Asian
American Trafficking Outreach Project (AATOP), a program of the International
Organization of Adolescents (IOFA) is excited to hold its first community forum
on next Thursday, October 24 at the Hull House Museum! This forum will be the
first meeting place to connect organizations with an invested interest in human
trafficking in the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community of Chicago. As a
member-driven coalition, the forum will help begin the dialogue of addressing
API needs as human trafficking victims and garner community support for
anti-trafficking sentiment and programming. It is a platform for individual
organizations to provide areas of expertise as we strategize training models,
brainstorm culturally-sensitive outreach efforts, and identify areas of
research. We have gathered the support of direct social services, research
organizations, legal representatives, educational institutions, and community
organizations who will be represented at the forum. In forming a community
network supportive of API rights, the group will present as a unified front to
the existing anti-trafficking networks in the greater Chicago area.
Check
back soon for an update on the results of our discussions and potential next
steps as we move forward!
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