Mid-Michigan: Hotel Outreach
2021-10-02 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | New Life Vinyard Church, 1014 E. Ashman St., Midland, MI, United States
Join the Mid-Michigan MAP Community Group for a hotel outreach event to address human trafficking in the Mid-Michigan area.
Date & Time:
October 2nd, 2021
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location:
New Life Vineyard Church
1014 E. Ashman St.
Midland, MI

Volunteers will go in groups to assigned hotels in the tri-city area (Midland, Saginaw, Bay City) with missing children flyers, soap with the human trafficking hotline number, resources listing red flags, and additional training items. Come help make a difference in your community! First-time volunteers are welcome and encouraged to join!
If you are interested in volunteering for this outreach event,
please RSVP to midland@map-mi.com

Brighton: Ethical Shopping Marketplace!
2021-10-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Floodgate Church, 1623 S Old US Highway 23, Brighton, MI, 48114, United States
Join us for a fabulous shopping event! Great products that support great causes! Sak Saum is in town and will share about Sak Saum products and programs. Kathy Maitland from MAP will also share. There will be many vendors and ample time to shop and share!
We will have the director of Sak Saum as well as MAP (Michigan Abolitionists Project) director joining us to give short talks about how these companies have helped give women opportunities to create an income for their families and have freedom from human trafficking and other oppression.
Following the message, we will have our Pop-Up Ethical Shopping Shop open in the gym for you to browse and directly purchase until 12pm. This is a great time to get your Christmas shopping done while also supporting organizations that make a difference! All vendors will have items on hand for you to purchase and take home with you that day!
*Please park in the back parking lot by the gym and enter directly through gym doors.*

A Cup of Hope: Webinar Series
2021-10-13 12:00 - 13:00 | LIVE on Facebook, MI, United States
October 13, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
[ Episode #24 ]
When Racism Meets Misogyny – The Exploitation of Asian Women in Illicit Massage Businesses
Earlier this year, a man entered an Atlanta massage parlor and brutally murdered eight people – six of them being Asian American women. Media outlets were quick to label this crime as racially motivated, however, when taking a closer look, one soon realizes sex addiction, misogyny, and the extreme vulnerability of women of color (particularly Asian and Pacific Islander women) were the driving forces behind this tragic event. According to recent reports, human trafficking in massage businesses is the second most common type of trafficking reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Additionally, over 9,000 illicit massage businesses (IMBs) – fronts for selling commercial sex – are estimated to be spread across communities throughout the United States. Join us for this special episode, as we examine the ways in which both anti-Asian racism and the fetishization of Asian women collide to make those employed by illicit massage businesses more vulnerable than ever to increased rates of violence and exploitation.

Featured Guests:
Missy Weismann
SEE: Solutions to End Exploitation
An unconventional road has brought Missy to her work in both investigative and data driven research on human trafficking and exploitation. Her curiosity, drive and spirit brings new innovation to data driven research, cross sector collaboration and creative solutions. Along the way she has experienced the beauty and pain of grass roots community development in central Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, rural southern U.S., and now in her home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Currently receiving her Masters degree from Michigan State University in Law Enforcement Intelligence and Analysis.
Daniel Russell, Sr.
Director of National Corporate Sales, Trion Solutions
Daniel Russell, Sr. is an experienced business professional with an extensive background in employee administration and business management. Dan also has several years of experience in the banking and finance industry serving as a Vice President for Wells Fargo Bank and Wachovia Bank. In addition to his employee administration and banking experience Dan has also trained and developed business owners and entrepreneurs across all types of business sectors. Dan is a well-respected Professional/Motivational speaker guiding business owners, entrepreneurs and young adults with engaging and inspiring content. He is passionate about helping people achieve their dreams and visions helping their ideas become reality. Mr. Russell serves on several boards throughout Michigan. He has served on the Board of Directors for Winning Futures a youth mentoring program in South Eastern Michigan and on the Board of Directors for Hope Against Trafficking a Non-Profit assisting women who have been victims of human trafficking. He is a board member with the Troy Rotary and is also a board member at Covenant House Detroit an organization providing housing and support services to youth facing homelessness.

