The National Association of Women Judges and the American Bar Association’s Human Trafficking Task Force will present a panel discussion on "Human Trafficking: How we can make a difference" on May 21 in Chicago.

In the United States, hundreds of thousands of men, women and children are coerced into labor and sex for profit every year. In the Chicago metropolitan area, at least 16,000 women and girls are at risk for being coerced into prostitution. Preventing slavery and human trafficking remains a problem for industry, enforcement agencies and other organizations responsible for monitoring and improving standards domestically. The panelists for this Human Trafficking outreach/education program will discuss this modern-day slavery and what we can do for U.S victims of human traffickers.

Date:     May  21, 2013 – noon to 2:00 p.m.

Location:  Northern District Federal Court, Courtroom 2378, 219 South Dearborn, Chicago.

Panelists:

• Laurel Bellows, President, American Bar Association (invited)
• Anita Alvarez, Cook County State’s Attorney
• Judge Virginia Kendall, United States Federal Court, Northern District
• Katherine Kaufka Walts, Director, Center for the Human Rights of Children, Loyola University
• Kathe Morris Hoffer,Deputy Executive Director, Legal Director, Chicago Alliance         Against Sexual Exploitation

There is no fee for the program. To register please email: jin.kim@americanbar.org

For information on the program, contact:

Ann Breen-Greco, Director, District 8, National Association of Women Judges  (NAWJ) and Liaison from NAWJ to the ABA Human Trafficking Task Force, Annbreen-greco@sbcglobal.net

Other co sponsors:  American Bar Association Judicial Division’s National Conference of the Administrative Law Judiciary; Women’s Bar Association of Illinois