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VACATUR LEGAL PRACTICE GUIDE

Dear FTT Community,


I’m  thrilled to share that Free to Thrive recently published the  first-of-its-kind California Vacatur Practice Guide. This practice guide  is intended to serve as a resource for attorneys representing survivors  in vacatur petitions, prosecutors, judges, court staff, and survivors  entitled to this relief. Despite the fact that California’s vacatur law  went into effect in 2017, it is still relatively novel and often unknown  by key stakeholders. 


As  many of you know, Free to Thrive began representing trafficking  survivors in vacatur cases in 2017, shortly after California’s vacatur  law (P.C. § 236.14) went into effect. We also served on the Justice for Survivors Coalition to expand the vacatur law in 2021 to include survivors of interpersonal and sexual violence (P.C. § 236.15). 


In  the seven years since we began doing this work, we have worked  tirelessly on behalf of trafficking survivors who were criminalized as a  direct result of their exploitation. We have worked alongside other  organizations throughout the state doing this work. Several of those  organizations contributed their insights to the practice guide  including: 


· Immigrant Legal Resource Center

· Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice 

· Office of the San Diego Public Defender 

· Pepperdine Caruso School of Law

· San Mateo Bar Association Private Defender Program


We  are hopeful this practice guide will shed light on this area of the law  and help more survivors access the justice they deserve. 


With deepest gratitude,

Jamie Beck


VACATUR LEGAL PRACTICE GUIDE

You  can help us spread the word by forwarding this practice guide to  attorneys working with survivors, organizations serving survivors,  prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, court staff and anyone else you  think would benefit from this information. Also, be sure to save a copy  of the practice guide as a reference tool when you need it.


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iempathize introduces training for healthcare workers

Earlier  this year, iEmpathize brought the Intersect Response Platform to the  health care industry in California. In dealing with possible  exploitation cases, healthcare professionals are strategically  positioned to address and identify trafficking situations and are often  the first to encounter a potential victim or crime. 


With over 14.7 million people employed in healthcare, the potential impact for exploitation prevention is undoubtable.


To  engage this massive industry, iEmpathize has partnered with Cedars  Sinai Hospital to produce a 24-minute video highlighting the unique ways  healthcare professionals interact with exploitation Together they  launched the ‘Health Cares’ campaign. ‘Health Cares’ aims to produce a  human trafficking prevention program for the wide range of roles in the  healthcare industry.


Cedars  Sinai has graciously agreed to allow iEmpathize to use footage  articulating red flags within the healthcare industry to build a  training video for medical professionals. 

Funding  within the Health Cares Campaign will help iEmpathize complete filming,  editing, and customized content for sub-departments within the health  care industry such as nursing, doctors, intake, forensic nurses,  emergency, etc. The development of the second module will focus on a  comprehensive response protocol from each sub-department, interviewing  people within the different spaces.


Learn more about the Health Cares Campaign at: Health Cares Campaign

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4 NEW FIGHT Child Sex Trafficking Equipping Courses

ARC has trained over 300 anti-child-sex-trafficking activists and operators. So far at least 36 sex trafficking victims have been rescued by alumni of our courses. More than 7 NEW Anti-Child-Trafficking NGO’s (non-profits) are in the process of launching by alumni of ARC's course.

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ARE YOU TIRED OF JUST BEING AWARE OF THE PROBLEM?
THIS COURSE will EQUIP YOU to actually get involved.
 

You will gain knowledge and skills to  combat sex trafficking effectively in the areas of prevention,  intervention, rescue, advocacy or direct services to victims/survivors. 


JUST A SAMPLING OF THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROVIDED:

  • Ground truth vantage into the criminal enterprise of sex trafficking, gangs and organized crime 
  • Tradecraft for acquiring information and conducting rescues of trafficking victims
  • Interactive training on counter surveillance, surveillance detection routes
  • Conducting a safe pick-up and transport
  • Interactive training on planning a rescue operation
  • What a real safe house is and what it must have
  • American victims trafficked internationally
  • How to build trust with a victim/survivor to skillfully evaluate their situation
  • Trauma-informed emergency assistance to victims/survivors and mentoring


ARC's equipping course is unlike any other Human Trafficking Course  available.  Our team handles the most advanced intelligence-gathering  programs. Our operators are tuned into the street-level trafficking all  the way to high-level corruption and elite sex buyers. Our services  include the use of innovative, proven techniques and legal and ethical  methods designed to identify the perpetrator(s) and their whereabouts in relation to the safe recovery of the victim.

