UPDATE: Atlanta Invitation: Thu.Nov. 1st, 8AM-12:30PM - Human Trafficking Community Forum

UPDATE: Atlanta Invitation: Thu.Nov. 1st, 8AM-12:30PM - Human Trafficking Community Forum

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Osborne, Carol L. (ACF) < carol.osborne@acf.hhs.gov>
Date: Oct 26, 2007 3:55 PM
Subject: RE: Human Trafficking Community Forum Information

We at the Administration for Children and Families are pleased to inform you that the
Brent Orrell, Acting Director
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
will be  attending the Human Trafficking Forum that is being held on
Thursday, November 1, 2007
at the Arthritis Foundation Building on West Peachtree in Atlanta.
See details below.

Please be sure that you have registered and  plan on attending this important event!

Feel free to share this information with other interested persons! 

 

Carol L. Osborne

Director, Division of Program Initiatives

Administration for Children and Families

Southeast Region  IV

Atlanta, GA 30303

404-562-2831

404-562-2864 (fax)

cosborne@acf.hhs.gov

Download photo Brent Orrell

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and External Relations
Acting Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement (starting October 2007)

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From: Erik Voss < erik@icatlanta.org>
Date: Oct 17, 2007 4:16 PM
Subject: RSVP: Atlanta - Thu.Nov. 1st, 8AM-12:30PM - Human Trafficking Community Forum - Invitation
To: USA-TIP@googlegroups.com
Cc: "Mixon, Vivian (ACF)" < vivian.mixon@acf.hhs.gov>

RSVP by this Friday, Oct. 19th, 2007

Human Trafficking Community Forum
Thu.Nov. 1st, Atlanta - 8AM-12:30PM

Invitation

Hi everyone,

 

Attached is the Invitation letter, Tentative Agenda, and Registration Form for the Human Trafficking Community Forum scheduled for November 1, 2007. Please share with other interested persons. 

Thank you. 

 