This series of live-streamed conversations was created in partnership with Hope Against Trafficking in an effort to bring perspective and build awareness on all things human trafficking.
Thanks for tuning in! If you have any specific human trafficking-related topics you would like to see discussed during future episodes, let us know at info@map-mi.org
Click here to view past episode recordings

Holland Community Group
2021-10-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Holland, Michigan
Holland Community Group
If you live in Ottawa, Allegan, Muskegon, or Kent County and are looking for ways to help prevent and end human trafficking in your community, join MAP’s Holland Community Group!
First Monthly Meeting:
October 14th at 7 pm
Location: Holland Charter Township
Interested participants please RSVP to receive further details: holland@map-mi.org

If you’d like to stay connected with MAP’s Holland Community Group, you can also join their Facebook Group or sign-up for their email list (“Community Group: Holland”) to have invites to any future meetings and events sent straight to your inbox.

We hope you will consider joining us!

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MAP Community Groups consist of compassionate and motivated citizens who volunteer together to address human trafficking in their community. Community Groups meet regularly for ongoing training, conducting awareness activities, and engaging in service projects within the local community. Through Community Groups we seek to build a collaborative network that helps people use their gifts, talents, and resources to more effectively address human trafficking and its root causes. Consider joining this important work within the anti-trafficking movement in Michigan!

CANCELLED this month: Southwest Michigan Task Force Meeting
2021-10-15 12:00 - 13:00 | MI, United States
The October meeting of the Southwest Michigan Task Force is cancelled.
Join us in November and on the 3rd Friday of every month at 12pm. There will be education on different human trafficking topics, collaboration between group members, and opportunities to volunteer.
Meetings will be held at:
Children’s Advocacy Center Of Southwest Michigan
4938 S. Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
For more information email: heather@map-mi.org

Lake Superior State University
2021-10-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Webinar, MI, United States
The Michigan Abolitionist Project will be speaking to a Turning Point USA group to educate students about the issue of human trafficking and how they can take action to prevent it.

When: Oct 21, 2021 7:00 PM (EST)
Hosted virtually by The Leadership Institute at Lake Superior State University
Click here to register in advance for this webinar!

This event is free and open to the public.

Waterford: Serenity Club
2021-10-24 14:30 - 16:00 | Serenity Club of Waterford, 60 N Tilden, Waterford, MI, 48382, United States
Sunday, October 24th at 2:30 pm
Human Trafficking presentation provided by Kathy Maitland, MAP
Hosted by Serenity Club of Waterford

Meeting location: 60 N Tilden Ave, Waterford, MI 48328
This event is free and open to the public.

Mid-Michigan Community Group (CANCELED)
2021-10-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, MI, United States
Mid-Michigan Community Group
If you live in the Mid-Michigan area (Midland, Saginaw, Bay City) and are looking
for ways to help prevent and end human trafficking in your community,
join MAP’s Mid-Michigan Community Group!
Monthly Meeting:
October Meeting Canceled
If you’d like to stay connected with the Mid-Michigan Community Group, you can also join their Facebook Group or sign-up for their email list (“Community Group: Mid-Michigan”) to have invites to any future meetings and events sent straight to your inbox.
The Mid-Michigan Community Group typically meets on the 4th Monday of every month.

We hope you will consider joining us!

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MAP Community Groups consist of compassionate and motivated citizens who volunteer together to address human trafficking in their community. Community Groups meet regularly for ongoing training, conducting awareness activities, and engaging in service projects within the local community. Through Community Groups we seek to build a collaborative network that helps people use their gifts, talents, and resources to more effectively address human trafficking and its root causes. Consider joining this important work within the anti-trafficking movement in Michigan!
