The Florida Children and Youth Cabinet and the
Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights
HUMAN TRAFFICKING SUMMIT
Monday, September 24, 2012
1:00 – 6:00 p.m. E.S.T.
Turnbull Center • 555 W Pensacola Street • Tallahassee, FL 32306
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Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world and a form of modern-day slavery. It affects U.S. citizens, residents, foreign nationals and Florida’s children as well as adults. One way to combat human trafficking is to raise public awareness. This summit is intended to start a statewide conversation among community members, students, advocates and professionals about the status of human trafficking in our state. Several Floridians working to combat human trafficking in our state will also be recognized.
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Make plans to join us for a program to raise awareness about the commercial sexual exploitation of youth where expert panelists will:
Identify indicators of human trafficking
Describe what it is like to survive human trafficking
Discuss the needs of survivors
Explain how to report suspected trafficking
Describe partnerships that are essential for helping victims and prosecuting traffickers
Tentative Agenda
1:00 pm
Welcome and Introductions by Executive Director Terry Coonan of the Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights
Opening Remarks by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins, Chair of the Florida Children & Youth Cabinet, and Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Wansley Walters, Chair of the Florida Children & Youth Cabinet Human Trafficking Workgroup
Awards Presentation
1:30 pm Keynote Speech by Tina Frundt, Founder, Courtney’s House
2:20 pm – 3:30 pm Breakout for choice of concurrent panel discussions
(1) Law Enforcement
The Law Enforcement Panel will feature leading human trafficking investigators including Detective James McBride of the Clearwater/Tampa Bay Human Trafficking Task Force, Sergeant Patrick Guckian of the Orlando Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation and Sergeant Jerry Bevan of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Joining them will be Assistant United State Attorney Mac Heavener and Statewide Prosecutor Nick Cox. Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator Tyson Elliot of the Florida Department of Children & Families will moderate the panel.
(2) Service Providers
The Service Provider Panel will feature professionals experienced at representing or serving youth survivors of human trafficking, including Provider Kristin Stabelin of Chrysalis Health, Advocate Giselle Rodriguez of the Florida Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Founders Lowell and Sally Senitz of Wings of Shelter. Founder, Case Manager & Advocate Sandy Skelaney of Kristi House Project GOLD will both participate in and moderate the panel.
3:40 pm -4:30 pm Breakout for choice of concurrent panel discussions
(1) Survivors
The Survivor Panel will showcase knowledgeable case managers and advocates including Sandy Skelaney of Kristi House Project GOLD and Tina Frundt of Courtney’s House who work on a daily basis with survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking. Both speakers have founded their own case management programs and their organizations are in the process of opening shelters.
(2) Research and Identification
The Research and Identification Panel will feature knowledgeable panelists who have created and implemented processes to identify child human trafficking victims right here in Florida. They include Child Search Specialist Brad Dennis from the Klaaskids Foundation, Juvenile Assessment Team Manager Sarah Gillespie Cummings of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and Provider Kristin Stabelin of Chrysalis Health. The panel will be moderated by Executive Director Terry Coonan of the Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights.
4:40 pm Very Young Girls Movie
“Very Young Girls is an exposé of the commercial sexual exploitation of girls in New York City as they are sold on the streets by pimps and treated as adult criminals by police. The film follows barely adolescent girls in real time, using vérité and intimate interviews with them, documenting their struggles and triumphs as they seek to exit the commercial sex industry. The film also uses startling footage shot by pimps themselves, giving a rare glimpse into how the cycle of exploitation begins for many women.”—Girls Education & Mentoring Services
Target Audience: General Public; Child Advocates; Governmental Agencies; Law Enforcement; Healthcare; Non-Governmental Agencies; Churches & Ministries; Anti-Trafficking Coalitions; Colleges & Universities; Community Organizations.