Sponsored by the Contra Costa County Children & Family Services

The Harm Reduction Strategies for Working with CSEC workshop will equip social workers, community members, & anyone who works with the CSEC population.

Harm reduction is identified as a best practice for working with CSEC youth. This 1-day training will provide an overview of harm reduction & how to utilize with CSEC population.

The trainers will focus on:

• applying harm reduction principles

• risk assessments

• developing safety plans

• stages of change model

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Sponsored by UC Merced CARE Office and Valley Crisis Center

Join us as we spread awareness about human trafficking & the impact it has on Merced County.

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Sponsored by Contra Costa County Children & Family Services CSEC Team

This workshop will equip community members, parishioners, & parents/caregivers to engage, recognize, & respond to the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Learning Objectives/Goals:

• Define CSEC

• Recognizing Signs of CSEC

• Risk & Protective Factors for CSEC (LGTBQ2+, Systemic Opressions, Homelessness, etc.)

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Hosted by the Family Justice Center, Community Violence Solutions, Contra Costa Human Trafficking Coalition, & Antioch Council Member Monica Wilson

Please join the East Family Justice Center for a Red Sand Project & panel discussion on Human Trafficking!

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Sponsored by the South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking

The highly-anticipated biennial Human Trafficking Symposium is back with the theme “Changing the Narrative: Media Impact on the Human Trafficking Movement.” Featuring human trafficking workshops for media representatives, victim service providers, survivors, legal service providers, law enforcement, & community outreach agencies.

Presentations include:

Keynote Speaker Elesondra DeRomano, Survivor-Founder of Standing Together Against Real Slavery

Afternoon Address by Supervisor Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, District 2

Panel: Current Media Narratives on Human Trafficking & Exploring the Impact on Survivors & the Human Trafficking Movement

Flipping the Reporting Frame: Applying Hope-Based Journalism

The Impact of Investigative Journalism & Documentary Films on the Human Trafficking Movement

Messages about Human Trafficking in Community-Specific Media

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Hosted by: Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance, Community Violence Solutions, Richmond Police Department, & the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Coalition

Presentation: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Community Outreach: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

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Join us at the January 14, 2020 Contra Costa County Board of Supervisor as they proclaim January, 2020 National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

S.H.A.D.E., (Survivors Healing, Advising, and Dedicated to Empowerment Movement) is a survivor based advocacy organization that empowers survivors of sexual exploitation, human trafficking, & domestic violence. We believe that Survivor Leadership is paramount to creating positive change & empowerment within & outside of the anti-trafficking movement.

On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, we are holding our 3rd Annual Shattering Barriers Symposium: The Color of Human Trafficking. This symposium continues to be the first of its kind provided to the public, in that it is 100% Survivor-thriver led, Survivor-thriver organized, & it features all Survivor-thriver speakers. We are excited to have secured a roster of Survivor-thriver expert speakers who possess years of experience as abolitionists in the fight against human trafficking.

This is guaranteed to be a day full of inspiration, deep dialogue, & innovative learning!

This training symposium will be focused on the effects of sexism & racism upon various cultures, as well as upon society as a whole.

All are welcome to register & attend this event, it is open to students, community members, service providers, law enforcement, the healthcare industry, etc.

Light breakfast refreshments and lunch will be provided.

Registration starts at 8:00 a.m. Program starts at 9:30 a.m.!

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Hosted by Community Human Services

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Join Community Human Services in partnership with the Monterey County Office of Education & the Monterey County Department of Social Services as we host the first ever Human Trafficking Symposium. Event will inform leaders on the issue of human trafficking & sexual exploitation of children in Monterey County. Learn how to identify, prevent, & help victims of human trafficking or exploitation.

The event is free of charge & open to all. Registration is required. Space is limited, please register to secure admission to the event.

Breakfast & registration: 8:30 am - 9:00 am

Program: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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For more information, please contact:

• Denise Lang, Program Coordinator, Monterey County Office of Education (831) 784-4227 or

• Stacey, Gooder, CSEC Advocate, Community Human Services (831) 373-4421

Join us at the January 14, 2020 Brentwood City Council as they proclaim January, 2020 National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Join us at the January 14, 2020 Antioch City Council as they proclaim January, 2020 National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Join us at the January 14, 2020 Oakley City Council as they proclaim January, 2020 National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

Hosted by Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance

Contra Costa County’s Human Trafficking Coalition and Community Violence Solutions bring you a Human Trafficking 101 curriculum that provides relevant & focused information on identification & trauma-informed interventions.

