The NAHT Legislative Advocacy Committee began the 2021 legislative year with five priorities. These were hand delivered on January 14th 2021 to all Iowa legislators. Read about the latest update on progress. Watch a recording of the Iowa Sex Trafficking Symposium, including a keynote by nationally recognized expert on child trafficking, Dr. Jordan Greenbaum. Get some great ideas on how to fundraise for NAHT! The U.S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa shares statistics. Attend a free 2-hour live SOAR to Health and Wellness training that teaches healthcare providers how to identify and respond to human trafficking. COVID-19 continues to increase the global number of trafficking victims. Last year marked the 20th anniversary of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
Read more →Read about each of the five 2021 Iowa Outstanding Anti-Trafficking Service Awardees who were honored at the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines, Iowa in January.
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#MyFreedomDay is coming up on Tuesday, March 16th. Students from across the globe have already started posting on social media answering the question “What are you doing to help end slavery.” The Iowa Child Trafficking Symposium, sponsored by the Mercy College of Health Sciences, will happen on Monday, April 5th.
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Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Gregg declared January as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Iowa. The First Annual Iowa Freedom Summit was a success. Find out about our two-year list of goals for 2020-2021. Eleven more foreign students from Brazil and Chile have filed a federal lawsuit accusing a northwest Iowa community college, a recruitment company, a pet food manufacturer and a packaging company of human trafficking and involuntary servitude. The Siouxland Coalition Against Human Trafficking kicks off their campaign to “End the Demand.”
Read more →Governor Kim Reynolds recently declared January as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Iowa. During the celebration event at the Iowa State Capitol Building, five Outstanding Anti-Trafficking Service Awards were presented. This award honors individuals and organizations that have made remarkable contributions to ending trafficking in Iowa. Watch video clips of each part of the event.
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We invite you to join us for several virtual events and thereby join the movement to end human trafficking in Iowa. You can also donate funds to anti-trafficking organizations such as the Iowa NAHT. If you go to https://giveiowa.org/, your gift to the Network will be matched dollar for dollar by the Greater Iowa Credit Union. Register for the Iowa Freedom Summit on January 12th and the Race Matters: Confronting the Roots of Human Trafficking Webinar on January 28th . Wear blue on January 11th!
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We will host the public signing of a proclamation by Governor Kim Reynolds designating January 2021 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Ask your city council to adopt a local proclamation declaring January 2021 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The Iowa Office to Combat Human Trafficking released their 2020 Annual Progress Report. The Siouxland Coalition Against Human Trafficking plans to launch an education campaign to address the need to reveal buyers as the fuel for sex trafficking.
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Please join us in the spirit of giving. After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we will be celebrating #GivingTuesday. Save the date for the Iowa Freedom Summit on January 12, 2021. The summit will educate the public about human trafficking right here in Iowa and what services are available in the state. On November 19th, our very own Teresa Davidson was one of the presenters on a Youtube live broadcast that featured the just released first annual report from the Public-Private Partnership National Advisory Council on which she serves. The 57 page report has just been published on the website of the US State Department.
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Covid-19 continues to be a calamity for the fight against human trafficking. Please support us on December 1st, the annual #GivingTuesday global fundraising campaign. Our Legislative Advocacy Committee developed five legislative priorities for 2021. We have two new anti-trafficking posters you can download.
Read more →Lila Mae’s House and Dorothy’s House have both reopened after being closed during the Covid-19 statewide lockdown. Friends of the Family received a 3 year grant from the Department of Justice to provide rapid rehousing support to survivors of human trafficking. Read an update from Chains Interrupted and Cedar Rapids Anti-Trafficking Coalition about their education projects, advocacy efforts, and survivor support. Lauren Camp reports on the outcome of her two-year human trafficking fellowship as an attorney with Iowa Legal Aid.
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