Please join Rights4Girls and World Without Exploitation for a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. For those who cannot attend in person but who would like to attend virtually, please register HERE. 

 Capitol Hill Event: 

Sex Trafficking and the Sex Trade: Understanding the Impact of Race, Gender, and Income Inequality 

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

11:00am-12:30pm Eastern

Capitol Visitor Center Room SVC-201

 Rights4Girls and World Without Exploitation cordially invite you to join us for a Congressional briefing on Sex Trafficking and the Sex Trade: Understanding the Impact of Race, Gender, and Income Inequality. The briefing will highlight the intersections between the commercial sex industry and sex trafficking, trace the origins of the sex trade in the U.S., examine various legal approaches to address sexual exploitation, and elevate survivor perspectives on policy change. Survivor leaders and other experts will also discuss current efforts to reauthorize and strengthen the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as well as other key legislation designed to decriminalize and support survivors of sex trafficking.

 Featuring: 

·      Bekah Charleston, CEO, Charleston Law Center and Survivor leader

·      Lauren Hersh, National Director, World Without Exploitation

·      Ane Mathieson, Program Director, The EMPOWER Center, Sanctuary for Families

·      Chris Stark, award winning author, researcher 

·      Melanie Thompson, Outreach & Advocacy Coordinator, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and Survivor leader

·      Yasmin Vafa, Executive Director, Rights4Girls

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. RSVP HERE.