Participants will learn to:

1. Identify at least three “red flags” or warning signs that may indicate human trafficking

2. Recognize the dynamics of trauma bonding as it applies to human trafficking

3. Apply trauma-informed perspectives when supporting survivors

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Join the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Coalition for a screening of the Frontline docu-series episode entitled "Trafficked In America". A short discussion will follow the screening on how attendees can better understand the role of labor trafficking in the everyday goods they purchase or use.

Episode Description: "FRONTLINE and the Investigative Reporting Program at U.C. Berkeley tell the inside story of Guatemalan teens who were forced to work against their will on an Ohio egg farm in 2014."

This screening is brought to you in partnership with the Central Contra Costa Family Justice Center.

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Join the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Coalition as we come together for light refreshments, networking, and observance of January's Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

Coalition members, their colleagues and members of the community are welcome!

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Join the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Coalition in the Board of Supervisors Chambers as they officially proclaim the month of January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER HERE

The Contra Costa Human Trafficking Coalition, in collaboration with Antioch Police Department and Antioch City Council Member Monica Wilson invite members of the community to come together during Human Trafficking Awareness Month to help spread information and resources on the issue of human trafficking throughout Antioch. 

Volunteers will meet at 2pm at the Antioch Police Department Community Room. A brief presentation will be given and volunteers will be given information packets to distribute to local business. The information packet will include:

- Local statistics and information on trafficking in California and our county
- A "Learn the Signs"" handout with common indicators and red flags for recognizing if someone may be a victim of human trafficking
- Poster with National Human Trafficking Hotline reporting information for a business to post in a prominent area.

The Coalition will identify ideal business centers, shopping malls or other similar complexes where distrubution will occur. Identified areas will be divided amongst volunteers and volunteers can coordinate travel to the identified locations amongst themselves with their own transportation.

Volunteers are also encouraged to visit other local businesses or locations that they believe would be willing to post this hlepful information.

Contra Costa County’s Human Trafficking Coalition and Community Violence Solutions brings you a Human Trafficking 101 curriculum that provides relevant & focused information on identification & trauma-informed interventions.

REGISTER HERE

Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn to:

• Identify risk factors, warning signs & dynamics of Human Trafficking;
• Discuss the impact & dynamics of cycles of violence, abuse & trauma; and
• Apply trauma-informed perspectives when supporting survivors

Is this Training for Me?

Human Trafficking 101 is designed to be relevant to a broad range of participants, including:

• Community members
• Crisis Intervention Specialists
• Educators
• Health Care Professionals
• Law Enforcement Officers
• Mental Health Professionals
• Probation Officers
• Public Benefits Specialists
• Social/Human Service Professionals

Please join the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Coalition for a documentary screening of “Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story”. This documentary highlights the story of a survivor of human trafficking and the challenges she is facing within our legal system as a result of actions she took while being exploited as a 16-year-old. #FreeCyntoiaBrown recently gained national attention as her 2004 story resurfaced on social media in the fall of 2017, bringing her over a decade old story into the national spotlight.

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A short discussion will follow the film on key takeaways and action items you can do to end human trafficking in our communities.

Kathryn Burroughs of Families Thrive will present relevant and focused information on identification and trauma-informed interventions. 

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Is this training right for you?

Trauma 101 is relevant to a  broad range of participants including:

• Crisis intervention specialists
• Healthcare professionals
• Mental health professionals 
• Public benefit specialists 
• Social/human service providers
• Community members
• Educators
• Probation officers 

Please join the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Coalition, in collaboration with Councilmember Monica Wilson, for a documentary screening of “Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story”. This documentary highlights the story of a survivor of human trafficking and the challenges she is facing within our legal system as a result of actions she took while being exploited as a 16-year-old. #FreeCyntoiaBrown recently gained national attention as her 2004 story resurfaced on social media in the fall of 2017, bringing her over a decade old story into the national spotlight.

FREE TICKETS HERE

A short discussion will follow the film on key takeaways and action items you can do to end human trafficking in our communities.

Join Coalition staff members as we present to the County Board of Supervisors on our work and observe in the formal proclamation of January 2018 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

Please join the Human Trafficking Coalition, in collaboration with the Family Justice Center, as we come together with our partners and community members to acknowledge January's
Human Trafficking Awareness Month. 

Lunch will be provided, in addition to a short program highlighting the Coalition's work and the month's activities.

RSVP HERE