Michigan Anti Trafficking Project (MAP)

Warren Community Group
2018-01-25 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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.
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Fenton Community Group
2018-01-25 18:00 - 21:00 | Flint Central Church of the Nazerene, 1261 W. Bristol Road, Flint, MI, 48507, United States
The Fenton Community Group is working toward raising funds and awareness for a drop-in center in Flint.
Please join us at our 2nd annual fundraising dinner. We will have guest speaker – Human Trafficking survivor, Joyce Dixson-Haskett, LMSW, ACSW and a meal catered by Sherry’s Catering.
Free Event, but you must RSVP to reserve a seat, and so we have an accurate number for our caterer.
To host a table or RSVP to attend, please call, email or text Brittney Duncan. 517-294-1377 Brittneyfaith17@gmail.com
YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION AT THE EVENT. We are a nonprofit organization 501(c)(3) status.
Beauty for Ashes is a faith based ministry dedicated to bringing hope and healing for a new and empowered life to victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation through the love of Jesus.

Milford Community Group (NOAH)
2018-01-25 18:00 - 21:00 | St. Mary’s Church, 1955 E. Commerce Road, Milford, 48381, United States
The Milford Community Group (NOAH) meets quarterly.
The January meeting will meet on the 25th at St. Mary’s Church in Milford.
In addition to their quarterly meetings, NOAH participates in various awareness and service projects.
For more information on NOAH and upcoming meetings, please sign up for their newsletters!

Canton Community Group - She3
2018-01-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Connection Church, 3855 S. Sheldon Road, Canton, MI, 48188, United States
The Canton Community Group meets the 3rd Sunday of every other month 6-8pm at Connection Church. Each month will feature a speaker, service project or movie.
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Come join us to learn more about how YOU can spread awareness. Please bring a friend as part of spreading awareness. She3 will meet at 6:30pm in the VIP room and they will be viewing “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls”
For More information about meetings, events and reminders please sign up to receive SHE3’s emails.

Ann Arbor Community Group - Informational Music Festival
2018-01-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Eastern Michigan University, 900 Oakwood St, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197, United States
Join MAP’s Ann Arbor Community Group for an Informational Music Festival on January 21st from 1-4pm.
This event will feature guest speakers, Theresa Flores, of Traffick Free and S.O.A.P, Kathy Maitland, Executive Director of MAP, Edee Franklin, Founder and President of Sanctum House, and more.
The event will take place at the EMU Ballroom
900 Oakwood St, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Please contact our Ann Arbor Group for more information.

Port Huron Community Group
2018-01-15 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Clair Community College, 323 Erie St, Port Huron, MI, 48060, United States
JANUARY IS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH
On Monday, January 15th (MLK day), We will be watching & discussing two short films:
Chosen: The true story of two ‘All-American’ teenage girls who were skillfully targeted by
traffickers and manipulated into the dangerous commercial sex market. and
Hope for the Voiceless: Which addresses the cultural roots of human trafficking
(i.e. pornography & exploitation), exposing and exploring ways to end the abuse.
JANUARY 15, 2018 Poster
Please join us as we listen and learn together.
St. Clair Community College, NORTH BLDG, Rm. 107
The Port Huron Community Group meets 6 times/yr (the 3rd Mon. of the Month, 6:30-8pm)
Our 2018 mtg dates are: Jan. 15, Mar 19, May 21, July 16, Sept 17, Nov 19

Midland Community Group
2018-01-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Midland Evangelical Free Church, 7221 N. Jefferson Ave. , Midland, MI, 48642, United States
Please join the Mid-Michigan Community Group!
This Community Group meets the 2nd Thursday of every month at the Midland Evangelical Free Church from 7:00p-8:30p.

Please sign up to receive reminders and information.

Midland Evangelical Free Church,
7221 N. Jefferson Ave.
Midland, MI 48642 United States

Lake Orion/Oxford Community Group
2018-01-11 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 Jan. 11th, 2018 at 7pm.
The guest speaker for January will be Chaplin Don DesNoyers; a veteran and a Crisis Trainer at Common Ground for the last 22 years
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!

