Arizona Foundation for Women to Host Human Trafficking Talk in Advance of Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11

Media invited to attend event or speak to Arizona Foundation for Women staff member on human trafficking

Arizona Foundation for Women is shining a light on the horrors of human trafficking in advance of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11.

The organization is dedicating one of its She Talks! salons to the topic at an intimate and educational event taking place on Wednesday, January 10.

The event will feature four guest speakers — executive director of Hickey Family Foundation Nancy E. Baldwin, Phoenix coordinator for CEASE Network Angie Bayless, director of TRUST Justin Miller and CEO of ALWAYS Barbara Mundell.

“Human trafficking is such an important topic that isn’t discussed nearly enough,” said Arizona Foundation for Women CEO, Mesha Davis. “We’re looking forward to bringing more awareness to this issue and facilitating these critical conversations amongst the community and respected experts on the topic with our ‘Human Trafficking: A Community Response’ event.”

MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND FILM THE EVENT OR INTERVIEW AN ARIZONA FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN STAFF MEMBER ON THE TOPIC OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. For additional information, contact Jamie Killin 480-710-5270.

DATE:                         Wednesday, January 10, 2018

TIME:                                     6:00 p.m.

LOCATION:                         Anchor Centre “The Lounge”

2201 E. Camelback Road Phoenix, AZ 85016

The Hickey Family Foundation is a nonprofit that provides financial support to young people who are socially, medically or educationally at risk.

CEASE is a national organization dedicated to reducing the harm of the illegal sex industry.

TRUST is an Arizona organization dedicated to coordinating anti-trafficking efforts and raising awareness about human trafficking.

ALWAYS is an Arizona nonprofit that provides no-cost legal services to vulnerable youth and human trafficking survivors.

Arizona Foundation for Women advances the status of Arizona’s women through research, advocacy and philanthropy to ensure their safety, health and economic independence. For more information on Arizona Foundation for Women, visit www.azfw.org.

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