8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., S.J. Quinney College of Law, Moot Courtroom (Level 6)
The 2020 Human Trafficking Symposium will feature a keynote speaker, panel, and breakout sessions about human trafficking in Utah including perspectives from attorneys, case managers, law enforcement, and medical providers based around this year’s theme of a victim-centered approach.
Featuring:
Julie Dahlstrom, JD
Director, Boston University Law’s Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Program.
Panel:
Victim-Centered Collaboration
Breakout Sessions:
-Human Trafficking Legistlation: Past and Present
-Predators, Sexting and Cyberbullying
-Human Trafficking: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples
-It’s Not What it Seems: A Trauma Informed Response
-Human Trafficking Prosecution: A Victim-Centered Approach
-Human Trafficking Case Review
-Words Matter: Being Proactive About Problem Language
-Healing the Healers
4.5 hours of Utah CLE (pending).
We will have overflow seating available onsite on a first come basis (no registration required). Contact Haylee (801) 587-7890 for questions.
$12 for general admission or free NO-lunch option. University students, faculty and staff are free with proof of university ID.
Agenda
8:00-8:45 am: Registration
9:00-9:10 am: Welcome and Introduction-Taylor Stephensen Beal, President of Social Justice Student Initiative, University of Utah
9:10-9:30 am: Opening Remarks- Attorney General Sean Reyes
9:30-10:30 am- Keynote Address- Julie Dahlstrom, JD, Director of Boston University Law’s Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking Program
10:30-10:45 am: Break
10:45 am-12:00 pm: Breakout session
12:00-1:30 pm: Lunch (on your own) Available for purchase through the University of Utah
1:30-2:45 pm: Breakout Session
2:45-3:00 pm: Break
3:00-4:00 pm: Panel- Victim-Centered Collaboration
4:00-4:30 pm: Closing Remarks- Gary Scheller, Director of Utah Office of Victims of Crime
This event is sponsored by the Utah Attorney General’s Office, the Utah Trafficking in Persons Task Force and the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Social Justice Student Initiative (SJSI).
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For questions about this event contact Haylee (801) 587-7890.
Paid parking is available at Rice-Eccles Stadium by purchasing a day pass. We encourage you to use public transportation to our events. Take TRAX University line to the Stadium stop and walk a half block north. For other public transit options use UTA’s Trip Planner. The law school is on the Red Route for the University’s free campus shuttles (College of Law stop).