Northville Community Group
2018-01-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Hilltop Church of the Nazarene, 21260 Haggerty Road, Nothville, MI, 48167, United States
We are excited to announce our NEW Community Group in Northville.
They will be meeting the 1st Thursday of every month at Hilltop Church of the Nazarene @ 7pm.
For more information please sign up for the Northville emails, or email them at northville@map-mi.org

Detroit Community Group
2018-01-11 08:00 - 17:00 | MI
The Detroit Community Group will have its next meeting on Saturday, January 27th, 2018 from 2-4:30 pm at
The Detroit Public Library – Main Branch| 5201 Woodward Ave. | Detroit | 48202. Thy will meet in the Explorers room located on A-level.
In January, the Detroit Community Group will be viewing “Not My Life”
A STORY ABOUT THE WAY THE WORLD IS…

Filmed on five continents, in a dozen countries, Not My Life takes viewers into a world where millions of children are exploited, every day, through an astonishing array of practices including forced labor, domestic servitude, begging, sex tourism, sexual violence, and child soldiering.

“Human traffickers are earning billions of dollars on the backs and in the beds of our children,” says the film’s director, Academy Award nominee, Robert Bilheimer, “and yet no one knows this is happening. We have a huge responsibility, right now, to learn the truth and act on it.”

Challenging though it may be, Not My Life’s message is ultimately one of hope. Victims of slavery can be set free and go on to live happy and productive lives. Those who advocate for slavery victims are growing in numbers, and are increasingly effective. At this crossroads for the defining human rights issue of our time, Not My Life tells us, as the late Jonathan Mann said, “We can no longer flee, no longer hide, no longer separate ourselves.”

The Detroit Community Group will meet monthly.
To receive more information about our Detroit Community Group, please sign up to receive newsletters and reminders. Contact detroit@map-mi.org for more information.

Human Trafficking Awareness Day
2018-01-11 | MI
Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day! On December 31st, 2012, President Obama proclaimed January as National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Month. As we begin a new year, let us remember the Emancipation Proclamation, a powerful reminder to rededicate ourselves to bringing an end to human trafficking (slavery) in our cities, our states, our country, and our world. To celebrate this important day, consider how you might use your gifts and talents to make a difference. Consider attending and bringing others to one of our January Awareness Events.

Shelby Township Community Group- Voices for Justice
2018-01-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Shepherds Gate Church, 12400 23 Mile Road, Shelby Township, MI, 48315, United States
For Human Trafficking Awareness Month, the Shelby Group will be showing the documentary “Stuck In Traffic, Modern-Day Slavery In Michigan”. This documentary sheds light on trafficking in Michigan.
This is a great event to invite a friend!
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!

Unmasked Gala
2018-01-06 19:00 - 22:00 | Howell Opera House, 123 West Grand River Avenue, Howell, MI, 48843, United States
Unmasked Gala Final Flyer 1
The Key Project introduces: Unmasked Gala- Unveiling human trafficking in our community. The evening will be a formal/ semi formal dance focused on a fun night for all ages in our community to learn how to stop human trafficking from thriving.
There will be booths for informational guides on how human trafficking advances, how to prevent it, and how to stop it, if you see it. We will even have fair trade product available for purchase. This night is designed for you to feel confident about how to be a freedom fighter.
This event is for all ages and free for our community!
Please REGISTER for this FREE event!

