2014 Human Trafficking Awareness Conference

The University of Louisville Women ‘s Center and Women 4 Women Student Board raised awareness of human trafficking and encouraged the Louisville community to help survivors recover.

The 4th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Conference was held on Jan. 22, 2014 in the Student Activities Center’s Multi-purpose room.

Conference speakers included:

• Remarks by Carl Ralston, president and founder of Remember Nhu, an international non-profit focusing on fighting the child sex trade; Rus Funk, director of the Louisville-based organization, MensWork, which focuses on the role that men play in fighting human trafficking; and Jennifer Clinger, a survivor of human trafficking and graduate of Thistle Farms recovery program in Nashville.
• Performance by Kentucky Opera Studio artists Jill Phillips and Cory Battey of  “Love is a Knife” from the opera “A Woman in Morocco.”
• Attendees will be invited to write letters of support and encouragement to survivors at Thistle Farms who are recovering from human trafficking.

For additional information about the Human Trafficking Conference, contact  502-852-8976 or womenctr@louisville.edu