Schedule of Events
Meet the Human Trafficking Prevention Project
Human Trafficking Prevention Project student team members shared educational literature and information on human trafficking and answer any questions you may have.
Human Trafficking “Trivia” (Fast Facts):
What Makes A Person Vulnerable to Trafficking?
The media usually shows human trafficking as a strange man in a van picking up a young girl off the street — but this is not what trafficking, a trafficker or a trafficked person looks like. Participants learned who is susceptible to trafficking and uncover more myths of human trafficking.
Screening of "Same Risk, Different Gender"
While the anti-sex trafficking movement has brought awareness to female survivors of trafficking, males have been largely overlooked. "Same Risk, Different Gender" tells the true story of one boy and his experience of being groomed and sexually exploited. This short film highlighted how boys and men can be seen as problems rather than as victims and thus remain unidentified when it comes to getting help.
Panel: “Broadening the Scope: A Conversation with Males Impacted by Trafficking”
Two men spoke about their personal experiences and other themes relating to the sex and labor trafficking of males. Grounding the discussion in their lived experiences, our two speakers highlighted topics such as prevalence, stereotypes and myths, vulnerabilities and intersectionality, recovery and reform.
Panel: “Protecting Immigrant Children from Trafficking: Their Journeys Before and After They Reach the U.S.”
Each year, thousands of unaccompanied migrant children from Central America arrive in the U.S. without their families. This panel explored why these children come and how we process and resettle them across the country. The panel came full circle by describing the children's struggles to regularize their immigration status in the U.S. while providing insight on pathways to immigrate legally before they even leave home.
For more details about the panels and to access resource materials, please visit the Connecticut Bar Foundation's website.