Awareness & Action Symposium Series II

Join us for our last part of our series on January 27, 2010 at our free continuing education program offering practical guidelines for practitioners as well as the lay public seeking a more in-depth understanding of issues and actions related to human trafficking. 

Continental breakfast will be served 8-8:30 a.m. prior to the presentation – come early and network with colleagues!
Free contact hours for Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy & Mental Health Counseling and Nursing.   For more information or to register, please call 425-3277. 
Link to on-line. registration http://registerce.fgcu.edu/
         
Program #CE0606- "Out of the Shadows
New Date- Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Reservation at FGCU-Student Union Ballroom
Registration & Continental Breakfast: 8-8:30 a.m.
Program: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Presenter:  Doug Molloy- U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle Dist. of Florida
CEUs Pending

This day-long event will culminate the week-long series of events, featuring U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Doug Molloy; Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends; others to be confirmed; and service provider panels. 

Out of the Shadows- Human Slavery Awareness 2010  Information Link>>>

The following events are scheduled related to the Human Trafficking initiative.

Mon. Nov. 9, 2009    Book Talk with Christine Buckley, co-author of
                                   "Slave Hunter: One Man's Global Quest to
                                    Free Victims of Human Trafficking" (Simon & Schuster).
Location: Ichabod's (formerly Dwyer's)   
               13851 S. Tamiami Trail,                    
               Fort Myers, FL 33912 
Time: 5:30-6:00 pm    Reception - light appetizers  
         6:00-7:00 pm    Book Talk,Q&A's   
Happy hour priced drinks available
For more information or to register, please call 425-3277. 
Link to on-line. registration http://registerce.fgcu.edu/

Here are some links to recent press:
http://www.ocweekly.com/2009-07-02/news/slave-hunter-co-author-christine-buckley/
http://www.thetakeaway.org/stories/2009/jul/08/

Wed. Jan. 20, 2009     "Not for Sale - the Campaign to End Slavery in Our Time", 
                                     Dr. David Batstone, UC-San Francisco

                                     (Note: People may register for one or all of the 1/20 events)

                                     a) "Mapping"
                                         Participants will learn ways to spot and track slavery within their own
                                         communities.
                                         Location: Student Union Ballroom  Time: 3-4 p.m.
                                                         FGCU Campus

                                      b) "Free Trade Business" 
                                           Participants will learn how to recognize and track slavery in products
                                           and services within their own communities.
                                           Location: Student Union Ballroom  Time: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
                                                          FGCU Campus

                                       c) "Not for Sale"
                                          A multi-media overview of the important topic of human slavery.
                                           Location: Student Union Ballroom  Time: 7:30-9 p.m.
                                                          FGCU Campus

Mon. Jan. 25 , 2010       "Action Steps: Human Slavery 2010"
                                         Task force and student leaders will identify future steps towards combating
                                         human trafficking and slavery.
                                         Location: Student Union Ballroom B Time: TBA  (Note: reserved 5-10 pm)

For more information or to register, please call 425-3277. 
Link to on-line. registration http://registerce.fgcu.edu/

This event was posted on Monday, June 09, 2008 by Continuing Education

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