{"id":86408,"date":"2022-01-12T12:36:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?p=86408"},"modified":"2022-02-11T09:56:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T14:56:17","slug":"pilj-journal-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/2022\/01\/12\/pilj-journal-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Trafficking, Then and Now: New Directions and Approaches to Exploitation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston University School of Law | Public Interest Law Journal Symposium <\/strong><\/p>\n

Human Trafficking, Then and Now: New Directions and Approaches to Exploitation <\/em><\/p>\n

Friday, February 11, 2022 | 10:00 am to 4:15 pm<\/p>\n

Please access the symposium using the zoom link here<\/a>. If you have trouble connecting, please contact lawevent@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Register here<\/a>. Please note, this symposium will be presented in a virtual format on Zoom.<\/span><\/p>\n

Current Symposium Schedule<\/a> (as of January 25th, 2022)<\/p>\n

Human trafficking is a global problem. Yet, defining the scope is difficult, in part due to the underground nature of the problem and the fear that many survivors face. Many survivors do not self-identify. Moreover, legal and social service professionals, often uniquely positioned to engage with survivors, fail to effectively identify potential survivors. Additionally, survivors are often less likely to be believed and stigmatized when they speak out about their experiences.<\/p>\n

While a robust legal framework exists to prosecute perpetrators and provide legal protections, gaps remain. In particular, some activists and academics have criticized the present trafficking legal framework as overly focused on the criminal legal system, which disproportionately targets and damages BIPOC and LGBTQ+ persons. Many have argued that ongoing reform and change is needed to ensure that anti-trafficking approaches remain effective and viable. Through this Symposium, the Public Interest Law Journal (\u201cPILJ\u201d) will explore various approaches to trafficking prevention, including intersectional, trauma-informed, multidisciplinary, and non-carceral responses. Participants will also examine new and evolving promising practices that promote racial justice and accountability.<\/p>\n

Broken into four panels, panelists will first address the anti-trafficking framework that exists at both the state and federal level. They will examine the successes of state and federal efforts, and how to navigate the resulting jurisdictional challenges. The second panel will explore the different types of human trafficking prevalent in Massachusetts and the ways in which lawyers can support survivors. Specifically, the panelists will address the limits of criminal approaches to human trafficking and the emergence of solutions to confront these obstacles, including criminal record relief, as well as civil remedies that reduce reliance on law enforcement. The third panel will discuss immigration and human trafficking, notably recent policy changes that have created new obstacles to victim protection, hampered investigations into human trafficking networks, and distorted Americans\u2019 perceptions of trafficking. The final panel will examine the impact of intersectional identities on victim protection. It will also explore how to construct effective approaches that consider the unique challenges faced by immigrant survivors. It will further discuss ways to make human trafficking legislation, policy, and work more intersectional to take into account a wider range of harms, experiences, and identities.<\/p>\n

Sponsors<\/strong><\/p>\n

BU Pardee Initiative on Forced Migration and Human Trafficking<\/a>
\nBU Spark!<\/a>
\nHuman Trafficking Institute<\/a>
\nMassachusetts Attorney General\u2019s Office<\/a>
\nWilmerHale<\/a><\/p>\n

Speakers & Presenters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alyssa Currier Wheeler<\/u>, Human Trafficking Institute<\/p>\n

Dr. Angela Onwuachi-Willig<\/u>, Dean of Boston University School of Law<\/p>\n

Anita Ravi<\/u>, PurpLE Health Foundation<\/p>\n

Arifa Raza<\/u>, Washington State University<\/p>\n

Ashleigh Pelto<\/u>, DOVE, Inc.<\/p>\n

Cynthia Vreeland<\/u>, WilmerHale<\/p>\n

Dina Haynes<\/u>, New England School of Law<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Keeley<\/u>, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General<\/p>\n

Heba Gowayed<\/u>, Boston University<\/p>\n

Jasmine Gonzales Rose<\/u>, Boston University School of Law<\/p>\n

Jose Alfaro<\/u>, Lived Experience Expert<\/p>\n

Julie Dahlstrom<\/u>, Boston University School of Law<\/p>\n

Karen Pita Loor<\/u>, Boston University School of Law<\/p>\n

Kathleen Kim<\/u>, Loyola Law School<\/p>\n

Lidia Ferreira<\/u>, Brazilian Women\u2019s Group<\/p>\n

Maura Healey<\/u>, Massachusetts Attorney General<\/p>\n

Nicole Bell<\/u>, Living in Freedom Together (LIFT)<\/p>\n

Rachael Rollins<\/u>, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Sabrina Talukder<\/u>, Loyola School of Law<\/p>\n

Sarah Dohoney Byrne<\/u>, Moore & Van Allen<\/p>\n

Sarah Sherman-Stokes<\/u>, Boston University School of Law<\/p>\n

Stephanie Richard<\/u>, Loyola Law School<\/p>\n

Timothy Moran<\/span>, U.S. Attorneys Office.<\/p>\n

Boston University strives to be accessible, inclusive and diverse in our facilities, programming and academic offerings. Your experience in this event is important to us. If you have a disability (including but not limited to learning or attention, mental health, concussion, vision, mobility, hearing, physical or other health related), require communication access services for the deaf or hard of hearing, or believe that you require a reasonable accommodation for another reason please contact Elizabeth Clancey (lawevent@bu.edu) by February 1st, to discuss your needs.
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