Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Committee to host Human Trafficking Consciousness and Prevention Symposium

The Feminine Improvement World Group (FDWO) and the Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Committee (CAC) will host a one-day Human Trafficking Consciousness and Prevention Symposium on Tuesday, June 27 at 6:00 p.m.

The occasion will happen on the Environ Cultural Heart 3800 Environ Blvd., in Lauderhill, Florida.

The theme of the Symposium is “Creating Safer Neighborhoods” and is in partnership with the Metropolis of Lauderhill Police Division and the Environ Cultural Heart in Lauderhill. This occasion is without doubt one of the calendar objects in South Florida commemorating June as Caribbean American Heritage Month.

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Some 200 members are anticipated to debate measures within the struggle in opposition to human trafficking; tackle points dealing with the Caribbean Diaspora Group; and share data of greatest practices. 

Individuals will embody personnel representing regulation enforcement, the Judiciary Departments; faith-based; well being and psychological well being advocates; and varied group organizations. 

Confirmed panelists will embody Colonel David Holmes, Broward Sheriff’s Workplace, Sergeant Atina Johnson, Lauderhill Police Division; Mrs. Jumorrow Terra Poitier, Director of Group Outreach & Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator for the Broward State Lawyer’s Workplace, seventeenth Judicial Circuit assigned to Intercourse Crimes and Little one Abuse Unit; Elvis Caines, MJPM Victims of Crime Supervisor Advocate for Victims/SafeSpace Group Motion-Human Service Division; Dr. Nadia Assad, State Florida Director Hdpac., Florida; Joanette Brookes-George, Ph.D., Principal Advisor at Unmute Your self, Inc.; and Dr. Lavern Deer, Youth and Group Advocate, and Founder, Feminine Improvement World Group.

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A consultant from the Jamaica Nationwide Taskforce Towards Trafficking in Individuals to deliver Greetings.

Florida ranks third within the Nation, behind Texas and California, for essentially the most variety of calls to the Nationwide Human Trafficking Hotline.

The Caribbean Anti-Trafficking Committee was commissioned by Jamaica’s Consul Basic to Miami, Oliver Mair.

The aim of this Committee is to assist the Consulate in elevating consciousness for the prevention of human trafficking amongst members of the Jamaican Diaspora and in addition to help NGO’s and governmental businesses in its mission to fight human monitoring actions by means of consciousness and training efforts.