An Introduction to Human Trafficking: Theory and Practice
Registration is now open for the An Introduction to Human Trafficking: Theory and Practice training presented by the Freedom Network Training Institute. This 2.5-hour session is designed for new professionals in the field. It will give participants a foundation of human trafficking theory and practice.
Participants will learn what human trafficking is, what legal services and social services are available to survivors, and practice points within those professions. The training will explore case studies and give practical tools for service provision. The session will be delivered by practitioners in the field who will share best practices in the anti-trafficking field.
Date: March 16, 2023
Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm EST
Cost: $100
* Participants may submit questions to presenters prior to the webinar through the registration form.
Presenters
Sabra Boyd (she/her/they) is a journalist, writing instructor, and child trafficking survivor whose work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Vice, and other publications. Sabra has worked as a hospital admin, peer mentor, milieu counselor, and shelter and healthcare access advocate for trafficking survivors and homeless youth. Sabra is a public speaker, policy consultant on homelessness and trafficking issues, and an investigative journalist who writes about exploitation in its many forms.
Catherine Longkumer has been involved in anti-trafficking work throughout the U.S. and in Thailand, India, and Mexico. She currently serves as the Managing Attorney for the Individual Rights & Social Justice Practice Group (IRSJ) at the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services (LAS). She oversees a team of attorneys, paralegals, and outreach workers who provide comprehensive legal services to survivors of human trafficking, labor exploitation, and immigration relief to immigrant victims of crime. Catherine launched the anti-trafficking project at LAS in 2012 as an Equal Justice Works Fellow. Prior to joining Metropolitan Family Services, Catherine worked at the University of Michigan Law School Human Trafficking, where she helped a legal clinic in Mexico City to train law students on the problem of trafficking and provide legal services to survivors.
Jatnna Gomez, LBSW Director of Equity and Community Engagement, brings more than a decade of experience working with vulnerable communities in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Ms. Gomez graduated at the Maryland Equity and Inclusion Leadership Program from the University of Maryland School of Policy and MCCR. She has worked with vulnerable youth, BIPOC-led community organizations, community education, and organizing. In her work, Ms. Gomez has worked with various victim services, public health, and youth enrichment organizations to provide programming, advocacy, education, crisis intervention, and leadership programming.