Desserts for the Deserted
2018-04-18 11:15 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Spring Arbor University, 106 E. Main St., Spring Arbor, MI, 49283, United States
A baking competition bringing awareness to human trafficking!
Spring Arbor University students will be competing to make the best baked goods, while inviting the community to become more aware of oppression in our local communities.
All are welcome to join! Attendees must bring quarters to vote for the best dessert. There will be tables in the Sau Plaza to try all the competitors baked goods.
Proceeds from the event will support Michigan Abolitionist Project! MAP resources will be made available.

Sterling Heights - Fellowship Chapel
2018-04-22 11:00 - 12:30 | Fellowship Chapel, 12875 E. 14 Mile Rd., Sterling Heights, MI, 48312, United States
Executive Director Kathy Maitland visits the 11:00 am service at Fellowship Chapel to help build awareness of human trafficking. Pastor Bobby Wendt preaching.
Fellowship welcomes the community to join them!

Rochester Hills - NEW! Men's Advocacy Group
2018-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Rochester Community House, 816 Ludlow Ave., Rochester, Michigan, 48307
Join men like you, leaders in business and the community, at the Rochester Community House for the launch of MAP’s new Men’s Advocacy group! Join for a facilitated conversation on trafficking, what men can do, and how you’d like to see the group grow in 2018.
This is an informational meeting, to learn, to share and to explore effective ways for men to address the growing issue of human trafficking in Michigan. Men of all ages are encouraged and welcomed to attend.

Warren Community Group
2018-04-26 19:00 - 20:30 | The Woods Church, 14300 E. 13 Mile, Warren, MI, 48088, United States
The Warren Community Group meets the 4th Thursday of January, April, July and October at The Woods Church in Warren.
They also take part in events and outreaches throughout the year
Every month this group will feature a speaker, organization, service project or movie that fights human trafficking in Michigan and beyond.
Sign up to receive email notices with details about the Warren Community Group.

MAP @ Motor City Nightmares
2018-04-27 16:00 - 2018-04-29 11:00 | Novi Sheraton, 21111 Haggerty Road, Novi, MI, 48375, United States
Our Milford Community Group, NOAH, will host a table at the Motor City Nightmares Film Festival on April 27th – 29th.
NOAH will work to raise awareness about human trafficking at this event.
For more information, contact the Milford Community Group at milford@map-mi.org.

Lake Orion/Oxford Community Group
2018-05-10 19:00 - 20:00 | The Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac St., Oxford, MI, 48371, United States
Please join the Lake Orion/ Oxford Community Group on
Thursday, May 10th for their monthly meeting.

The guest speaker for May will be Erin Oginsky of Mission 25 & Michigan Abolitionist Project
Erin will be presenting on labor trafficking and what we can personally do to prevent and end labor trafficking.
Erin has been involved in the fight for Justice in Cambodia and Michigan since 2012. After 3 trips to Cambodia Erin and her husband Sam started Mission 25, a non-profit promoting education, community development and the love of God in the 25 provinces of Cambodia. In addition to this, Erin is on staff with MAP, acting as Community Group Coordinator. She has created partnership with MAP and ethically made manufacturers in Cambodia. These items can be bought at the MAP Freedom Marketplace and in the Mission 25 store!
The Oxford Public Library
530 Pontiac St. Oxford 48371.
The Lake Orion/Oxford Group meets the 2nd Thursday of every month at The Oxford Public Library.
For more information please sign up for the Lake Orion-Oxford emails!

Fenton Community Group
2018-05-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-08-13 19:00 - 20:30 | The Rock Church, 11400 Linden Road, Fenton, MI, 48430, United States
The Fenton Community Group meets Quarterly on the 2nd Monday of every month.
The months they meet are:
February
May
August
November

Fenton Community Group

The Rock Church
11400 Linden Road
Fenton, MI 48430
Please sign up to receive newsletters and reminders.
Please contact fenton@map-mi.org

Shelby Township Community Group
2018-05-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Shepherds Gate Church, 12400 23 Mile Road, Shelby Township, MI, 48315, United States
The Shelby Township Community Group will meet May 14th, 7pm at Shepherds Gate Church.
In May, Erin Oginsky of MAP and Mission 25 will share about the work she does in Cambodia to prevent human trafficking through education and community development.
The Shelby Township Community Group meets the 2nd Monday of every other month from 7pm to 8:30pm.
Please signup to receive notifications and newsletters about upcoming Voices for Justice events, or email them at shelby@map-mi.org

