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2017 SFCAHT Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign – Kick-Off Press Conference & Modern-day Abolitionist Award Ceremony

Co-sponsored by the Jewish Coalition to End Human Trafficking & National Council of Jewish Women of San Francisco

January 11, 2017 | San Francisco City Hall

Local media and community members attended the press conference as leading anti-trafficking advocates, service providers, survivors and top Bay Area officials announced their priorities for 2017 in the fight against modern-day slavery. We honored the 2017 SFCAHT Modern-Day Abolitionist Award winners for their groundbreaking work against human trafficking.
Press conference speakers included:

  • San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon
  • Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent in Charge John Bennett
  • Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Ryan L. Spradlin
  • San Francisco Police Department Interim Chief Toney Chaplin
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Regional Attorney Roberta Steele
  • Huckleberry Youth Health Center’s Director of Programs Mollie Brown
  • Love Never Fails Founder Vanessa Marie Johnson Russell

We honored also the 2017 SFCAHT Modern-Day Abolitionist Award winners for their groundbreaking work against human trafficking.