Warren Community Group Presents S.O.A.P.
2018-01-06 09:30 - 15:00 | The Woods Church, 14300 E. 13 Mile, Warren, MI, 48088, United States
In January the Warren Community Group will host a S.O.A.P. Event.
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Metro Detroit S.O.A.P.(Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution) will team up for its 7th Detroit Auto Show Outreach, with local organizations to educate hotels on the red flags, mobilize volunteers to help label bars of motel soap with the national human trafficking hotline number and pass out missing children posters just before the Auto Show comes to Detroit.
We need YOUR help!
Woods Church-Warren
Saturday, Jan. 6th, 2018
9:30am- 3pm
S.O.A.P Up Detroit Auto Show West is at Northline Baptist Church in Taylor if more convieninet: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soap-up-detroit-auto-show-west-tickets-40760599049

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Ann Arbor Community Group
2017-12-10 13:00 - 17:00 | Lifepoint Church, 3980 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
The MAP Ann Arbor Community Group will meet the 4th Sunday of each month

Sunday December 10, 2017
1-5PM
Lifepoint Church | 3980 Research Park Drive | Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Join us for a human trafficking 101 presentation, hotel training and outreach with the S.O.A.P. Project. Learn about modern day slavery and serve with S.O.A.P. to bring human trafficking awareness resources to hotels & motels in our community.
S.O.A.P. stands for “Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution” and was founded by author, advocate and survivor, Theresa Flores. The S.O.A.P. Project is a hands-on outreach specifically focused on educating and increasing awareness in Washtenaw county on the prevalence of human trafficking to restore trafficked survivors and to prevent teens from being victimized by domestic, minor, sex trafficking.
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Please contact annarbor@map-mi.org

Warren - Freedom Marketplace
2017-12-09 09:00 - 15:00 | Bethel Christian Church, 13200 East 11 Mile Road, Warren, MI, 48089, United States
Join us for this awesome fair trade and ethical shopping event! With over 10 vendors, live entertainment, silent auction items, baked goods, coffee & a Kids’ Corner (supervised craft activities to help keep the kids entertained while you shop) this is a fun event for everyone! Get everyone on your shopping list a special and unique gift!

The Freedom Marketplace gives you an opportunity to support ethical businesses and buy products made by rescued or at-risk children, men and women. While you shop, may also learn more about modern slavery in Michigan and around the world. You won’t want to miss this unique opportunity! Bring a friend!

If you would like to volunteer, Please REGISTER HERE!

Midland-Gift Package Service Project
2017-11-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Midland Evangelical Free Church, 7221 N. Jefferson Ave. , Midland, MI, 48642, United States
As we ponder all the many things we have to be grateful for please remember those who are greatly in need. The need for love, safety and freedom.
This Thursday, November 30th, 7pm, we will be meeting at Midland Evangelical Free Church, room 300, to assemble gift packages for Restored Gems ministry. This is our chance to share love with those in need. These gifts will be given to girls in the strip clubs. We pray that as they receive these gifts they would feel loved and cared for.
Please come and join us in putting these gifts together. If you would like to donate a few dollars to help offset the cost that would be awesome.

Roseville - MCREST Staff Presentation
2017-11-29 13:00 - 14:00 | MCREST, 20415 Erin Street, Roseville, MI, 48066, United States
MAP presents about human trafficking to the MCREST (Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team) staff

Milford - Give Back Friday
2017-11-24 08:00 - 20:00 | The Clothing Cove, 414 N. Main St., Milford, MI, 48381, United States
Downtown Milford Merchants & Restaurants
Host The 2nd Annual GIVE BACK FRIDAY Event.
Celebrating The Day After Thanksgiving With A Day Of Charity!
In the last decade, the chaotic shopping atmosphere the day after Thanksgiving has slowly inched its way back into our Thanksgiving Day, the holiday where we are giving thanks for what we have. For a second year, the merchants and restaurants of Downtown Milford will hold on to the gratitude we feel on Thanksgiving and pledge to extend that spirit of gratitude by giving back to the community.
When you visit the businesses of downtown Milford on the day after Thanksgiving, you will still find amazing gifts, special sales, and delicious meals at our local eateries, but with a feel-good twist. Many merchants throughout Milford will be giving a percentage of their proceeds on “Give Back Friday” to a local charity.
A Portion of Your Purchases Will Be Donated To Grace Centers Of Hope & Hope Against Trafficking When You Shop The Clothing Cove & Tenacity Boutique On “Give Back Friday” November 24th, 2017
Plus 100% Of Proceeds Will Be Donated When You Purchase Items from Our Vendors: Michigan Abolitionist Project, Branch Natural Pet Treats & Shop With A Purpose Boutique During The Event
Come Enjoy This 2nd Annual Event & Give 100% Hope
VOLUNTEER FOR THIS EVENT

Freedom Coalition Meeting
2017-11-21 18:30 - 20:00 | MI
For more info, please contact Nathan Cole at nathan@map-mi.org.