Cancelled : Canton Community Group
2018-05-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Connection Church, 3855 S. Sheldon Road, Canton, MI, 48188, United States
The Canton Community Group is currently on hiatus. If you are interested in the Canton Community Group, please contact us at info@map-mi.org

Empower Conference 2018
2018-05-31 14:00 - 20:00 | WMU Cooley Law School – Auburn Hills, 2630 Featherstone Road, Auburn Hills, MI, 48326, United States
empower (verb) – 1. give someone the authority or power to do something; 2. make someone stronger and more confident
The Empower conference is an annual MAP event that addresses high-level challenges and opportunities pertaining to human trafficking in Michigan. Empower is designed to equip experts and experienced community advocates who are working towards collaborative solutions.

Our 2018 topic is trauma informed care, offering specialized training in trauma to improve our response to human trafficking in Michigan. For service providers, advocates, outreach organizations, NGOs and state agency workers. Download Flyer/Agenda
2018 Empower Agenda & Speakers:
Understanding Trauma and Trauma Informed Care
Dr. Michelle Munro-Kramer Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing– Dr. Michelle Munro-Kramer’s program of research focuses on trauma, comprehensive care of vulnerable populations, and missed opportunities for care within domestic and international contexts. Her research projects approach these topics using a trauma-informed and patient-centered lens. She uses mixed methods and participatory action research to understand the experiences of vulnerable populations in order to inform future intervention development.
Dr. Munro-Kramer is currently adapting and piloting a web-based app focused on healthy relationships and sexual violence using a life skills perspective at the University of Michigan. She is also working on adapting and piloting a primary prevention sexual violence intervention to the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. Her global health field work has included Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, and Zambia.
Dr Munro-Kramer’s keynote will address how trauma impacts the brain and body. It will also explore the principles of trauma-informed care that can be applied in interactions with all individuals.
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
Maggie Dunn MA, LLPC of House of Providence – Maggie Dunn & her husband Jason live in Clinton Township with their eight children. Jason is a licensed minister and has led non-profit organizations for nearly two decades. Maggie is a therapist and a woman on a mission to advocate for the orphan. God has placed this dream in their heart to see the community at large rise up and intervene on behalf of the vulnerable foster youth in the state of Michigan. Jason and Maggie have founded the House of Providence in response to the orphan crisis in Michigan.
The HOP model is trauma informed and strength based, and all of the data shows that it is working!
Maggie presents on the evidence-based treatment approach, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI).
5 Things Survivors Wish You Knew about Their PTSD
Alice Johnson – Author, Consultant and Founder of Sister Survivors. The horrible truth about slavery is not understood and appreciated until told by it’s survivors. We are thankful for Alice Jay and so many others who collaborate with us and use their experiences to work toward change. Alice shares the insights of a group of survivors – what they wish you knew about their challenges with trauma.
Providing Survivor Care – A Snapshot
Edee Franklin, Founder of Sanctum House. Edee shares an update and some early lessons learned as her team applies trauma-informed practices. Sanctum house is serving female adult survivors at this newly opened residential treatment home.

Labor Trafficking Testimony
Presenter: A Michigan labor trafficking survivor. Our honored guest…. A male labor trafficking survivor from Michigan shares his story.

REGISTER HERE

Lake Orion/Oxford Community Group
2018-06-14 19:00 - 20:30 | The Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac St., Oxford, MI, 48371, United States
The Lake Orion/Oxford Group meets the 2nd Thursday of every month at The Oxford Public Library, located at 530 Pontiac St. Oxford 48371.
For more information on their meetings. please sign up for the Lake Orion-Oxford emails or email them at loox@map-mi.org

Ann Arbor Community Group
2018-06-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Grace Ann Arbor, 2803 Boardwalk Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
The Ann Arbor Community Group meets the 4th Sunday of every month.
New Volunteer Information Session/Human Trafficking 101
Saturday June 23
9-11AM
Grace Ann Arbor
2803 Boardwalk Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
MAP-Ann Arbor invites you to join us for Human Trafficking 101 and a New Volunteer Information Session. You’ll learn about many opportunities to get involved including training for upcoming Save Our Adolescents From Prostitution (S.O.A.P.) hotel outreaches.
For more information on the Ann Arbor Community Group, please sign up for their NEWSLETTERS, or EMAIL them at annarbor@map-mi.org.