Vivian

~~~~~~~~~~

Vivian Mixon

Program Analyst

Administration for Children and Families

Region IV

Atlanta Federal Center

61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 4M60

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Ph: 404 562-2921

Fax: 404 562-2981

e-mail: vmixon@acf.hhs.gov

Details:

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Department of Health and Human Services

Administration For Children and Families
Region IV
61 Forsyth Street, Suite 4M60 Telephone (404) 562-2800/2900
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 Fax (404) 562-2981
Office of Regional Administrator

____________________________________________________________________________________________

September 25, 2007

Dear Colleague:

It is my pleasure to invite you to attend a Community Forum sponsored by the Atlanta Interagency Human Trafficking Workgroup entitled, "Empowerment through Knowledge: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution and Reintegration". This Forum is designed specifically for Federal, State and local agencies, law enforcement officials, academia, faith and community-based organizations, practitioners from various disciplines and others committed to helping victims of Human Trafficking. The Forum will be held on Thursday, November 1, 2007, from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the Arthritis Foundation Building, 1330 West Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

Human Trafficking is a widespread form of modern slavery. Victims of human trafficking are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor. It is estimated that between 14,500 and 17,500 victims may be trafficked into the United States each year. This includes men, women, and children.

The goal of the Forum is to provide information and invoke discussion around the efforts of Human Trafficking laws and the needs of victims. This event will also provide invitees with unique opportunities to exchange views and share information around critical issues impacting victims of Human Trafficking.

I hope you will be able to join us to share your perspective and add a valuable dimension to this important discussion. Registration is free, but is required for all participants. We ask that you complete the enclosed Forum Registration Form and return it no later than Friday, October 19, 2007, via e-mail to: vmixon@acf.hhs.gov , or fax: 404 562-2981. If you are not able to attend, please consider sending a representative. Should you have any questions, call 404-562-2921. I look forward to your participation.

Sincerely,

Carlis V. Williams

Southeast Regional Administrator

==================================================================

Human Trafficking Community Forum

Empowerment through Knowledge: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution and Reintegration

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Arthritis Foundation Building
1330 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
November 1, 2007
8:00 a.m. â€" 12:30 p.m.

8:00 a.m. â€" 8:30 a.m.     REGISTRATION/Coffee and Pastries

8:30 a.m. â€" 9:00 a.m.      WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Carlis Williams,ACF Regional Administrator

GREETINGS - Stephanie Davis, Office of the Mayor Policy Advisor on Women's Issues

NATIONAL RESCUE AND RESTORE PROGRAM -  Brent Orrell, ACF Acting Director of Office of Refugee Resettlement (TENTATIVE)

9:00 a.m. â€" 10:15 a.m. PLENARY SESSION - "It's the Law" 

(Prevention, Protection, Prosecution)

10:15 a.m. â€" 10:30 a.m. BREAK

10:30 a.m. â€" 11:00 a.m. "Up Close and Personal" (From those who have been there)

11:00 a.m. â€" 12:10 p.m. PLENARY SESSION â€""This is our Need" (Reintegration)

12:10 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS â€" Alesia Adams, Salvation Army "To Not Lose Heart"

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families

Region IV

Human Trafficking Community Forum

"Empowerment through Knowledge: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution, and Reintegration"

Registration Form

Thursday, November 1, 2007, 8:00 AM â€" 12:30 PM

Arthritis Foundation, 1330 West Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30303

Thank you for your interest in the Human Trafficking Community Forum. Registration is free, but required. To register, each participant is requested to fill out the following information and submit as indicated below:



Name:

________________________________________

first middle initial last

Organization: _____________________________

_________________________________________

Name

ADDRESS: ______________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________

Work Phone: ____________________________

FAX: ___________________________________

E-Mail __________________________________

Each attendee is required to submit a separate registration form:

Yes, I will attend ____ (check)

No, I will not attend ____ (check)

Please e-mail to: vmixon@acf.hhs.gov or fax to: (404) 562-2981.

===============================================================

Directions to the Arthritis Foundation Building,

1330 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA

FROM THE NORTH

• I-75 South to 14^th /10^th Street Exit (250). Merge onto Techwood Dr NW and proceed to 14^th Street NW and turn left. Proceed to W. Peachtree Street NW and turn leftI-85 South to Exit (84) toward 17^th /14^th/10^th street. Keep right at the fork, and follow signs for 17^th street and turn left. Proceed to .1 mi to Spring Street and turn right. Continue on Spring St. to 16^th street and turn left. Proceed .1mi to West Peachtree St. and turn left. Parking is available at the corner of 15^th Street and West Peachtree or at Midtown Plaza.

FROM THE SOUTH:

• Take I-75/85 North to 10^{th St}/14^{th St}/Georgia Tech (Exit 250) onto Williams St NW. Go 0.6mi and turn right on 14^th Street. Go 0.2 mi and turn left onto (US-19) West Peachtree Street. Parking is available at the corner of 15^th Street and West Peachtree or at Midtown Plaza.

FROM THE WEST:

• Take I-20 East to Exit 57 to merge onto I-75/85 North (Chattanooga/Greenville). Go 3.5 mi to exit (250) 10^th/14^th St Merge onto Williams St NW. Go 0.6 mi and turn right on 14^th St NW. Go 0.2 mi and turn left onto West Peachtree St. Parking is available at the corner of 15^th Street and West Peachtree or at Midtown Plaza.

FROM THE EAST:

• Take I-20 West to Exit 57 to merge onto I-75/85 North (Chattanooga/Greenville). Go 3.5 mi to exit (250) 10^th/14^th St Merge onto Williams St NW. Go 0.6 mi and turn right on 14^th St NW. Go 0.2 mi and turn left onto West Peachtree St. Parking is available at the corner of 15^th Street and West Peachtree or at Midtown Plaza.

FROM GEORGIA 400:

• Travel 400 South to I85 to exit (84) toward 17^th /14th Street. Keep right at the fork and follow signs for 17^th St. Turn left at 17^th Street. Go 0.2 mi and turn right onto Spring Street and continue to 16^th Street and turn left. Go 0.8 mi and turn left at West Peachtree Street. Parking is available at the corner of 15^th Street and West Peachtree or at Midtown Plaza.

FROM MARTA:

• Take MARTA to Arts Center Station and exit toward West Peachtree. Walk North one block on West Peachtree to 16^th Street. Cross the street at the intersection and continue walking North to the Arthritis Foundation Building on the left.

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--

Sincerely,
Erik Voss
Secretary - Georgia Rescue & Restore Coalition
404-457-5901 Cell
erik@icatlanta.org

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi

RSVP: Thu.Nov. 1st, Atlanta - 8AM-12:30PM - Human Trafficking Community Forum - Invitation

RSVP by this Friday, Oct. 19th, 2007

Human Trafficking Community Forum
Thu.Nov. 1st, Atlanta - 8AM-12:30PM

Invitation

Hi everyone,

 

Attached is the Invitation letter, Tentative Agenda, and Registration Form for the Human Trafficking Community Forum scheduled for November 1, 2007. Please share with other interested persons. 

Thank you. 

 

Vivian

~~~~~~~~~~

Vivian Mixon

Program Analyst

Administration for Children and Families

Region IV

Atlanta Federal Center

61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 4M60

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Ph: 404 562-2921

Fax: 404 562-2981

e-mail: vmixon@acf.hhs.gov

Details:

===============================================================

Department of Health and Human Services

Administration For Children and Families
Region IV
61 Forsyth Street, Suite 4M60 Telephone (404) 562-2800/2900
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909 Fax (404) 562-2981
Office of Regional Administrator

