Virginia's 1st Youth Safety Summit:

Empowering Youth and Adults to Avoid Exploitation, Including Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation



Because an Educated Student is a Protected Student.




SATURDAY: APRIL 21, 2018

Capital One Town Center

15075 Capital One Drive

Richmond, Virginia 23238

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9 AM - 4 PM


This event is free.

Breakfast and Lunch are included.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

SOLD OUT EVENT!
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WELCOME ADDRESS:



COLONEL JEFFREY KATZ
Chesterfield County Chief of Police





"I’m looking forward to working with members of the department, county leaders, citizens and businesses to advance the interests of safety and wellness throughout our community."



Exploitation Prevention Workshop Leader:
Guido Hajenius, iEmpathize



"Like everyone at iEmpathize, I believe that it takes community-wide commitment to achieve the eradication of exploitation. We hope the adult and youth workshops will equip attendees to actively engage in the fight to end all forms of exploitation, including sex trafficking, by providing tools that will empower each person to RECOGNIZE exploitation, RESPOND proactively and preventatively, and promptly REPORT it to trusted persons, including the local hotline number (888-3737-888).


More about Guido and the iEMPATHIZE Team

Guest Speaker Wendy Barnes:
"Use Your Power: Don't Ignore the Deceptions"



Exploitative people use deception to manipulate and control their targets. Wendy will share her story of survival about how her sex trafficker used force, fraud, and coercion to lure, groom, and entrap her into a life of human sex trafficking, starting at the age of 15.


Wendy is Author of the book, "And Life Continues: Sex Trafficking and My Journey to Freedom."



HIGHLIGHTS



THe ApathY Effect EXHIBIT


open from 9 - 4 PM. Guided TOURS will be provided.


THE STORY


The Apathy Effect immerses you in stories of resilient young survivors of human trafficking from around the world. Experience the response of everyday people who were ignited with empathy when confronted by exploitation and the apathy that fuels it.


The multi-media exhibit and empowerment program is geared to ignite empathy and educate and empower participants with a response to issues of exploitation.


The multimedia journey is told through original film, photography, and artifacts with self-guided or interactive tours adding to the experience. Learn how and why this is happening, what iEmpathize is doing about it and how you can engage to end it.

MORE ABOUT THE EXHIBIT

THE EMPOWER YOUTH WORKSHOP



FOr youth in grades 7 - 12. Registration Required.





Why a youth exploitation prevention workshop? Because each year millions of youth are victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Many organizations across the U.S. conclude that the median age a child is lured into sex trafficking is 13-14.


Using the most promising practices for exploitation prevention, this 2-hour Empower Youth Prevention Workshop will educate teens in GRADES 7 AND UP to successfully navigate their vulnerabilities in order to stay safe from exploitation. Short films, activities, and discussion questions will also empower attendees with leadership skills to help eradicate human trafficking and exploitation.


"The Empower Youth Program is incredibly relatable for youth and shares information in a powerful, yet non-sensationalized way. The youth I’ve worked with latch on quickly to the concepts and are able to recall and apply the material to their own lives. EYP gives youth the language to discuss exploitation in a healthy, helpful way." - Erin Drum, Community Engagement and Prevention Director, UnBound Seattle


more ABOUT THE PROGRAM

CNN Features the Empower Youth Prevention program



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COLLECT FREE RAFFLE TICKETS TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING A $100 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE!



Thanks to a generous benefactor, we have FIVE (5) $100 Amazon Gift Certificates to give away!


Receive 1 raffle ticket when you check-in at 9:00 AM.


Youth can earn 5 additional raffle tickets if they attend the 2-hour EMPOWER YOUTH PREVENTION WORKSHOP.


Drawing will take place at the end of the day.

You must be present to win. Good luck!



Break for 30-minutes with
Dr. Robin Foster:
Health Risks and ImPACT of
Sex Trafficking oN YOuth



Trafficking victimization share risks and consequences associated with child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and gang violence — all major public health problems that professionals across sectors are working to prevent through local, state, and national efforts. Join Robin Foster, MD, Director, Child Protection Team, Children's Hospital of Richmond @ VCU, to explore the long-lasting and far-reaching adverse health consequences of human trafficking.

