Wichita State Center for Combating Human Trafficking announces 2018 Awareness Month activities
CCHT will host LOVE NOT LOCKUP: A Documentary Screening of One Survivor's Story followed by discussion with Producer Dan Birman and Kansas Civic Leaders at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 25, at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.
The documentary is titled "Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story." Birman and CCHT staff, along with Kansas Civic Leaders, will discuss how Cyntoia's story can serve as an instrument of change for countless others across America. Leaders will explore critical conversations regarding the criminalization of individuals who have survived sex trafficking.
"I am proud that we have Kansas Civic Leaders who are committed to acting as humble explorers and servants in order to strengthen our anti-trafficking responses," said Karen Countryman-Roswurm, CCHT executive director. "We have come a long way in addressing trafficking in Kansas, but the reality is that our response to actual victims and survivors has not widely improved. It is only through relational responses that our community will see survivors of sex trafficking overcome their trauma and become the people they were created to be."
The event is free and open to the public.
CCHT will also host their fourth annual anti-trafficking conference, "Breaking Down Barriers: Understanding the Complexity of Human Trafficking" on Friday Jan. 26 at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.
The conference is designed to engage multidisciplinary professionals, civic leaders, faith leaders and interested community members in anti-trafficking efforts. The conference will feature a diverse group of experts in the field of human trafficking who will cover a variety of topics in a number of different breakout sessions. Two nationally renowned keynote speakers will also be in attendance, Judge Catherine Pratt and Judge Robert Lung. Special guests and awardees will be honored for their work to combat abuse and exploitation.
Registration is required for this event.
CCHT also participated in an event hosted by the Greater Wichita Ministerial League on Jan. 4 and will participate in an event by the Wichita Women in Health Professions on Jan. 23.