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CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE 3933 Mission Inn Ave. Suite 102, RIVERSIDE, CA FRIDAY, 24 JANUARY, 2025 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Contact us SIRIVERSIDE@SOROPTIMIST.NET Visit our

Save the date to join our zoom meeting with Soroptimists from 4 counties. This year, we focus on labor trafficking. More details to come…..

On January 24, 2025, Soroptimist International of Riverside (SIR) will host a pivotal event dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking and fostering community action

  Ensure Justice 2025: Safety nets! This essential conference focuses on protecting children from dangers like labor trafficking, online grooming, sextortion, gang involvement, and more.

Human trafficking affects millions across the globe. National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is recognized each year on January 11. In recognition of this important day,

Every January, we host our annual STOP! Human Trafficking public awareness community event, which typically draws some 350 community members.  We seek to educate, raise

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RELEASED BY: Public Information Officer Sgt. Matt Sutter Anaheim Police Department Contact: 714-321-6807 Public Information Officer Kimberly Edds Orange County District Attorney’s

Kern County: 32-year-old Darrell Meeken who repeatedly threatened and beat a woman he trafficked on Union Ave. in Bakersfield was sentenced to 21 years and

Soroptimists Together Against Trafficking II is once again on the planning committee and a Resource Fair Participant for year 3 of this critical education event

Does your club have an upcoming anti-trafficking meeting coming up in January for HT Awareness Month? If so, and you’d like some STAT wear, shirts

Soroptimists and other Task Force volunteers became ‘chefs’ on Saturday night, creating an evening of fun, food and conversation at The Salvation Army Dinner Club

On January 31, 2024, STAT II members from numerous clubs joined in an HT Awareness and Education Event, Know More, Do Better, 2.0. More than

WALK FOR FREEDOM IS A DAY DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS THAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING STILL EXISTS BUT TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE THAT. FOR OVER A DECADE,

Soroptimist of Brea-La Habra is planning on returning to the Brea Mall, hopefully in January. We plan to have a table with HTA materials, very

On Thursday, October 17th,  Soroptimists from seven different Southern California clubs were on hand at an event to raise awareness of labor trafficking. Vanguard University’s

If you are looking for a jpeg file to print materials or make a T-shirt or tablecloth, we’ve got you covered! Here’s a look at

As a community partner of our local task forces, we are able to engage with service providers who provide care and support to human trafficking

Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signs into law four new human trafficking bills to create stronger penalties for human trafficking and supporting victims.   SB1414 increases penalties

The 48th Biennial Convention of Soroptimist International of the Americas was an unforgettable experience! Held from July 24-27, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue on

Waymakers and other service providers are losing 45 percent of their funding. California advocates and legislators are working hard to get funding before services are

Picture a boy, maybe 15 or so, selling drugs or stealing cars or breaking into a department store and running out with everything he can

Under existing law, a person who solicits, or who agrees to engage in, or who engages in, any act of prostitution with the intent to

Southern California may be known for its sunny beaches and vibrant nightlife, but what many are unaware of is its unflattering status as a major

 By Andre Mouchardamouchard@scng.com A new bit of technology, created by a grad student at UC Irvine and financed by one of Orange County’s leading philanthropists,

By Andre Mouchard A decade of public awareness campaigning has yet to slow the flow of forced labor, also known as human trafficking, in Orange

Southern California has a rich and vibrant history, but it also has a dark past when it comes to human trafficking. Stories of the cruel