____________________________________________________________________________________________

September 25, 2007

Dear Colleague:

It is my pleasure to invite you to attend a Community Forum sponsored by the Atlanta Interagency Human Trafficking Workgroup entitled, "Empowerment through Knowledge: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution and Reintegration". This Forum is designed specifically for Federal, State and local agencies, law enforcement officials, academia, faith and community-based organizations, practitioners from various disciplines and others committed to helping victims of Human Trafficking. The Forum will be held on Thursday, November 1, 2007, from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the Arthritis Foundation Building, 1330 West Peachtree Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

Human Trafficking is a widespread form of modern slavery. Victims of human trafficking are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor. It is estimated that between 14,500 and 17,500 victims may be trafficked into the United States each year. This includes men, women, and children.

The goal of the Forum is to provide information and invoke discussion around the efforts of Human Trafficking laws and the needs of victims. This event will also provide invitees with unique opportunities to exchange views and share information around critical issues impacting victims of Human Trafficking.

I hope you will be able to join us to share your perspective and add a valuable dimension to this important discussion. Registration is free, but is required for all participants. We ask that you complete the enclosed Forum Registration Form and return it no later than Friday, October 19, 2007, via e-mail to: vmixon@acf.hhs.gov, or fax: 404 562-2981. If you are not able to attend, please consider sending a representative. Should you have any questions, call 404-562-2921. I look forward to your participation.

Sincerely,

Carlis V. Williams

Southeast Regional Administrator

==================================================================

Human Trafficking Community Forum

Empowerment through Knowledge: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution and Reintegration

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Arthritis Foundation Building
1330 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
November 1, 2007
8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.     REGISTRATION/Coffee and Pastries

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.      WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Carlis Williams,ACF Regional Administrator

GREETINGS - Stephanie Davis, Office of the Mayor Policy Advisor on Women's Issues

NATIONAL RESCUE AND RESTORE PROGRAM -  Brent Orrell, ACF Acting Director of Office of Refugee Resettlement (TENTATIVE)

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. PLENARY SESSION - "It's the Law" 

(Prevention, Protection, Prosecution)

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. BREAK

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. "Up Close and Personal" (From those who have been there)

11:00 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. PLENARY SESSION –"This is our Need" (Reintegration)

12:10 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS – Alesia Adams, Salvation Army "To Not Lose Heart"

=========================================================================

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families

Region IV

Human Trafficking Community Forum

"Empowerment through Knowledge: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution, and Reintegration"

Registration Form

Thursday, November 1, 2007, 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Arthritis Foundation, 1330 West Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30303

Thank you for your interest in the Human Trafficking Community Forum. Registration is free, but required. To register, each participant is requested to fill out the following information and submit as indicated below:



Name:

________________________________________

first middle initial last

Organization: _____________________________

_________________________________________

Name

ADDRESS: ______________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________

Work Phone: ____________________________

FAX: ___________________________________

E-Mail __________________________________

Each attendee is required to submit a separate registration form:

Yes, I will attend ____ (check)

No, I will not attend ____ (check)

Please e-mail to: vmixon@acf.hhs.gov or fax to: (404) 562-2981.

===============================================================

Directions to the Arthritis Foundation Building,

1330 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA

FROM THE NORTH

• I-75 South to 14^th /10^th Street Exit (250). Merge onto Techwood Dr NW and proceed to 14^th Street NW and turn left. Proceed to W. Peachtree Street NW and turn leftI-85 South to Exit (84) toward 17^th /14^th/10^th street. Keep right at the fork, and follow signs for 17^th street and turn left. Proceed to .1 mi to Spring Street and turn right. Continue on Spring St. to 16^th street and turn left. Proceed .1mi to West Peachtree St. and turn left. Parking is available at the corner of 15^th Street and West Peachtree or at Midtown Plaza.

FROM THE SOUTH:

• Take I-75/85 North to 10^{th St}/14^{th St}/Georgia Tech (Exit 250) onto Williams St NW. Go 0.6mi and turn right on 14^th Street. Go 0.2 mi and turn left onto (US-19) West Peachtree Street. Parking is available at the corner of 15^th Street and West Peachtree or at Midtown Plaza.

FROM THE WEST:

• Take I-20 East to Exit 57 to merge onto I-75/85 North (Chattanooga/Greenville). Go 3.5 mi to exit (250) 10^th/14^th St Merge onto Williams St NW. Go 0.6 mi and turn right on 14^th St NW. Go 0.2 mi and turn left onto West Peachtree St. Parking is available at the corner of 15^th Street and West Peachtree or at Midtown Plaza.

