Upcoming Events

Join the Lovely Ladies of the Lambda Tau Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated


Friday February 3, 2012

 

Exposing Exploitation: Human Trafficking Awareness Conference Reception

 

*** Invitation Only ***


Saturday February 4, 2012

 

Exposing Exploitation: Human Trafficking Awareness Conference

 

University of Connecticut

Student Union Theatre

2110 Hillside Road

Storrs, CT 06269

 

$2 Donation

All proceeds will be donated to Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS), an organization specifically designed to serve girls and young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking.

 

Schedule of Events

 

10:00 a.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks

Dr. Amii Omara-Otunnu

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Human Rights Chair for the United States

 

10:15 a.m. Lecture Series

 

United States vs Paris, Connecticut Human Trafficking

Detective Deborah Scates

Hartford Police Department

 

Human Trafficking: Global Issues

Professor Emerita, Mary Crawford, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology

University of Connecticut

 

12:00 p.m. Lunch

 

1:00 p.m. Film Screening and Discussion of the documentary "Very Young Girls"

 

3:00 p.m. Break

 

4:00 p.m. "Stomp the Traffick" Step/Stroll Exhibition

featuring NPHC and IGC greek organizations


 

*Any questions contact Brittney Yancy, Graduate Advisor, at bly99@yahoo.com*