how to report human trafficking; and how to talk to children about human trafficking.
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Representative specialists from the FBI, Michigan State Police, Michigan Abolitionist Project, Avalon Healing Center, Sparrow Freedom Project, Truckers Against Trafficking, human trafficking survivors, and others will be the designated speakers. There will also be a question-and-answer session after each panel presentation.
Trenton and Downriver Area Soroptimist is a volunteer group that offers service by way of fundraising and donations, public awareness/educational programs, and hands-on assistance. These women give their time and talents to local food pantries, Vista Maria, First Step, Sparrow Project, Stanford House, Oakwood Beaumont Southshore, and to area women’s health institutions. This workshop is funded, in part, from the “Your Cause, Your Choice” grant from the DTE Foundation.
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The Trenton and Downriver Area Soroptimist organization meets on the second Tuesday of the month at the Woodhaven Community Center, and the fourth Tuesday at Portofino’s of Wyandotte. All women are welcome to attend. You may contribute to the foundations that the Soroptimists support on smile.amazon.com and krogercommunityrewards.com. If you are interested in learning more about the Trenton and Downriver Area Soroptimists and our other activities, check out our page on Facebook@SoroptimistInternationalOfTrentonAndDownriverArea or sioftrentonanddownriverarea@gmail.com.
