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4/5/10

Event: Destination Freedom: A Learning Approach to Ending Human Trafficking/Modern Day Slavery

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April 7, 2010, 3:30 – 8:45 pm

SOCH Building, Harvard University, 59 Shepard St., Cambridge

3:30 Doors Open

3:30 - 4:00 Booths and Networking (15+ booths)

4:00 - 4:05 Introduction by Organizers

4:05 – 4:10 Vocal Performance - "If You Listen You Will Hear"

Madison Greer, Harvard College Class of 2013 and Member of HCFTS

Note: This song was written by Madison's father, Wt Greer III, for Free The Slaves

4:10 - 4:40 Keynote Address - "Trafficking and Slavery in the 21st Century: Illuminated by Eight Global Case Studies"

Thomas Burke, MD, FACEP, Chief of the Division of Global Health and Human Rights, MGH

4:40 - 5:00 Booths and Networking

5:00 – 6:00 Concurrent Sessions

Session 1: A Collaborative Approach Toward Trafficking Ring Prosecutions and Survivor Support
- Carol Gomez, Founding Director of MataHarri: Eye of the Day and a Boston based FBI Agent

MataHari: Eye of the Day (formerly the TVOS Network - Trafficking Victims Outreach and Services Network) and the Boston FBI successfully collaborated on a recent prosecution of a national trafficking ring involving 10+ young women and girls across the US in the last two years. Both agencies will discuss the general work they each do and talk about the collaborative creation of a safety net and support for survivors. We will discuss what it takes to prosecute such cases, the work of supporting teen survivors from the US, understand some of the psychology of kids who get caught up in the sex trade and what it takes to create a practical and grounded safety and support plan for young people in the "life".

Session 2: Case Studies of Sex Trafficking and the Role of Health Systems in Anti-Trafficking Work
- Roy Ahn, MPH, ScD, Associate Director for Policy and Research, MGH Division of Global Health and Human Rights, Department of Emergency Medicine and Instructor, Harvard Medical School

This project aimed to study local sex trafficking in cities in the US, UK, India, Philippines and Brazil. Specifically, the project describes the social determinants of sex trafficking of women and girls in each city, the current local health system responses, and recommends actions that local health systems can take to further their participation in anti-trafficking work in these cities.

6:00 – 6:25 Booths and Networking - Option 1

6:00 (Doors Close @ 6:05)- 6:25 "Srey Neang: The Story of a Cambodian Woman" - Option 2

(15 tickets remaining, first come first serve, email humantraffickingstudents@gmail.com with "play tickets" in the subject line)

This is a short play based on the true life story of a young Cambodian woman who, at age seven, was sold into slavery by her own family. The play is told from her perspective at different ages: seven, ten, thirteen, and fifteen. Her life is never her own. Through the years, she is forced into increasingly dangerous and abusive situations. As she endures repeated exploitation, we see her wrestle for meaning and identity. Srey Neang's story is not just her own but is that of the many children whose voices have been silenced by slavery today. Telling her story is freedom. It is hope. And it must issue change.

- Written by: Bernice Liuson Sim
- Actors: Bernice Liuson Sim, Wendy Huang, Steve Lee

6:30 - 7:35 Student Presentations

6 Presentations, 10 minutes each with group Q+A following

7:35 - 7:45 Spoken Word Artist - TiElla Grimes

7:45 - 7:55 Closing

Karen Mclaughlin, International Consultant on Human Trafficking

7:55 - 8:15 Booths and Networking

8:00 - 8:45 Partial Screening of "Stolen" with Discussion - Hosted by the American Islamic Congress

Nasser Weddady, Civil Rights Outreach Director, American Islamic Congress

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4/1/10

Haiti Field Hospital at Risk of Closing!

Received from Dr M . VanRooyen

The Disaster Recovery Center is described as "the best of its kind" in Haiti. Within days after the devastating January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) deployed a team of disaster-trained and field-tested emergency physicians who established the Fond Parisien Disaster Recovery Center (DRC)-the largest transitional surgical, medical, and rehabilitation field hospital in Haiti. The DRC, a partnership between the HHI and Love a Child Inc., has treated over 1,200 patients with attention to maintaining the highest standards for displaced populations with respect to adequate water, sanitation, nutrition and shelter. The medical teams have provided intensive surgical support, nursing care, psychosocial counseling, physical therapy and rehabilitation.

