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Co-creating a better world by working to eradicate human trafficking
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Co-creating a better world by working to eradicate human trafficking

“Responding Together” is the theme of the 5th annual Bon Secours St. Francis seminar Watch video here. Ending human trafficking is in the hands of every individual and it begins with awareness. That’s what the organizers of the fifth annual Bon Secours St. Francis Human Trafficking Seminar believe, so they are hosting this half-day summit…

Bons Secours St. Francis Health System Human Trafficking Symposium to take place April 4
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Bons Secours St. Francis Health System Human Trafficking Symposium to take place April 4

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System’s 5th Annual Human Trafficking Symposium will be taking place at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena this year, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4. The half-day of presentations will feature three experts: Ana Isabel Vallejo, JD, Mollie Gordon, MA, MD, and Cardell T. Morant. Vallejo works…

Man arrested for human trafficking at Mackinac Bridge bound over to circuit court
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Man arrested for human trafficking at Mackinac Bridge bound over to circuit court

FORSYTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) – UPDATE: The man arrested for taking a teenage girl from a foster home in Forsyth Township and attempting to smuggle her across the Mackinac Bridge has been bound over to Kent County Circuit Court. Terrence Clay, 38, of Comstock Park Clay is scheduled for a status conference in Kent County’s…

DHS and DOJ Announce Historic Guatemalan Human Smuggling Extraditions
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DHS and DOJ Announce Historic Guatemalan Human Smuggling Extraditions

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security joined the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday to announce the first ever extraditions from Guatemala to the United States on charges of human smuggling resulting in death, and the first Guatemalan human smuggling extraditions to the United States of any kind in nearly five years. This announcement…

Moving from Awareness to Action: How You Can Advocate for Healthy Relationships This Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
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Moving from Awareness to Action: How You Can Advocate for Healthy Relationships This Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Guest post by Hope Druckenmiller Human Trafficking Awareness Month January was National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, also known as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Organizations, groups, and justice advocates shared a wealth of articles, resources, and knowledge that helped spread awareness and insight about human trafficking. (And if you still find yourself looking for…