Shelby Township Community Group
2018-07-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Shepherds Gate Church, 12400 23 Mile Road, Shelby Township, MI, 48315, United States
**THE JULY 9 MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE NEXT SHELBY TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY GROUP MEETING WILL BE ON SEPT. 10 AT 7pm. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE!

The Shelby Township Community Group will meet July 9th at 7pm at Shepherds Gate Church.

Please Join the Shelby MAP Community Group welcomes very special guests from MICAH 6 COMMUNITY. A group of inspiring individuals moved into the inner city of Pontiac and wanted to make a difference. Over a short period of time this group of selfless individuals discovered that through the following 3 principals; Neighborhood Stabilization, Fostering Spiritual Growth in the Community, and Improving Health and Wellness, significant changes were visibly evident.
Micah 6 Community, developed a playground into a garden for healthy food alternatives for the neighborhood. Already this summer they have plans with partners from Leadership Oakland to build a 100 foot long cold frame on the property. Discussions of further additions with what could potentially be first of two small businesses’ on that property: one being a ministry working with individuals exiting out of sex trafficking that would utilize farming as a form therapy.
Hear more of the amazing ways that this group of individuals is contributing to the surrounding community to prevent the vulnerable populations from human trafficking.

The Shelby Township Community Group meets the 2nd Monday of every other month from 7pm to 8:30pm.
Please signup to receive notifications and newsletters about upcoming Voices for Justice events, or email them at shelby@map-mi.org

Lake Orion/Oxford Community Group
2018-07-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-08-09 19:00 - 20:30 | The Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac St., Oxford, MI, 48371, United States
** The Lake Orion/Oxford Community Group will have no public meetings in July and August, but be sure to sign-up to receive our newsletter for those months.**
Join us at our Freedom Marketplace during Lake Orion’s Dragon on the Lake Festival Aug. 25 & 26.
The Lake Orion/Oxford Group meets the 2nd Thursday of every month at The Oxford Public Library, located at 530 Pontiac St. Oxford 48371.
For more information on their meetings. please sign up for the Lake Orion-Oxford emails or email them at loox@map-mi.org

Ann Arbor Community Group S.O.A.P. Outreach
2018-07-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Grace Ann Arbor, 2803 Boardwalk Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
July 14 9AM-12PM
Grace Ann Arbor Church
S.O.A.P. Training & Outreach

M.A.P.-Ann Arbor will host a S.O.A.P (Save Our Adolescents From Prostitution) Volunteer Training and Hotel Outreach event for Washtenaw County. We will meet at Grace Ann Arbor church for a Human Trafficking 101 Presentation, watch founder, Theresa Flores’s, video and train volunteers on hotel outreach. Volunteers will go in groups of four to assigned hotels with missing girls flyers, soap with the human trafficking hotline number, resources with red flags and additional training items. Join us in making a difference in our community!

Please register on Eventbrite-
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soap-up-ann-arbor-art-fair-tickets-47657091644.
FREE to register-we will provide light breakfast and coffee/tea/water. Donations are accepted on Eventbrite if you would like to help us provide for food, drinks, and S.O.A.P. outreach supplies. We will also be selling S.O.A.P. merchandise including t-shirts and Theresa Flores’s book for purchase as another way to support S.O.A.P. and learn more about the founder, Theresa’ Flores’s incredible story.

Brighton: Community Unitarian
2018-07-15 10:30 - 23:30 | Community Unitarian Universalists, 3333 S. Old US 23, Brighton, 48114, United States
Kathy Maitland, MAP’s Director, presents an overview of human trafficking to the congregation at their regular Sunday morning service at 10:30am.

Troy-Community Night Out!
2018-07-19 18:00 - 21:00 | Troy Family Aquatic Center, 3425 Civic Center Dr, Troy, Michigan, 48084, United States
MAP will host a table at the Troy Community Night Out. The Troy Police Department and Troy Recreation will host a night of family-friendly, safe fun on July 19 from 6 PM to 9 PM, in and around the Aquatic Center. The event features a DJ, food truck rally, emergency vehicle display and other safety-related activities. Admission to the Aquatic Center will be reduced to $2 per person. The purpose of the event is to celebrate our safe community.

