George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School. November 2019. 16th Annual Symposium of the Journal of Law, Economics & Policy: The Changing Nature of Work and the Economics of Employment in the 21st Century.
Texas Shelter Conference. San Antonio, TX. June 6, 2019 . Invited to speak at a conference for Texas domestic violence shelter advocates (approx. 200 attendees) about the need for Survivor Centered Economic Advocacy and consumer legal advocacy for domestic violence survivors.
Race Equity for Sexual Assault Survivors Workshop. Monument Quilt on the National Mall. May 31, 2019. This workshop engaged attendees in addressing the questions: How does racial bias show up for survivors within our programs and in navigating safety? And how do we develop strategies that center the voices and experiences of marginalized survivors and work towards systems change?
The Effect of SESTA/FOSTA. Capitol Hill Briefing. February 2019. Invited to speak at a hill briefing hosted by the LGBT Caucus on the effect on sex workers and survivors of trafficking after SESTA/FOSTA was signed into law.
ANC Training. HIPS. January 11, 2018. Presented an overview of the issue of sex trafficking and sex work in the DC metro area to prepare volunteers to give presentations at local ANC’s around the issue of whether to decriminalize sex work in the District.
Fair Budget Coalition Constituent Education • January 13, 2018. Engaged with DC Community members about the coalition’s community safety issue group priorities. We sought feedback from people who would be personally impacted and/or live in the district, to inform selection of policy priorities.
University of Maryland, Alternative Spring Break. March 23, 2018. Presented to UMD undergraduate students (16) an overview of the issue of sex trafficking and sex work in the United States and discussed the finer points of sex trafficking prosecutions.
Virginia Rights and Remedies for Survivors Training. Ayuda. June 27, 2018. Trained Ayuda’s Fairfax, Virginia attorneys and advocates on expungement, vacatur, pardons, civil protection orders, and name changes in Virginia for victims of sex trafficking.
FOSTA/SESTA Overview • DC National Lawyers’ Guild • June 28, 2018. Provided an overview of recently passed legislation impacting individuals engaged in commercial sex and the consequences of the legislation (pro and con).
Sex Worker and Advocate Surveillance Panel. American University. September 8, 2018. Invited to speak on a panel regarding issues of advocate surveillance by the government and how expanded surveillance affects sex worker advocacy.
Northern Virginia Human Trafficking Initiative Social Worker Training. November 1, 2018. Invited to design a training for social workers working with survivors of trafficking to highlight the differences in professional responsibility between attorneys and social workers and the many ways that social workers can help guide and support clients through the legal process.
Drinker Biddle Panel. November 14, 2017. Invited to speak on a panel with other anti-trafficking experts to provide approximately 30 participants with information about identifying victims of sex trafficking and providing trauma informed care.
First Baptist Church (Manassas, VA). July 29, 2017. Invited to speak to a church with about 70 attendees about 70 participants, topics included how to identify sex trafficking victims and provide trauma-informed care
Together We Bake. June 14, 2017. Invited to give a training on identifying victims of sex trafficking and providing trauma informed care to the leaders of a job training program for women moving toward self sufficiency, many of whom were previously incarcerated.
D.C. Judicial Bar Conference. April 7, 2017. Selected to participate on a panel at the DC Judicial Bar Conference during a session on identifying survivors of trafficking and advocating or deciding cases in a trauma-informed way.
Crowell & Moring LLP. January 7, 2019. Training on legal remedies and trauma informed care for pro-bono attorneys interested in assisting survivors of trafficking.