Family-Friendly Human Trafficking Awareness March, Forum, & Fun (Detroit)
July 29, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Detroit Human Trafficking Task Force presents:
STAMPING OUT
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023
Time: 11 AM – 3 PM
Location: Alternatives for Girls
903 W. Grand Blvd, Detroit
In conjunction with World Day Against Trafficking in Persons — Detroit families, community members, advocates, survivors, professionals, and everyone in between are invited to join us for a FREE family-friendly event as we bring awareness to the issue of human trafficking in Michigan and beyond!
11 AM – March to #EndHumanTrafficking
Gather with us as we march to stamp out human trafficking in Detroit! We will be meeting at the Alternatives for Girls campus in Detroit at 11 AM for line assembly. The march will depart at 11:30 AM and return to AFG at 12 PM. *Some pre-made signs will be available to share but making your own is encouraged!
12:15 PM – Educational Forum for Parents & Youth
After the march, everyone is welcome indoors for an informational & engaging session on human trafficking, including a special message for kids on internet safety and how to stay clear from online predators!
1:30 PM – Food & Outside Fun!
Walking tacos and assorted refreshments, live music and dancing with DJ Semaj, BOUNCE HOUSE, conductor train, resource tables for parents, and lots of other FREE activities for youth and families to enjoy as we come together to learn and take action against human trafficking in our communities.
Hosted in partnership with the Office of Detroit Councilwoman Angela Whitfield-Calloway, The Detroit Police Department, Crime Stoppers of Michigan, Alternatives for Girls, Neighborhood Legal Services, Michigan Abolitionist Project, and Covenant House.
Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind. To end human trafficking, we cannot allow this crime to be met with increasing indifference and impunity. We must strengthen resilience against exploitation and the underlying socio-economic and cultural issues that are conducive to trafficking. We must sensitize everyone to the topic of human trafficking and thus push attention towards those who can make a difference in terms of changing policy and national resource management to strengthen prevention measures, improve identification of victims, increase support of survivors and end impunity. >> Click here to learn more about World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
