Rochester Hills Public Library presents “Human Trafficking 101” September 24 Rochester Hills Public Library (RHPL) will feature the talk “Human Trafficking 101” on Thursday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. Presenter Dawn Ames, director of family ministry at Lake Orion United Methodist Church and a community group leader for the Lake Orion-Oxford chapter of the Michigan Abolitionist Project (MAP), will explain the definition of human trafficking, where it occurs, and who are the … [Read more...]
Oakland County Board of Commissioners Launch Website for National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Press Conference and Launch of the New Resource Website on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day On Thursday, January 11, at 2:00 p.m., the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, in partnership with the Oakland County Health Division and Sheriff’s Office, will hold a press conference to raise awareness about human trafficking in the region and to announce the launch of a new County website. The Oakland County Human Trafficking website will provide vital resources and information about … [Read more...]
Oakland County Board of Commissioners Win National Social Media Award for Human Trafficking Awareness Effort
July 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners received the 2015 Golden Post Award for their 2014 Human Trafficking Awareness event entitled, “Learn About the Impact of Human Trafficking,” which placed third in the national competition out of 171 nominations. The comprehensive multi-faceted media approach of using some traditional marketing, media and public relations’ principles to communicate the effort while incorporating social media into the promotion of the event resulted in the Board receiving … [Read more...]
Oakland County Commissioner Janet Jackson Support S.O.A.P’s Human Trafficking Awareness and Action Outreach Effort
July 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
According to a recent press release, on August 8, 2015, Oakland County Commissioner Janet Jackson will join with the “Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution,” S.O.A.P., an organization founded by Theresa Flores, a local human trafficking survivor and author of the Slave Across the Street, to promote awareness about the issue of Human Trafficking. The informational event and training will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Oakland Community College’s Southfield Campus, in the Student … [Read more...]
Oakland County Officials join Michigan State Attorney General Bill Schuette in the Fight Against Human Trafficking
February 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
On Thursday, February 6, 2014, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Auditorium, located at 1200 North Telegraph Road in Pontiac Michigan, Oakland County Commissioners Shelley Goodman Taub and Janet Jackson, along with members of the Board will welcome Michigan State Attorney General Bill Schuette to speak on the issue of Human Trafficking. In March 2013, Attorney General Bill Schuette collaborated with the state legislature to create the Michigan Commission on … [Read more...]
