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SHURTLEFF TO ADDRESS NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING SYMPOSIUM IN SALT LAKE CITY
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff will speak at a national symposium targeting the growing problem of trafficking women and children. The 2012 Trafficking In Persons Symposium is being held April 10-13 in Salt Lake City and will include federal, state and local law enforcement leaders, educators, victim advocates, survivors and other experts from the U.S., Mexico and Canada.Shurtleff will talk about the "Pillars of Hope," the 2012 initiative of the National Association of Attorneys General to stop human trafficking. The four pillars are: Making the Case on Human Trafficking, Holding Traffickers Accountable, Mobilizing Communities to Care For Victims and Public Awareness and Issue Advocacy. The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is hosting the symposium to gather information and develop programs to stop human trafficking. Participants will also hear from U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah David Barlow, Chief Deputy Utah Attorney General Kirk Torgensen and "Sex + Money: A National Search for Human Worth" documentary producer Morgan Perry. The Symposium is being held at the HiltonSalt Lake City Center, Canyon Room, Second Floor, 255 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. General sessions and panels will be open to the media and interviews can be arranged with some of the participants. A trailer for "Sex + Money: A National Search for Human Worth" can be seen at this website: http://sexandmoneyfilm.com/. <
2012 Trafficking in Persons Symposium Schedule
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony with remarks from AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Director Phil Keith, U.S. Attorney for Utah David B. Barlow, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, Assistant U.S. Attorney for Colorado Brenda Taylor, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Jason Schall and Holly Smith
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Bringing Together Knowledge, Legal Expertise and Field Experience to Combat Human Trafficking Panel with Chief Deputy Utah Attorney General Kirk Torgensen, Assistant U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Tennessee Steve Cook, Brenda Taylor, Jason Schall, Southern Methodist University Embrey Human Rights Associate Director Patricia Davis and Arizona State University Associate Professor Dominique Roe-Sepowitz
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Identifying Human Trafficking Victims Panel with Dallas Police Sergeant Byron Fassett, FBI Victim Specialist Paula Bosh, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Director Curtis Porter
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Day 1 Summary
10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Engaging the Victim and Interviewing Panel with Dallas Police Detective Cathy De La Paz, FBI Child/Adolescent Forensic Interview Specialist Stephanie Knapp and FBI Office of Victim Assistance Gayle Scott
5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Screening of “Sex + Money: A National Search for Human Worth” with remarks from producer Morgan Perry
Thursday, April 12, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 10 a.m. Day 2 Summary
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Community Initiatives and Faith-Based Programs Panel with Dominique Roe-Sepowtiz, Phoenix Police Lt. James Gallagher, Phoenix Police Sgt. George Sutherlin, National Institute for Human Trafficking Research and Training Executive Director Tom Gillan, Presbyterian Church Child Advocacy and Networking Associate Martha Gee Bettis
Friday, April 13, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Day 3 Summary
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Survivor Perspective
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Symposium Closing