Ann Arbor Community Group
2018-07-22 13:00 - 17:00 | Grace Ann Arbor, 2803 Boardwalk Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
The Ann Arbor Community Group meets monthly at Grace Ann Arbor Church.
For more information on the Ann Arbor Community Group, please sign up for their NEWSLETTERS, or EMAIL them at annarbor@map-mi.org.

Warren Community Group
2018-07-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Warren Woods Christian School, 14000 E 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI, 48088, United States
For the month of July The Warren Community Group welcomes Mali Sue, a missionary serving in Austria, working with human trafficking survivors from Eastern Europe and Africa. Join us as we hear and support her work in assisting survivors in their journey of recovery.
*Our group will meet at a different location for this month’s meeting: Warren Woods Christian School at 14000 E 13 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088.

The Warren Community Group meets the 4th Thursday of January, April, July and October at The Woods Church in Warren.
They also take part in events and outreaches throughout the year
Every month this group will feature a speaker, organization, service project or movie that fights human trafficking in Michigan and beyond.
Sign up to receive email notices with details about the Warren Community Group.

Ann Arbor Community Group
2018-08-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Grace Ann Arbor, 2803 Boardwalk Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
The Ann Arbor Community Group meets monthly.
Covenant Community Care Street Outreach Event August 11th 9-11AM @ Grace Ann Arbor Church
Join us as we welcome Emily and Stanley Stinson from Covenant Community Care in Detroit. They will give a presentation about the impactful work Stanley been doing as a street medicine doctor and human trafficking/homeless outreach lead. We will then offer you an opportunity to write notes of encouragement for a survivor and create hygiene lunch kits for the Stinson’s to use on their next outreach. Come to learn about Covenant Community Care’s life-transforming work and make a difference in the life of a survivor!
For more information on the Ann Arbor Community Group, please sign up for their NEWSLETTERS, or EMAIL them at annarbor@map-mi.org.

Southfield: Freedom Coalition
2018-08-28 17:30 - 19:30 | The Salvation Army Divisional Headquarters, 16130 Northland Dr. , Southfield, MI, 48075, United States
The MAP Freedom Coalition and the JATT Community Partner gathering are merging to form one group. The purpose is to unite and work together so we are more effective in addressing human trafficking in our community and better equipped to help victims and survivors.
The new Freedom Coalition plans to meet every other month for the sharing of best practices, case studies. education and training. We will also invite participants to work on initiatives as they wish.
The August 28th Freedom Coalition welcomes Erin McLaughlin who will present a basic overview of the newly passed policy: The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 (SESTA) and its House equivalent, the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA or H.R.1865). These bills were designed to prevent websites (sucy as Backpage or Craigslist) from facilitating sex trafficking. Erin will provide an overview and lead a discussion as we explore the good it accomplishes and the affect on the at-risk population. We hope you will join us and weigh in on this discussion.
The meeting will also focus on discussing coalition guidelines and collaboration goals for 2018 & 2019. MAP strongly encourages serious Freedom Coalition members to attend this important meeting!

There is NO COST to attend; a light meal will be provided at 5:30 pm and we will end promptly at 7:30 pm.
We do ask attendees to register so we have an accurate food count.
Register HERE

Brighton Community Group
2018-09-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 9455 Hilton Road, Brighton, MI, 48114, United States
Starting September 4th, 2018, The NEW Brighton Community Group will meet at 7pm on the 1st Thursday of each month at Cornerstone EPC.
This group will work to raise awareness and fight modern-day slavery in Michigan and beyond
Please sign up to recieve the Brighton Community Groups newsletters.

Kalkaska - MAP Awareness Event
2018-09-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Kalkaska Church of Christ, 725 W. Kalkaska Road, Kalkaska, MI, 49646, United States
Join us for this sex-trafficking prevention film; “Chosen” In this 20 minute film, learn the shocking true story of two teen girls tricked by traffickers. Brianna, 18, was a star student, cheerleader and waitress eager to break out of her small town to attend college in the big city. Lacy, 13, enjoyed church and school but struggled to help care for her siblings while her stepfather was deployed and mother worked to support the family. Brianna and Lacy share how traffickers used manipulation to lure them into the world of sex trafficking.
The film will be followed by a question and answer time and a brief presentation given by Kathy Maitland, Executive Director of the Michigan Abolitionist Project.

