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Polaris Star Event

January 26, 2024
The Polaris Star Award Gala is an annual event that brings together individuals, organizations, businesses, and activists who are dedicated to combating human trafficking.

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2024 Red Sand Project & Human Trafficking Leadership Panel – January 2024

January 24, 2024
It’a A Penalty and the UCF Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery’s student group Knights of the RELM hosted a Leadership workshop focused on anti-trafficking efforts in global sporting events. After the workshop they hosted the first ever Red Sand Project event on a college campus to bring light on the survivors of human trafficking.

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2024 Research Colloquium: Mitigating the Scale, Reach, and Impact of Human Trafficking at Major Events: A North American Perspective – January 2024

January 12, 2024
This research colloquium was presented by Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd and Tomas J. Lares and investigated trafficking in major events.

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Previous Sessions

2024 Polaris Star Awards

Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd provides a snapshot of the teaching colloquium.

IAP Leadership Workshop

Human Trafficking Leadership Panel

Protecting Young People From Online Predators

Ending Human Trafficking in Central Florida – Leadership Development Panel

Florida State Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Human Trafficking Summit, October 2020 – Hospitality and the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Presenters: Tomas Lares, President, United Abolitionists, Inc.; Corporal Alan Wilkett, Retired, Pasco County Sheriff’s Office; Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Executive Director, UCF Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Director, Rosen Professional Internships, Savannah Parvu, Survivor Leader and Speaker.

Human Trafficking has affected the hospitality industry for decades. Florida is not only a tourist destination but has been on the cutting edge of addressing these effects during sporting events, conferences, and other gatherings.

Please consider supporting the UCF HTMS Center by purchasing a copy of the comprehensive human trafficking textbook “Human Trafficking: A Systemwide Public Safety and Community Approach”. All proceeds go to support the HTMS Center and its anti-trafficking efforts. Save 15% with code HESTUDENT at checkout. You can find the book here.

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