The Polaris Star Award Gala is an annual event that brings together individuals, organizations, businesses and activists who are dedicated to combating human trafficking. This prestigious award ceremony, hosted by United Abolitionists, Inc., honors and recognizes the outstanding efforts and initiatives made in the fight against modern-day slavery and exploitation. In 2024, the Polaris Star […]
Posted October 18, 2023
Stalking Victimization: Results of a National Study of Victims April 14, 2022 from 12:00PM to 1:00PM UCF’s Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery and UCF’s Violence Against Women Cluster present a webinar on stalking victimization. Representatives from the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics will provide an overview of […]
Posted March 9, 2022
The Intersection of Youth Homelessness + Human Trafficking March 22, 2022 from 12:00PM to 1:00PM There is a strong overlap between homelessness and trafficking experiences among youth. Understanding the pathways, vulnerabilities that lead to homelessness and trafficking, as well as key strategies to prevent both, is critical in our fight to end human trafficking. Attendees […]
Posted February 17, 2022
Crossing Borders, Touching Lives January 27, 2022 From the student sitting across from you to the clothes on your back, learn about the ever-present impact of human trafficking in your life. Shilpa Finnerty, Esq., Senior Fellow and Community Advisor for the Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery at UCF (HTMS Center), […]
Posted February 3, 2022
SERIES EVENT #1 Florida Department of Health’s Human Trafficking Dashboard October 14, 2021 from 12:00PM to 1:00PM Join us for a presentation by Florida Department of Health’s Director of Public Health Research, Keshia Reid, PhD. In her role, Dr. Reid oversees the Biomedical Research program as well as several non-infectious disease surveillance and epidemiology programs, […]
Posted October 1, 2021
July 12, 2021 from 12:00PM – 1:00PM Former United States Ambassador to Senegal Harriet Elam-Thomas discusses her perspective on Human Trafficking both at home and abroad. Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas, Director, Diplomacy, Peace and Securities Studies Program Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas directs a rapidly growing global initiative at the University of Central Florida, the Diplomacy Program, […]
Posted June 22, 2021
SERIES EVENT #1 Human Trafficking in the Fishing Industry I: Outlaw Ocean with Ian Urbina March 1, 2021 from 12:00PM to 1:00PM Join us for Ian Urbina’s gripping account of modern slavery in the fishing industry. Ian’s Outlaw Ocean series was originally published in The New York Times, where he has been an investigative reporter […]
Posted February 15, 2021
Human Trafficking Awareness Month “Lunch and Learn” Series This series will focus on sex trafficking. Discussions will take participants from an emerging area of risk – social media – through activities designed to reduce the likelihood of being trafficked and reducing demand for trafficked persons to programs that offer hope for persons recovered from trafficking […]
Posted December 18, 2020