Adults only. Offered while youth are in the Empower Youth Prevention Workshop.


Understanding sex Trafficking

Break for 30-MINutes with
Professor Monti DattA:
Exposing the role of the Internet in the Sex Trafficking of Youth



The Internet has played a significant role in the growth of CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children) and has made it easier for youth to be bought and sold on-line -- using the same technology that people use to sell their bike or look for a garage sale. Join Monti Datta, PhD, Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond, as he explores why the Internet is now the #1 platform for TRAFFICKERS and BUYERS.

Adults only. Offered while youth are in the Empower Youth Prevention Workshop.


The internet's powerful role in sex trafficking

ARTS-BASED TEACHING & LEARNING:
"Last exit to brooklyn"



Priti and Sarah are honored to choreograph and present

"THE TRINITY OF TRAFFICKING" poem with the background score of "Last Exit to Brooklyn" for Fay from ImPACT Virginia.


Mrs. Priti Gosar-Patil has been a Indian Classical Dance (Bharathanatyam) Teacher and Performer with the Apsaras Arts Dance Group, directed by Mrs. Uma Chetty for over a decade. Ms. Sarah Burke has a bachelor's degree in theater and has been studying this sacred dance form with Priti for several years. "Bharathanatyam" is an ancient classical dance form of India developed in temples for spiritual upliftment, and has retained that purpose in the modern day as a performing art. It uses rhythmic footwork, hand gestures and facial expressions for telling a wide range of stories.


THE TRINITY OF TRAFFICKING LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN

BREAK FOR 30-minutes with
Tanya Street:
For Parents and Caregivers: What you can do to protect your child and others from Commercial Sexual Exploitation



Many people think, “How could a child possibly be trafficked in America?” Some are children brought to the United States, but many are U.S. citizen youth. Join Tanya Street as she explores the reality of human trafficking and exploitation, and what you can do as a parent/caregiver to safeguard your children and others in your community. Tanya is a survivor expert of teen sex trafficking, national speaker, and Founder of IDENTIFIABLE ME.

Adults only. Offered while youth are in the Empower Youth Prevention Workshop.


Human Trafficking: Protecting Our Youth VISIT Tanya's website Identifiable Me.org

The iempathize ADULT Prevention Approach Workshop



This 1- hour Workshop is for those who work in youth-serving communities like Schools, Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice, Child Protection, Health and Social Services . This workshop aims to 1) kick-start a community response to address the problem of exploitation, 2) break down barriers to bring exploitation prevention education to youth, and 3) utilize ground-breaking preventative methodology of THE EMPOWER YOUTH PROGRAM.





THE ADULT PREVENTION APPROACH WORKSHOP

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ANONYMOUS CHAMPION (2)



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DEFENDER



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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VCU HEALTH



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HEALER



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ANONYMOUS PROTECTOR



$1,000



ANONYMOUS HEALER



$500



This ground-breaking document released by the U.S. Department of Education in January 2015 inspired ImPACT to organize this event and gather students from across Virginia.



Join us as as we apply the recommendations in this document. Our guest experts will explain the nature and scope of a form of human trafficking called sex trafficking and why prevention education about this hidden form of child abuse is necessary to help youth stay safe from the predatory tactics of sex traffickers. We will teach youth how to recognize, respond, and report exploitation so that they are safe and successful.


Read : "Human Trafficking in America's Schools"
ED & HHS Host Landmark Human Trafficking Prevention Event: FIGHTING OFF THE WOLVES
Read the Virginia PTA's Resolution on Child Trafficking and its urgent call for schools to implement protocols and prevention strategies.
LIsten to a podcast on how youth can become victims of sex trafficking and why schools need to respond to this growing public health issue.



ImPACT was created by Fay Chelmow after she read this document and discovered that schools were being used by sex traffickers to find youth who they could lure into commercial sexual exploitation like prostitution, pornography, stripping, and escort services. Fay is working hard to raise community and school awareness about this hidden crime and the dire need for trauma-informed action. Help us fight this overlooked form of child abuse today!



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