INSTRUCTOR LINKS

BAZZEL BAZ: ARC Founder and President

TINA BAZ: ARC Human Trafficking Program Director

STRATEGIC PARTNER INSTRUCTORS: Specialists with backgrounds in CIA, Military Special Operations, Law Enforcement and other distinguished fields

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SEXTORTION: THE HIDDEN PANDEMIC RELEASES TRAILER

SEXTORTION: THE HIDDEN PANDEMIC  CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRAILER


Once you see the trailer, then be sure to go to the new website developed to support the film:  SEXTORTIONFILM.COM


This movie started with the passion of the Million Kids family of supporters and came full circle with a release at the Santa Barbara Film Festival (March 2-12, 2022).  The movie is a powerful message created by Stephen Peek and Maria Demeshkina Peek, Vice Presidents and Executive Producers from Auroris Media. This has been an incredible partnership of Auroris Media, Giving University, Homeland Security, Dept of Justice, ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) NCMEC, Amanda Todd Legacy Society, and Million Kids.  Thank you for your financial support and your prayers as we undertake to get this film in front of every parent and young person in the U.S. and around the globe.  Opal Singleton, President, Million Kids.

Professional Certification in Human Trafficking Prevention

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM

Florida State University has launched a new online Professional  Certification in Human Trafficking Prevention and Intervention. This  curriculum was developed as a joint project of the FSU Clearinghouse on  Trauma & Resilience within the Institute for Family Violence  Studies, the College of Social Work, the FSU Center for the Advancement  of Human Rights and the Center on Academic and Professional Advancement.  The curriculum enables professionals to develop the knowledge and  skills needed to understand the dynamics of the different types of human  trafficking. It also provides professionals with practical skills to  increase awareness of and improve services and interventions for  victims/survivors of trafficking. 


This self-paced curriculum includes seven chapters and 12 hours of  course content with research-based readings, case scenarios, multi-media  materials, 11 new videos from experts in the field, assignments, and  quizzes. 

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Learn more about the FSU's Professional Certification in Human Trafficking Prevention & Intervention

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Rotary Action Group Against Child Slavery

RAGAS Education/Prevention Breakout Session from 2020 Rotary International Conference

Check out recordings of the two Zoom breakout sessions held at the 2020 Rotary International Conference focusing on Education and Prevention of human trafficking. These are both great sessions focusing on learning more about the issue and how you can help.


RAGAS Education /Prevention - Bob Derring and Ashlie Bryant 


RAGAS Education /Prevention


For more information, please visit the RAGAS website here.

HOW TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE

FROM THE SAN DIEGO DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE:

During the pandemic, our children are spending more and more time online, putting them at higher risk for interacting with predators. The San Diego Trafficking Prevention Collective is providing online training to teachers in order to continue their mission of bringing human trafficking education, prevention and awareness training  into every public school in San Diego County. 


To learn more, please click here.

Saving Innocence LAUNCHES CSEC ADVOCACY COURSE

The Role of Social Media and Internet Safety

Watch this free preview of our CSEC Advocacy Course, where Amber Davies, LCSW (Senior Director  Of Clinical Programs, Saving Innocence) breaks down the role of social  media in trafficking, and tips to review with youth for their safety.

Imagine waking up every morning to people you love and feel safe with.
 

Then,  suddenly, strangers take you away and place you in a dull, unfamiliar  place to share with other girls and some of them don’t even like you.  You go from feeling  like you have options to feeling like you have rules to follow or else  suffer consequences. 

Imagine  the ways a child may have suffered, but then is referred to as  “ungrateful”, or “angry”, which makes them lose trust with providers,  and potentially return  to their trafficker. 


Justice is not served unless it’s through the eyes of the victim.

A  trafficker is aware of these perspectives and situations surrounding  care facilities and youth not feeling supported. Just like social  workers have a role and  police have a role, so do traffickers. They have strategic planning,  research, undercover partners, and skills that make them the best fit  for their job. 


Traffickers know that kids still see them as a safe haven. 

Now  imagine being a youth who has finally gained the mental strength to see  those “helpful” people who took you from everything you knew did so  because what you  knew was not healthy. You write a victim impact statement to help get  your trafficker locked away just to find out that, according to the law,  he is not even considered a violent offender (though you know full well  he did multiple violent things to you.) What  now?

There  are so many aspects of surviving trafficking that many of us would not  even consider. We are grateful to hear from those with lived experience  to ensure we  are becoming the best possible advocates. This is why we’re passionate  about creating resources to help us better understand the perspectives  of those we’re trying to serve. They’ve already been through so much and  now they need people to champion them, not  students. 


Included in the course:
 

  • 9  Chapters with 46 Videos to help you learn about the unique needs of  commercially sexually exploited children and how to best serve them as  they transition into a life of freedom
  • Panels  from experts in Law Enforcement, Probation, and Child Welfare to help  give a well-rounded view of the problem and solutions from all angles of  those serving these youth
  • Clips  from the award-winning documentary about CSEC, “Sex + Money: A National  Search For Human Worth” with first-hand accounts from survivors,  traffickers and buyers

        

Join  now for our introductory pricing at 20% off! 

Rotary District 5180: Preventing Human Trafficking

Rotary District 5180 has developed a project combating Human Trafficking to not only educate people in the area but to educate students as to what to look for so as not to fall into the grips of traffickers.  

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