Chosen is produced by Shared Hope International

Shelby Township Community Group
2018-09-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Shepherds Gate Church, 12400 23 Mile Road, Shelby Township, MI, 48315, United States
The Shelby Township Community Group will meet September 17th at 7pm at Shepherds Gate Church. This month’s meeting will feature the documentary film, The Dark Side of Chocolate.
The Shelby Township Community Group meets the 2nd Monday of every other month from 7pm to 8:30pm.
Please signup to receive notifications and newsletters about upcoming Voices for Justice events, or email them at shelby@map-mi.org

Brighton Community Group - Cancelled! Join us in November!
2018-10-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 9455 Hilton Road, Brighton, MI, 48114, United States

Port Huron Community Group
2018-10-09 18:30 - 20:00 | The Center Port Huron, 723 Court St, Port Huron, MI, 48060, United States
The October 9, 2018 meeting will be a planning meeting for the upcoming Citizens Awareness Seminar we are hosting on Sat. Nov. 3 at the Bluewater Convention Center. (YOU are most welcome & encouraged to attend the seminar! Please register). If you can help with the planning or volunteering at the Nov 3 event or you are interested in learning more about MAP and our group, we hope you will join us Tuesday October 9!
The Pt. Huron Community Grou” meets the 2nd Tues. of the month (Oct – May). Our 2018 – 2019 mtgs are from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday: Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec. 11, Jan. 8, Feb. 12, Mar 12, April 9, May 14. We meet at “The Center” of Pt. Huron: 723 Court St (Green awning entrance off Wall St. between 7th & 8th St.)

Orion Twp.: Break the Chain Public Screening
2018-10-15 18:30 - 21:30 | Lake Orion High School KIVA, 495 Scripps Rd., Orion Twp., MI, 48360, United States
Join the Lake Orion/Oxford Community Group at Lake Orion High School on Monday, October 15th at 6:30pm, as they screen “Break the Chain,” an award-winning feature-length documentary film that illustrates the hidden perils of Human Trafficking in Michigan.

This event is free and open to the public.

A Question and Answer session with the 4 local experts that are featured in the film will follow the screening presentation. They are:

Jane White – Founder of MI Human Trafficking Task Force
Edee Franklin – Founder of Sanctum House – Rehabilitation facility for HT survivors
Lt. Wendy Reyes – Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept.
Debbie Monroe – HT Survivor and Counselor

About the Film:
“Break the Chain” is an award-winning feature-length documentary film that addresses the often “hidden-in-plain-sight” issue of Human Trafficking within Michigan communities and the United States. The film chronicles two survivors of Human Trafficking – providing a detailed look at how trafficking goes unnoticed within our backyards. Kwami, a child survivor of Labor Trafficking, was enslaved for nearly five years with three other children in Ypsilanti, Michigan before anyone noticed. Debbie, a survivor of Sex Trafficking, takes us through her experience of being sold for sex around the Detroit-Area between the ages of 13 and 18.

Accompanying the stories of these survivors are nearly 20 interviews with researchers, Senators, non-profit organizations, legal service agencies, law enforcement officers and several artists actively working to raise awareness for this global issue. The film teaches us that what we see in the media about human trafficking is one small sensationalized form – that it occurs anywhere and everywhere within our world. More importantly, viewers will learn how we are all connected to this extremely profitable business and that we have the power to choose what we support, and ultimately, how we break the chain.

Ann Arbor - Walk for Freedom
2018-10-20 12:00 - 15:00 | 310 S. Division St. in Ann Arbor, MI., 310 S. Division St., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
Join with tens of thousands of people around the world as we raise awareness for human trafficking at the Walk for Freedom on Saturday October 20th from 12-3PM at 310 S. Division St. in Ann Arbor, MI.
This event benefits a global anti-human trafficking organization, A21, doing incredible work worldwide to prevent, rescue and restore victims of human trafficking.
Please register for free below and wear black!
12PM: Check In/Sign Making/Networking
1PM Walk for Freedom beginning at the center of Liberty Square Plaza
2PM Closing Ceremony/Networking
