Upcoming Webinar
Working with LGBTQ+ Survivors of Human Trafficking
Registration is now open for the Working with LGBTQ+ Survivors of Human Trafficking webinar presented by the Freedom Network Training Institute. This webinar will provide attendees with an overview of best practices when working with LGBTQ+ survivors. Presenters will cover outreach, wrap-around services, and case management, housing, and immigration services specifically available to LGBTQ+ survivors.
Date: Thursday, August 19, 2021
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm EST
Registration Price: $30
* Participants may submit questions to presenters prior to the webinar through the registration form.
PRESENTERS
Jess Torres
Survivor Leadership Program Coordinator
Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)
Jess Torres (they/them) is a mover, a shaker, a candlestick maker! A Two-Spirit educator and cultural worker dedicated to organizing work for the
marginalized and the criminalized. Their small body love and care line is called "BrownSugarHoneyChild '' and it creates economic opportunities for other impacted people. Currently, Jess is the Survivor Leadership Program Coordinator at the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST). They are currently working on a Master’s degree in Community Development: Policy and Practice from the University of New Hampshire, set to graduate in Fall 2021.
Jaden Fields
Co-Director
Mirror Memoirs
Jaden is an LA-based organizer, cultural strategist, and educator dedicated to cultivating healing-centered spaces committed to our collective liberation. Jaden is the Co-Director of Mirror Memoirs, an oral history and national organizing project that uplifts the healing and liberation of queer, trans/non-binary, intersex, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTIBIPOC) who are survivors of child sexual abuse. In his work with Mirror Memoirs, Jaden is a survivor storyteller and has played a pivotal role in co-designing Mirror Memoirs’ strategic vision, programs, and structure. His work within grassroots and nonprofit organizations has included designing and leading programs for trans folks to access health services and training government agencies to better serve transgender people.