Port Huron Community Group
2017-11-20 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Clair Community College Library, 323 Erie Street, Port Huron, MI, 48061, United States
Join our NEW Port Huron Community Group!
They will meet the 3rd Monday of every other month, starting September 18th, 2017
The Port Huron Community Group will meet at
St. Clair Community College – North Building – Room 107 | 323 Erie St. Pt. Huron MI 48061
https://www.sc4.edu/maps-and-directions/
Park in the McMorran lot,
and simply walk across Erie Street to get to the North Building.
OR you can park behind the Student Center/Library for FREE and walk
to the North Building.
For more information please sign up for the Port Huron emails!

*Cancelled* Canton Community Group - SHE3
2017-11-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Connection Church, 3855 S. Sheldon Road, Canton, MI, 48188, United States
The Canton Community Group will not be meeting in November, due to the 4Freedom Event!
Please consider joining us on November 12th to support MAP!
The Canton Community Group meets the 3rd Sunday of every other month 6-8pm at Connection Church. Each month will feature a speaker, service project or movie.

For More information about meetings, events and reminders please sign up to receive SHE3’s emails.

Ann Arbor Community Group
2017-11-19 01:00 - 15:00 | Lifepoint Church, 3980 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
The MAP Ann Arbor Community Group will meet the 4th Sunday of each month

November 19, 2017
1-3PM
Lifepoint Church | 3980 Research Park Drive | Ann Arbor, MI 48108
You are invited to a viewing of the documentary, “The Dark Side of Chocolate”, and a presentation from 10,000 Villages about fair trade practices.
Join us to learn about labor trafficking and how you can make a difference by shopping fair trade.

The Dark Side of Chocolate is a documentary about the exploitation and slave trading of African children to harvest chocolate still occurring nearly ten years after the cocoa industry pledged to end it.
Ten Thousand Villages’ mission is to provide vital, fair income to craftspeople in the developing world by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. The sale of these products helps to provide a fair wage for the artisans and enables them to pay for food, education, health care, and housing.

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Please contact annarbor@map-mi.org

Plymouth - Pearls of Great Price Coalition
2017-11-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Fox Hills Country Club, 8768 N Territorial Rd, Plymouth, MI, 48170 , United States
Nathan Cole presents about MAP’s End the Demand initiative at the Pearls of Great Price Coalition. All invited.

Fenton Community Group
2017-11-13 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 - Voices for Justice
2017-11-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Shepherds Gate Church, 12400 23 Mile Road, Shelby Township, MI, 48315, United States
The Shelby Township Community Group meets the 2nd Monday of every other month from 7pm to 8:30pm.

Come join Michigan Abolitionist Project’s Shelby Township Community Group for our November meeting! We will be making a fun craft for the entire family. Learn how to make a charming craft while simultaneously learning how to prevent and end modern day slavery in the state of Michigan.

The craft will be sold at Michigan Abolitionist Project’s annual Freedom Market Place where all the funds go towards supporting our organization.

November 13, 2017 (Monday)
Shepherd’s Gate Church
12400 23 Mile Road
Shelby Township, MI 48315
7 PM

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4Freedom - MAP's Annual Fundraiser
2017-11-12 14:00 - 16:00 | San Marino Club, 1685 E Big Beaver Rd, Troy, MI, 48083, United States
4Freedom is MAP’s annual fundraiser, a gathering of hundreds of supporters, with a goal this year to raise $60,000 in support of this cause. The problem of human trafficking is massive. Over 20 million people are trapped in various forms of slavery throughout the world today, including our country and right here in local Michigan communities. Since MAP’s inception in 2012, our prevention and education efforts have reverberated across Michigan in more ways than we could possibly imagine. We have seen significant results when people use what they have, their resources and talents, and unite with others to make an impact. Businesses, agencies, organizations, and individuals across Michigan are working together with MAP to educate, connect, inspire, and activate communities. When you support our efforts – you are helping MAP make a greater impact to prevent and end modern-day slavery.
Join us this day… 4Freedom…

