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Main Page Contact Francisco Duque, 912.961.3173 For Immediate Release Seminar, Movie Screening Focus on Human Trafficking(March 28, 2008) Armstrong Atlantic State University in conjunction with community partners will host an interactive seminar, "Combating Human Trafficking in Savannah," on Tuesday, April 1 from 1:30- 4 p.m. A screening of the movie Trade (Rated R) will follow at 7 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public and will be held in the Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn Street. The program is designed to raise awareness about human trafficking, the plight of the victims, and the existence of this crime in the United States. It is estimated that 200,000 American citizens are trafficked domestically. The seminar is of special interest to media, law enforcement, social and healthcare services, education, religious, and civic organizations concerned about modern-day slavery in the United States. Seminar and Movie Screening to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking Nola Theiss, executive director of Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships, Inc. (www.humantraffickingawareness.org), will present the keynote address during the seminar and will lead a discussion on the growing crime of human trafficking and how to combat it. The former mayor of Sanibel, Florida, Theiss is an internationally recognized speaker on human trafficking. The seminar is presented by the ZONTA Club of Savannah in collaboration with Hispanic Outreach and Leadership (HOLA) at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Jo Anne Garcia-Melendez, ZONTA member and seminar organizer said, "All the elements characteristic to Human Trafficking are present in the city of Savannah: it's a tourist city and port, situated along a known trafficking corridor (I-95), surrounded by golf courses, agricultural areas, and a large construction industry attracting a large male migrant population with probable brothels for migrant workers, and has a drug network presence; these same networks often deal in humans, too." The free screening of the movie Trade (Rated R) will raise public awareness about how sex traffickers operate and the hidden nature of the crime. Based on a true story from investigative journalism, it stars Kevin Kline, Cesar Ramos, and Kate del Castillo. A short Q & A session will follow the screening. The movie screening is presented by the ZONTA Club of Savannah, Hispanic Outreach and Leadership at Armstrong Atlantic State University, the City of Savannah's Department of Cultural Affairs' Weave-A-Dream and the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations from the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit www.zontasavannah.com |
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