Sex Trafficking of Native Women: Trauma-Informed Approaches for Supporting Domestic Trafficking Survivors [Webinar]

WEBINAR HOSTED BY: Family and Youth Services Bureau’s Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, presented by the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center and co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence DESCRIPTION: This Three-Part Webinar Series will focus on minor and adult, Native, citizen, and immigrant/refugee women and youth trafficked for sex, labor and other purposes.  Advocates will learn strategies for operationalizing trauma-informed approaches within their organizations and key considerations for building their agency’s capacity to establish innovative partnerships and provide accessible, culturally relevant, and trauma-informed services.  The second of three webinars lays the foundation for understanding sex trafficking of Native women and survivor centered responses developed by three experts in the field.  Sexual Assault in Tribal Communities & Traditional Approaches to Trauma Informed Healing Lisa Brunner, Anishinaabe, White Earth Ojibwe Nation, is a Program Specialist for the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center who has worked for over 15 years addressing violence against Native American and Alaska Native women.  Lisa has testified before Congress for the Hearing on “Combating Human Trafficking: Federal, State, and Local Perspectives,” and before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Family and Organized Crime-controlled trafficking and GLBTQ Christine Stark (Cherokee/Anishinaabe) is an award winning author, speaker, organizer, and visual artist. Her articles have been published in numerous journals and anthologies, including Prostitution, Trafficking, and Traumatic Stress and others.  Currently, she is writing a report titled Gathering Our Stories: the Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women on the Duluth Ships based upon interviews she conducted with Native women and men. Structure and Processing of Trafficking Operations and those that are Gang-Based Dr. Alexandra (Sandi) Pierce is an applied sociologist of Seneca and European descent. A long-time survivor of sex trafficking, she is the principal investigator and author of Shattered Hearts, the first research report on the commercial sexual exploitation of American Indian girls and women ever published in the United States. Dr. Pierce recently partnered with the Lauren Martin Center at the University of Minnesota’s University Outreach-Engagement Center to produce a report on the overall market structure of juvenile sex trafficking in Minneapolis, titled Mapping the Market. She is also an active member of a national coalition of sex trafficking survivors.  WEBINAR AUDIENCE: We encourage all participants to attend the webinar to build on and operationalize their knowledge. Staff and program grantees from the Departments of Justice, Health and Human Services and Homeland Security. Direct victim service providers, including system-based victim advocates in domestic violence, sexual assault, anti-trafficking, and child advocacy programs. Community-based social services, mental health and substance abuse providers serving all populations – particularly, youth, young adults, Native women and girls, immigrants, and refugees. Runaway and homeless youth program providers. DATE & TIME: Monday, April 20, 2015 2 – 4 pm EST | 1 – 3 pm CST | 11 am – 1 pm PST DURATION:  2 hours REGISTRATION:   https://attendee.gotowebinar.c.../4275345777176373761 QUESTIONS:  For technical or registration assistance, please contact Tang Cheam tcheam@niwrc.org or 253.656.4677 or Tara Azure tazure@niwrc.org or 406.679.3578 at the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center.