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Event Detail

Human Trafficking and Child Abduction Conference

Date: November 09, 2005

Venue Information

Event Details

Time: 8:45am to 3:30pm
Sponsor: Cedars Cultural and Educational Foundation

The Preventing Abuse Conference to be held in Los Angeles California on November 9, 2005 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, will provide valuable information on the global problem of human trafficking and child abduction. Most people think it doesn't happen in America - wrong. In fact, it has been said that Los Angeles is one of the largest centers for human trafficking in America. The conference will present information as to what is being done to protect the most vulnerable and ways that women, children and families can be protected.

Special Guest Speaker

Dr. Laura Lederer
Senior Advisor to the State Department on Global Affairs
and expert on human trafficking

Space is limited: Please register by
E-mail: conference@cedarsfoundation.org
Phone: +1-818-848-7522

Subjects planned for presentation by such groups as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Homeland Security, Noreen Gosch (mother of kidnap/trafficking victim), Los Angeles Commission on the Status of Women, and more.

Conference will cover the following issues:

• What can be done to help prevent child abduction?
• What can be done if the unthinkable happens?
• What is human trafficking and how are we affected by it?
• The role and impact the church can make on helping victims and stopping the problem
• Law enforcement and legislation
• What are the root elements fueling the demand for human trafficking and child abduction and how to combat it?

A brochure is downloadable below.

For more information, contact:
Tony Nassif, President of the Cedars Cultural and Educational Foundation
For interviews with Dr. Lederer or Mr. Nassif please call 818-848-7522 or email at media@cedarsfoundation.com

Available Downloads

Conference Brochure