A donation in any amount will be immediately useful on the ground in Haiti, for example:

$25- Feeds one patient and their family three hot meals

$100- Provides physical therapy for an amputee for one week

$500- Buys diesel for our mobile clinics to reach satellite sites throughout the underserved border region

$1,000- Buys a round trip plane ticket for one volunteer doctor to travel to Haiti and work in HHI's field hospital

$2,000- Sends local Haitian staff to train at HHI's Humanitarian Studies Course in Boston to learn about emergency preparedness for future disasters

$5,000- Buys a mobile xray machine for the field hospital which is critical for providing care to patients with complicated crush injuries

$25,000- Pays the salaries of 122 local Haitian staff for one month's work at the Disaster Recovery Center

Fond Parisien Disaster Recovery Center

WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP!
HHI's Disaster Recovery Center in Haiti runs entirely on volunteers and donated supplies.
Please make a tax-deductible donation TODAY
online at www.hhi.harvard.edu/donate-to-haiti
or by sending a check to:
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
14 Story Street, 2nd floor
Cambridge, MA 02138

"The outlook for the facility is dire. Despite promises of funding and visits from various officials, no money has emerged." - BBC News
Watch the BBC coverage here. The Disaster Recovery Center is described as "the best of its kind" in Haiti.
Within days after the devastating January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) deployed a team of disaster-trained and field-tested emergency physicians who established the Fond Parisien Disaster Recovery Center (DRC)-the largest transitional surgical, medical, and rehabilitation field hospital in Haiti.

The DRC, a partnership between the HHI and Love a Child Inc., has treated over 1,200 patients with attention to maintaining the highest standards for displaced populations with respect to adequate water, sanitation, nutrition and shelter. The medical teams have provided intensive surgical support, nursing care, psychosocial counseling, physical therapy and rehabilitation.

A donation in any amount will be immediately useful on the ground in Haiti, for example:

$25- Feeds one patient and their family three hot meals

$100- Provides physical therapy for an amputee for one week

$500- Buys diesel for our mobile clinics to reach satellite sites throughout the underserved border region

$1,000- Buys a round trip plane ticket for one volunteer doctor to travel to Haiti and work in HHI's field hospital

$2,000- Sends local Haitian staff to train at HHI's Humanitarian Studies Course in Boston to learn about emergency preparedness for future disasters

$5,000- Buys a mobile xray machine for the field hospital which is critical for providing care to patients with complicated crush injuries
$25,000- Pays the salaries of 122 local Haitian staff for one month's work at the Disaster Recovery Center

Filed under Earth Quake Haiti Harvard Rehabilitation Services

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2/8/10

Harvard Response to Haiti - Part 1

Received From Vincenzo Bolletino

Harvard University, Boston, USA

Source : Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Newsletter

HHI Responds to the Earthquake in Haiti

Since the January 12, 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative has played a lead role in supporting the coordination of the Harvard-wide response including that of the Harvard-affiliated hospitals within Partners Health Care System. By leveraging HHI's unique position as an academic and research center with long-standing ties to leading medical and public health personnel, HHI has been able to facilitate the deployment of more than 70 surgeons, emergency physicians, anesthesiologists and nurses to Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. HHI personnel are staffing the Fond Parisien Rehabilitation Center, and an HHI Fellow led the development of HaitiVOICES to facilitate better coordination on the ground.

Situation Reports Document Harvard-wide Haiti Response

On January 15, HHI's Director, Michael VanRooyen began issuing daily Situation Reports, updating the Harvard community on the response of Harvard affiliates to the Haiti disaster. As the response effort became less urgent, these reports were issued bi-weekly.

The updates include tracking and reporting on all current activities of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Children's Hospital , and others as they continue to support Partners in Health and the humanitarian relief effort on the ground in Haiti.

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Event: Destination Freedom: A Learning Approach to Ending Human Trafficking/Modern Day Slavery

Haiti Field Hospital at Risk of Closing!

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