Human Trafficking Awareness Day Virtual Event

Please join the Junior League of Portland (JLP) for our second annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day Event. This virtual, educational event will open with a welcome from our League President, followed by brief presentations that will expose the scope of sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation happening in greater Portland. These presentations will directly address how youth pushed into the streets are at risk for trafficking, highlight that marginalized groups are disproportionately represented in trafficking, and directly address how the criminalization of Black girls can put them at risk for sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.

The event will also feature an interview-style keynote presentation with two human trafficking survivors. They will inform attendees on their lived experiences, which will highlight how being pushed into the streets in their youth, directly put them at-risk for sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation.

The event will conclude by calling on attendees to help JLP in its efforts with a call-to-action to support the League's 9th Annual Essentials Drive, which collects undergarments and essential items to be distributed to Human Trafficking survivors through JLP’s Community Partners.

The Junior League of Portland is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The Junior League of Portland, Oregon works to end the cycle of violence against women and children.

The Junior League has been the driving force behind the kinds of initiatives and institutions that make our community a healthier, more vital place to live. Junior League members, reflecting a wide range of backgrounds, interests, and professional pursuits, work together to identify unmet needs, forge effective coalitions, and work for change. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.