Panel with The National Association of Women Judges and the American Bar Association’s Human Trafficking Task Force

In the United States, hundreds of thousands of men, women and children are coerced into labor and sex for profit every year. Preventing slavery and human trafficking remains a problem for industry, enforcement agencies and other organizations responsible for monitoring and improving standards domestically. The panelists for this Human Trafficking outreach/education program will discuss this modern-day slavery and what we can do for U.S victims of human traffickers.

May  21, 2013 – noon to 2:00 p.m.
Northern District Federal Court, Courtroom 2378, 219 South Dearborn, Chicago.
There is no fee for the program.  To register please email: jin.kim@americanbar.org

Panelists:
Laurel Bellows, President, American Bar Association (invited)
Anita Alvarez, Cook County State’s Attorney
Judge Virginia Kendall, United States Federal Court, Northern District
Katherine Kaufka Walts, Director, Center for the Human Rights of Children, Loyola University
Kathe Morris Hoffer, Deputy Executive Director, Legal Director, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation

For information on the program, contact:
Ann Breen-Greco, Director, District 8
National Association of Women Judges  (NAWJ) and Liaison from NAWJ to the ABA            Human Trafficking Task Force
Annbreen-greco@sbcglobal.net

Other co sponsors:  American Bar Association Judicial Division’s National Conference of the Administrative Law Judiciary; Women’s Bar Association of Illinois


Film Screening and Discussion on Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking

May 22nd 2013
7 p.m-9 p.m.
ANSHE EMET SYNAGOGUE
Malkov Chapel
3751 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL

Please join us for a film screening of the award winning film “Turning A Corner” which tells the stories of people who survived the sex industry in Chicago and their efforts to raise public awareness of systemic injustice and promote needed reforms.  This groundbreaking hour-long film recounts their struggles with homelessness, violence, and discrimination.

The film will be followed by a panel featuring Rabbi Heather Altman from Anshe Emet, Rachel Durchslag from the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, and a survivor of prostitution.  There will also be an opportunity to take action to end discrimination against prostituted people in Illinois.Light refreshments will be provided. 

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Join CAASE in Glencoe for a Film Screening of "Not My Life"

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
7 p.m.
Temple Am Shalom
840 Vernon Ave.
Glencoe, IL 60022
Free admittance.
RSVP to lesliembond526 at gmail dot com

Book Group Reboot invites you to a viewing of "Not My Life", a documentary that explores the dark, hidden and unspeakable realities of human sex trafficking. This modern day slavery is a multi-billion dollar global industry earned "on the backs and the beds of our planet’s youth. "Not My Life" is the first film to comprehensively depict the cruel and dehumanizing practice of global human trafficking.  Filmed on five continents, it features over 50 interviews with trafficking victims and advocates in government, law enforcement and the private sector. Despite the evil it portrays, "Not My Life" is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit.

Please join us and be part of the solution. The film is 83 minutes long and will be followed by a question and answer segment by a representative from the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation. We welcome your children 13 years or older.


CAASE to be Honored at RVA's Annual Event

Join the CAASE Charity Team at the 2013
Chicago Half Marathon and 5K

On September 8, 2013, members of the Race for CAASE team can run either the Chicago Half Marathon or Hyundai Hope On Wheels 5K, all while raising support for the CAASE.

Race for CAASE team runners each commit to fundraising $300 if they are running the half marathon, or $200 if they are running the 5K. All donations raised by runners will go to CAASE. Learn more about signing up for the team or volunteering for the event here.

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