10th Annual Savannah Traffick Jam - FeBruary 21-22, 2025!

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10TH ANNUAL TRAFFICK JAM - FEBRUARY 21-22!

Stop the Traffick!

A Decade of Awareness, Advocacy, & Action


Traffick Jam 2025 is scheduled for  

                 February 21-22, 2025




           Register for Traffick Jam 2025!




Call or email for conference information:

        (912) 398-1343

        info.thesidc@gmail.com


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... a decade of awareness ...

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 Click the "DONATE TO TRAFFICK JAM!" button above. When the payment page opens, select "Annual Traffick Jam Human Trafficking Education Conference" from the drop-down list and then make your payment.  

10th Annual Traffick Jam - February 21-22

The SIDC is excited to bring together experts in their respective fields to inform and educate professionals in law enforcement, mental health, social work, and education, as well as for the general public. 


We can all work together to fight the scourge of human trafficking. 

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LAW ENFORCEMENT - February 21, 2025

 
                                  Open to law enforcement only.  

  

 

                        8am-9am | Registration and breakfast


                               9am-10:20am | Sherri Stephan

                                        Exploiting Vulnerabilities: 

                       The Means and Methods of Human Traffickers

 (Presentation includes POST-approved Human Trafficking curriculum.)  


                                   10:20am-10:30am | Break


                            10:30am-12:00pm | James Fottrell

                           Digital Evidence in Sex Trafficking Cases


                                          12:00pm | Adjourn


Law Enforcement Speaker BIOS

Click to download a PDF version of the law enforcement session speaker bios. 

Register for Traffick Jam 2025!

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GENERAL PUBLIC - February 22, 2025


9:00am-9:05am | Introduction of Master of Ceremony:

 Diane McLeod, SIDC Member


9:10am-9:15am | Opening Remarks

Mayor Dana Williams, Thunderbolt, GA


9:20am-9:25am | Welcome

 Dr. Kiana L. Dibo-Armstrong, Department of Social Work, Savannah State University


9:30am-10:10am | Force, Fraud, and Coercion: Examining the Spectrum of Exploitation, A Discussion of Federal Cases, Explore the Scope and Methods of Exploitation perpetrated by traffickers

Sherri Stephan, Assistant United States Attorney, Human Trafficking Coordinator, US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia / SIDC Member


10:15am-10:55am | Survivor Speaker AY

Sponsoring organization: Fresh Start Healing Heart, Sheila Roemeling, Executive Director


11:00am-11:10am | Break



11:15am-11:55am |  When Home Is Where the Hurt Is: An Exploration of Familiar Trafficking

Naeshia McDowell, Director of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSEC) Response Team, Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia


12pm-12:40pm |  Say No to Internet Monsters: Cyber Safety for Parents and Children

Skip Myers, Fraud & Identity Solutions Consultant, LexisNexis Risk Solutions / Co-Founder, Internet Safety Brigade 


12:45pm-1:15pm | Lunch


*** Reminder: Visit vendors before afternoon session ***


1:20pm-2:00pm | Life in a Residential Shelter

Julie Wade, Executive Director, Tharros Place


2:05pm-2:10pm | Closing Remarks

Bill Gettis, Chairman, Savannah Interagency Diversity Council (SIDC) 

 Location: 

Savannah State University (SSU)

Main Conference Room (A&B), SSU Student Union

3219 College Street

Savannah, GA 31404 


10th Annual Traffick Jam!


A Decade of Awareness, Advocacy, & Action

General Public Speaker BIOS

Click to download a PDF version of the general public session speaker bios. 

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND VENDORS! (Coming soon)

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Other Things to Know

COVID-19 Protocols/Precautions

COVID-19 Protocols/Precautions

COVID-19 Protocols/Precautions

COVID-19: Protocols and precautions as set forth by the CDC and SSU will be in place for attendees. 

Event Policy Concern

COVID-19 Protocols/Precautions

COVID-19 Protocols/Precautions

 If a (potential) participant has a concern about her/his experience with Traffick Jam 2025, she/he may email the SIDC at info.thesidc@gmail.com. We do not guarantee a given outcome, but the individual can expect us to consider the complaint, make any necessary decisions, and respond within two weeks.   

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NATIONAL HOTLINE

To report suspected human trafficking to Federal law enforcement: 1-866-347-2423


To get help from the National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-888-373-7888,

 or text HELP or INFO to BeFree (233733) 

Learn How to Recognize the Signs

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Organized in May 2013, the SIDC consists of law enforcement, businesses, government agencies, social services, educators and advocates with the shared purpose of celebrating the diversity in our community.  The SIDC brings diverse perspectives together for conversation and collaboration, to create positive change.

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