Monday, August 1 would have been the wrong day to commit a crime at Georgia State University. About 450 law enforcement, attorneys and community activists gathered to talk about Human Trafficking in Georgia. There were a lot of people packing heat in the auditorium. It was an unbelievable event. In all the time I’ve been involved in this issue, I’ve never seen such a high ranking gathering of people come together with one voice.
The Governor and his wife were there, the head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s office, The DAs for Fulton and Dekalb County, the head of Immigration and Customs for Human Trafficking unit, MSNBC report Richard Lui, 4 survivors, and the list goes on and on. I was on a mid morning panel of community voices giving some insight to the paid professionals about how to interact further with the community.
It was a tremendous honor to have been invited. StreetGRACE was a recognized community partner for the gathering as well.
The main takeaway is this: as little as 2 years ago this would have been a sparsely attended event. This one had a waiting list! The hard work is paying off and people are not only recognizing the issue of human trafficking in our community but they are mobilizing to do something about it. They learned about new laws, how to apply them, services available to victims, how it happens, etc. Very practical stuff for the people there in attendance.
Moving forward there is still work to be done, but this was a great progress report for God’s justice being delivered.
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