Volunteer…

Men and women are invited to become a table host. Learn more…
Help us enlist sponsors and gifts and donations for our silent auction. Learn more…

Become a Sponsor…

Join other businesses and organizations! Be a Champion, Defender, Advocate, Promoter, or Supporter Sponsor
Download the Sponsorship Form: Sponsor Form

Donate to 4Freedom

4Freedom Highlights…
Special Guest – Nicole Braddock Bromley
NICOLE is the Founder and Director of OneVOICE Enterprises, an organization that is bringing healing change into the lives of victims of sexual abuse. Her message has been heard by thousands of students on college campuses, in high schools, middle schools, and churches around the country. Her work has gained media attention, appearing in magazines, newspapers, television, and on radio broadcasts. She is author of Hush and Breathe. Learn more…
Our Emcee – Eli Zaret
ELI is an American sports broadcaster and journalist based in Detroit, Michigan. He is widely known for being involved in covering the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association, for whom he served as a sideline reporter and about whom he kept a blog titled “Blue Collar Blueprint”. The blog was based on a book he wrote in 2004 about the Pistons’ rise to their third NBA championship. His career began in 1974 at WABX-FM in Detroit, where he was regarded as the “first FM sportscaster” in Detroit. Eli became the lead sports anchor for NBC affiliate WDIV-TV in the 1980s and briefly served a similar role at WABC-TV in New York, where he shared the weeknight sports reporting duties with Corey McPherrin.
End the Demand – Program Update and Future Plans and Efforts
End the Demand is a MAP initiative to combat human trafficking by reducing the demand that fuels it. Addressing pornography, intercepting online sex buying, educating prostitution offenders, promoting ethical shopping practices are some of the major efforts we and our partners are taking on to put an end to human trafficking and exploitation. Learn more about who is fueling the demand for exploitation and what can be done about it.

*Cancelled* Lake Orion/Oxford Community Group
2017-11-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Lake Orion United Methodist Church, 140 E. Flint, Lake Orion, MI, 48362, United States
The November Lake Orion/Oxford Meeting has been cancelled.
Please join them at their next meeting on Thursday Jan. 11th, 2018, 7pm,
at the NEW location
The Oxford Public Library
530 Pontiac St. Oxford 48371.
We are excited to announce our NEW Community Group in the Lake Orion/Oxford area!
They will be meeting the 2nd Thursday of every month at Lake Orion United Methodist Church.
For more information please sign up for the Lake Orion-Oxford emails!

Brighton - Women's Event
2017-11-09 17:00 - 21:30 | Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 9455 Hilton Road, Brighton, MI, 48114, United States
MAP is a vendor at the Harvest of Righteousness: Sowing Hope & Help women’s event. This event is designed to bring awareness, promote advocacy for victims, and call to action in the cause of abolition of human trafficking.
The event will breakout as follows:

5:00 – 7:00pm Abolition Boutique Collection shopping
7:00 – 8:15pm Program (speakers & video)
8:15 – 9:30pm Fellowship & ABC Shopping

Refreshments will be available during the entire evening (finger foods, confections, beverages)

Ann Arbor - MAP presents to Community Health Professionals
2017-11-01 09:00 - 16:00 | Weber Inn, 3050 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, United States
The SEMI Faculty Workshop presents its 42nd annual workshop for Community Health faculty from MI Universities, Community Heath agency personnel, and Community Health nursing students. The event is open to the community as well.
The general theme this year is Violence across the Lifespan and the nurse’s role. MAP’s Director, Kathy Maitland is one of the three presenters.
Registration and more info TBD (check back soon)