FROM THE EAST:

• Take I-20 West to Exit 57 to merge onto I-75/85 North (Chattanooga/Greenville). Go 3.5 mi to exit (250) 10^th/14^th St Merge onto Williams St NW. Go 0.6 mi and turn right on 14^th St NW. Go 0.2 mi and turn left onto West Peachtree St. Parking is available at the corner of 15^th Street and West Peachtree or at Midtown Plaza.

FROM GEORGIA 400:

• Travel 400 South to I85 to exit (84) toward 17^th /14th Street. Keep right at the fork and follow signs for 17^th St. Turn left at 17^th Street. Go 0.2 mi and turn right onto Spring Street and continue to 16^th Street and turn left. Go 0.8 mi and turn left at West Peachtree Street. Parking is available at the corner of 15^th Street and West Peachtree or at Midtown Plaza.

FROM MARTA:

• Take MARTA to Arts Center Station and exit toward West Peachtree. Walk North one block on West Peachtree to 16^th Street. Cross the street at the intersection and continue walking North to the Arthritis Foundation Building on the left.

==================================================================

--

Sincerely,
Erik Voss
Secretary - Georgia Rescue & Restore Coalition
404-457-5901 Cell
erik@icatlanta.org

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi

[Georgia Immigration] AJC Opinion: Tucker: Immigration debate ignores dirty little secret

This is as 100% dead on as it could be, in my humble opinion.
Hats off to Cynthia Tucker. Very impressive.

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http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/tucker/stories/2007/10/12/tucked_1014.html

Immigration debate ignores dirty little secret

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 10/14/07

During the fractious, months-long immigration debate, Big Business hid in the corridors of Congress or ducked behind closed doors, afraid to say in public what it whispered in private: We need illegal workers. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its allies didn't want to be blasted by conservatives seeking harsh measures against undocumented immigrants.

The dirty little secret is this: Several important sectors of the economy depend heavily on low-wage workers, many of whom are in the United States illegally. And employers in those sectors, which include agriculture, hospitality and construction, don't really check carefully to learn whether their workers have proper documents. They know that if they insist on hiring only legal workers, they won't be able to get crops harvested or houses built or motel rooms cleaned.

CYNTHIA TUCKER MY OPINION • E-mail Tucker

Now, a White House crackdown on illegal immigrants has forced Big Business out into the open. Joined by the AFL-CIO and the American Civil Liberties Union, a coalition of business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and small-business associations, went to court to stop the Bush administration from implementing an initiative designed to ferret out undocumented laborers and punish employers who use them. Last week, a federal judge issued an injunction against the crackdown, warning that it could also harm law-abiding workers and employers.

So we're right back where we started: Employers can continue to hire and exploit illegal workers, paying them poverty-level wages while ignoring health and safety regulations. And those workers still have little hope of becoming citizens.

Earlier this year, a pragmatic congressional compromise on illegal immigration dissolved in a miasma of political cowardice, jingoism and lackluster presidential leadership. A bipartisan group of senators worked for months on a plan that would increase spending on border protection; penalize employers who hire illegally; and provide a winding route to citizenship for illegal immigrants who worked hard, learned English and paid fines. But after a backlash from the right-wing fringe, some of those same senators, men such as Georgians Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, backed away from the deal.

Perhaps the compromise legislation could have been salvaged if Big Business had been willing to mount a highly visible public campaign in support of it. If poultry processing giants and titans of agriculture had appeared in TV ads supporting immigration and gone on talk shows to confront the likes of Lou Dobbs — who has made a new career of xenophobia — the bill might have passed. It was in their interests to do so, since it would have allowed many undocumented laborers to keep their jobs.

But Big Business, playing the percentages, declined to step up. When you're making billions off of illegal immigration, what's to reform?

After the immigration bill failed, President Bush promised stronger measures to patrol the borders and punish employers who hire illegally. In August, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced a new initiative to send letters warning employers about any worker whose Social Security number didn't match the agency's records. The employer would have 90 days to either verify the worker's Social Security number or fire him. Employers flouting the law could face stiff fines.

But U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of San Francisco noted that Social Security's records are full of errors and could unfairly target legal workers. He also blasted the administration for failing to conduct a survey of the costs of the new rule to small businesses.

If the records of the Social Security Administration are that badly flawed, they need to be fixed — in a hurry. Not only has poor record-keeping hampered efforts to curb illegal workers, but it will also lead, inevitably, to false accounting. Those records remain the best way to spot undocumented laborers.

And penalizing illegal employers remains the best way to curb illegal immigration. Mexicans, Guatemalans and Koreans come to this country for jobs. If they learn those jobs are no longer available, they'll stop coming.

The worst thing to do is retain the status quo: Exploiting illegal workers for wretched pay while refusing to give them a path to citizenship. That's un-American.

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--
Sincerely,
Erik Voss
404-457-5901 Cell
erik@icatlanta.org

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi