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Conference Speakers * Conference Schedule * Conference Location * Hotel Accommodations * Registration Click here to download the conference schedule. Preventing Abuse Conference
Protecting Women and Children from Human Trafficking, Internet Predators, Abduction, Cartels The information you receive may help protect a loved one August 16-18, 2011 Orlando, Florida Presented by The Cedars Cultural and Educational Foundation Contact: Tony Nassif P.O. Box 2581 Toluca Lake, CA. 91610 818-848-7522 info@preventingabuse.com "Through this and other conferences untold thousands of children and women can be saved and our communities secured to pursue the blessing of "...life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness..." Tony Nassif
Conference Goals and Focus "Sexual Trafficking is the movement of women and children, within national or across international borders, for the purposes of prostitution or other forms of commercial sexual exploitation. It includes the recruitment, transportation, harboring, transfer, or sale of women and children for these purposes. Initiative Against Sexual Trafficking
Human Trafficking of Women and Children The Preventing Abuse Conference will educate the public and assist in broadening public awareness and build bigger and stronger coalitions between the public and front line organizations, governmental agencies and law enforcement. Working together, these groups have the potential to effectively stop the humiliation, degradation and abuse of women and children trafficked and kidnapped for commercial sexual exploitation. Child Abduction This conference will also focus on educating the attendees on ways to help protect children. Steps assisting prevention. What to do if the child is abducted and what steps to take in the restoration process as well as other insightful and helpful points of information. Additionally this information will be helpful for parents, families and neighbors to learn the warning signs of a potential predator. America Affected, America in Danger Prior to entering WWII most Americans were isolationist and did not want to get involved because the war didn't affect them. When the war came to Pearl Harbor, their attitude changed. This conference will provide earthshaking and awakening information showing how Americans are affected by trafficking, child abduction, Internet. Right here at home and what can be done to protect the victims and deal with the perpetrators. Spread of Disease
"...the sex slaves are a high-risk group for HIV infection..." The Weekly
Standard Note: Who then are they infecting and who are those people infecting? What are the social, economic, healthcare costs as well as the exponential human suffering?
Terrorism "...Revenues from pornographic sites go towards financing extremists and terrorist groups..." Dimitriy
Chepugov, Head of Moscow's "The threat of trafficking does run through Al Qaeda's tapestry of terror. Since the advent of the war in Afghanistan reports have indicated that the Taliban engaged in open abduction of women and girls..." Initiative
Against Sexual Trafficking Conference Overview
The first Preventing Abuse Conference will focus on the local impact on Los Angeles and Southern California in context with national and international scope. Each expected and subsequent conference will do the same with regard to the location of the conference.
The conference will endeavor to demonstrate how the problems of abduction and trafficking of women and children have a personal, local, state and national and personal impact. Unfortunately, many believe if it isn't affecting them they don't need to be involved. They may change their mind after attending the conference. Problems regarding child kidnapping and human trafficking of women and children are relative abstracts to the general public because there doesn't seem to be a relevant connection. Most people feel that when a child is kidnapped it's the parent's problem. Most people, while sympathetic, think "it doesn't affect me". One focus of the conference is to show the impact and danger of human trafficking of women and children affects more than the direct victim(s).
The root of the problem is the demand. The conference will endeavor to identify the demand for kidnapped and trafficked women and children. How it can be dealt with. Areas to be addressed relating to the demand:
The state of legislation (federal, state, local) and its effectiveness in addressing the problems of child abduction and human trafficking and what corrections and/or improvements can be done. The impact grass roots groups and individuals can have legislatively.
What is effective and how can it be made more effective? What does law enforcement lack and how can it be provided? How the public can help.
Reasons why trafficked women and children don't try to escape and what can be done.
"Three of the worst crimes committed against a child are rape, molestation and...inaction." National Center for Missing and Exploited Children OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Prosecutors announced state and federal charges against 19 people for alleged child prostitution and sex trafficking of children...As many as 13 underage girls, and several women over 18, were involved, he said. Associated Press Writer May 11, 2004 "Silence
is 'action'. Therefore, silence in the presence of evil makes
one complicit with the evil perpetrated." Tony
Nassif
Special Conference Guest Speakers Message from Senator Marco Rubio Noreen Gosch: Featured on America's Most Wanted and Lifetime Television Mother of kidnap victim Johnny Gosch. She will tell the "rest of the story". An amazing and intriguing story of a determined mother in search for her son. She will update on developments which are happening even as you read this. Don't miss this presentation. She will share things never before addressed. She will tell the real story. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. It will amaze you. She will also speak of the program she developed to help protect children from being abducted. She testified before Congress leading to the establishment of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. She developed and got passed the Johnny Gosch bill requiring immediate response to missing person report. Her story was featured on America's Most Wanted numerous times. Recently featured on Lifetime Television's VANISHED Patrick Trueman Alicia Kozakiewicz. She came to realize that other children need not suffer her traumatic experiences. She joined her local Pittsburgh, PA Air Search and Rescue group, and created an Internet Safety Program, the Alicia Project, which she presented first in cooperation with the FBI Adopt-A-School program, the COPC Program of her University, and now independently, to schools and organizations. Ric Lumbard (CRTEC) Tony Nassif Mr. Nassif was a member of the Los Angeles Task Force on Human Trafficking and Child Prostitution, Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Human Trafficking, attended the White House signing of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, and has worked for many years on the problem of human trafficking and child abduction. He has organized many other conferences and preparing for a great number more throughout the country to bring awareness about the problems of human trafficking, child abduction and Internet safety educating the public that we all have an obligation to deal with the problem. He has appeared on hundreds of radio and television talk shows such as Voice of America broadcast internationally, Family News in Focus, Dr. D. James Kennedy, FOX News during the war in Lebanon and hundreds more. Giselle Rodriquez Giselle has also coordinated several outreaches throughout the Tampa Bay area. During one of the outreach events in Wimuama, Giselle and her volunteers were able to identify 3 potential labor trafficking victims. These 3 men in turn lead Giselle and The Hillsborough County Sheriff's office to an additional 4 male victims. Giselle was also the event coordinator for the outreach event that took place during Super bowl 43 in Tampa. During this particular outreach event, over 40 volunteers participated and numerous leads on potential cases were provided to local law enforcement. The Super bowl outreach was such a success that is was conducted during Super bowl 44 in Miami and during the Florida Classic 2010. Anna I. Rodriguez Her first experience with a Human Trafficking case was in 1999; U.S. vs. Tecum. It developed from a home visitation� following up on a domestic violence incident. She noticed the presence of a young female who turned out to be a victim of human trafficking. Anna identified red flags� that made her suspicious and eventually she helped get the victim out. Today the Tecum case has become a major case study by agencies including USDOJ, FSU, Croft Institute for International and New York Times. Anna was also able to identify and work with the FBI and USDOJ on a domestic servitude case and sex trafficking case known as the Blackjack case, in which she also assisted ICE. In recognition of Anna's work and dedication, she was invited as part of the Tecum case team, along with the Federal Prosecutors and the victim, by Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, to be recognized and witness the signing of the T VISA� in Washington DC. She has also received numerous letters of commendation from Collier County Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement agencies. On account of the Tecum, Domestic Servitude, Blackjack and other slavery cases, she also received a Special Recognition from the FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC for her work and assistance. On July 16th, 2004 in Tampa, Anna was publicly recognized by President George W. Bush during his speech at the US Department of Justice national Human Trafficking Conference for her dedication to rescue human trafficking victims. She was also recognized by US Congressman Mario Diaz Balart with the American Flag from the US Capitol and a Certificate of Recognition. Anna has been featured in the Florida Chief magazine for her valuable work. Anna received the 2009 Women of Peace Award and was on the top 10 finalist for the 2009 Florida Women Hall of Fame. In 2011, Anna was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame. Anna;s work has been recognized by author David Batstone in his book Not for Sale, as well as a human trafficking documentary produced by Robert Macarrelli. Anna has also been recognized by Producer Michael Cory Davis on Cargo: Innocence Lost, Marynoll Production on Lives for Sale, The Florida Channel on Crossroads: Slavery in Florida, CBS Evening News and CBS Early Show, Univision, Telemundo, Wink TV News, Fox News, CNN, Atlanta Journal, Miami Times, Terra Communications, Naples Daily News and News Press. She is currently working on 1 human trafficking book nand 2 documentaries. Anna has received numerous recognitions and awards for her passion and dedication to identify, rescue and restore victims lives. Anna travels around the nation speaking and training law enforcement, community organizations and faith based organizations about human trafficking. BAZ former C.I.A. Intelligence Officer Baz is a former CIA officer who takes on the most impossible cases. And he doesn;t charge the heartsick family of the missing a penny. With volunteer help from other retired intelligence officers, Baz travels all over America and the world, covertly getting in and out of countries some of us can;t even pronounce. His goal is getting children back to where they belong. So far, Baz and the boys have a 100% success rate. They've safely brought home 53 children. One of their most recent successes was aired on Lifetime Television called the Tiffiney Rubin Story ¦the rescue of Kobe Rubin from Korea. Another was the recent return of the Silah Boys to Los Angeles after a 2 ½ year operation alongside the FBI and other international associates. Theresa Flores----Human Trafficking Survivor—featured on MSNBC documentary on sex trafficking in America. Tomas Lares In January of 2009 Lares led the first Human Trafficking Awareness March in the state of Florida in downtown Orlando and recently celebrated the 3rd Annual March where 1500+ individuals attended. He was also involved in Super Bowl 2009 Human Trafficking outreach in Tampa, FL. and Super Bowl 2010 in Miami where victims were identified. The Tampa outreach was documented my MSNBC and is a part of their series entitled, Undercover, Sex Slaves in America�. He also led a Prayer Shield for Super Bowl 2011. Recently, Lares initiated a newly formed non-profit called, Florida Abolitionists� whose mission is to educate the faith community concerning the crime of Modern Day Slavery. Kenneth J. Schaffer Special Agent Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Special Agent Schaffer is a native of California graduated from Diamond Bar High School and after graduation enlisted in the military (USMC), and has over 15 years of service, eight in the USMC/USMCR and seven in the USNR. Special Agent Schaffer has military training and qualifications as a Diver (Basic Scuba), Paratrooper, Strategic Debriefing and Interrogator, radio operator and repairman, and Naval Intelligence analyst. Special Agent Schaffer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Bio-Chemistry as well as a Masters of Science in Chemistry both from California State University Fullerton. In addition, SPECIAL AGENT Schaffer has a Clear teaching credential for the state of California in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Special Agent Schaffer completed Special Agent training (1811) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia in 2005 and is employed in the civilian sector as a Special Agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the last two years working in the Smuggling Group (Human and Narcotics Trafficking). Special Agent Schaffer has also worked in the National Security group and the Gang group in Orange County California. Special Agent Schaffer has received advanced training in Human Trafficking investigations, and is also trained as a Defensive Tactics Instructor for ICE. Gary A. Rusty Fleming Jr. In 2009, the award winning documentary, Drug Wars; Silver or Lead, was released and audiences got the first, real-life account of a drug war unlike anything Mexico and the entire border region has ever seen. Working from the inside-out, Rusty has spent the better part of six years exposing a whole new breed of narco-traffickers and the wake of destruction in their path. The book Narco-Terrorism in the 21st Century� was published in early 2009 explaining in detail, Rusty's personal accounts of documenting the operations and sheer brutality of the narco-insurgency that has spread throughout North America. He has made multiple appearances with MSNBC, CNN and FOX. Rusty is recognized by national media and law enforcement agencies as an expert on border security and the Mexican drug cartels. In addition to producing news documentaries for several U.S. networks, he has produced multiple episodes of Gangland for The History Channel. Rusty is currently developing a documentary project on Human Trafficking, exposing the brutality of this institution that is growing almost beyond comprehension. The second project is a nationwide narco-terrorism awareness program. This film and program is a sequel to the wildly successful program Operation Detourthat the U.S. Border Patrol has shown to nearly a half a million middle school and high school students along the southwest border. Pastor Bill Losasso Pastor of Pathways Community Church. “What a church can do to be active in the solution.” Donna Rice Hughes----President of Enough is Enough. Internet Safety expert. Internet safety expert--ways helping children on the Internet Speakers subject to change Dr. Ted Baehr, Ted Baehr is Founder and Publisher of Movieguide® (aka www.movieguide.org) and Chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission, as well as a noted critic, educator, lecturer, and media pundit. His life's purpose is to be used of God to redeem the values of the media while educating audiences on how to use discernment in selecting their entertainment. Books: Ted has written numerous books, including:
Education: Ted graduated summa cum laude in Comparative Literature from Dartmouth College, attended Cambridge University, the University of Bordeaux & Toulouse, the University of Munich, Northwestern University: Weinberg College Of Arts & Sciences: Department of English: Graduate Program, and the Film Program at Columbia University's School of the Arts, graduated with a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law, finished his theological studies at the Institute of Theology at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and received a Doctor of Humanities from Belhaven University. TV & Film Production: Ted was president of the organization that produced The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe for CBS-TV in 1980, boasting 37 million viewers and winning an Emmy Award. Baehr also has produced hundreds of programs for PBS television. Telisia Espinosa Lt. George Koder; Clearwater Task Force Dr. Janice Crouse CWA is the nation's largest public policy women's organization with over 500,000 members. We have state directors in more than 30 states and we have numerous "prayer and action" teams in every state. As a grassroots organization headquartered in D.C., we work at the forefront of national and international efforts to end the demand that drives sex trafficking -- that evil industry where pimps and criminal networks prey on, abuse, and enslave the vulnerable for their own financial enrichment. As a policy organization, CW A works to ensure that legislation is written appropriately and that best practices are supported in lobbying so that good laws are passed to enable those who work to rescue victims and provide services for their full restoration have the back-up that they need in the law and from the federal, state and local government and authorities who are responsible for lawmaking and enforcing. Those who profess to "care about children" and want to do things "for the children," need to put action behind their words and work to protect those vulnerable children, girls and boys who are prey for the most evil among us. We also need to prevent such abuse and prosecute those who are responsible for hurting innocent ones. Dr. Mark Chironna Dr. Mark J. Chironna is uniquely gifted to train, mobilize, and ignite transformation in God's people. His is a clear voice for the 21st century that resonates throughout our global society with the cause of Christ and the message of His Kingdom. With the nurturing heart of an apostolic father and the veil-rending cry of a proven prophetic ministry to the nations, Dr. Chironna serves to empower believers and equip the Body of Christ in this age. He is the founder of The Master's Touch International Church in Orlando, Florida, where he also serves as senior pastor. Bishop Chironna holds multiple advanced degrees in theology and psychology. He and his wife Ruth are the proud parents of two sons, Matthew and Daniel International Justice Mission: Speaker, Ms. Steffen will be presenting on human trafficking from an international perspective including the scope of the problem and strategies for sustainable freedom from oppression Ann Steffen serves as the Aftercare Training and Research Development Specialist at International Justice Mission. Ms. Steffen holds a BS in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Illinois and a Masters in Social Work from Arizona State University. She served as a Pediatric Social Worker at Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona for two years where she participated in a multidisciplinary team to address children and families' psychosocial needs as well as child protection issues within the hospital setting. Following her work at Cardon Children's Medical Center, Ms. Steffen deployed to IJM's field office in Mumbai, India as an Aftercare Fellow. In this role, she provided support and training resources to the national social workers, developed protocols for an Aftercare home, and helped to design programs intended to benefit survivors of commercial sexual exploitation in Mumbai. In her role as the Aftercare Training and Research Development Specialist at IJM, Ms. Steffen develops training materials and resources for Aftercare staff and provides input into the design of IJM Aftercare programs that serve survivors of violent oppression around the world. Description of Presentation: Debbie Hart Gregory T. Christopher Serves as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Tampa. Special Agent Christopher was assigned to FBI Tampa in 2006. He served on the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) from 2006-2007, and then was assigned to work Violent Crimes in 2007. In 2008, Agent Christopher started working Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) investigations. He established the Tampa Area Crime Against Children (TACAC) Task Force in 2009 and is presently the lead agent on the Task Force. The Task Force focuses on recovering juveniles who are victims of sex trafficking, and prosecuting those responsible for their exploitation. Since it's inception the TACAC Task Force has recovered over 50 juveniles who were involved in sex trafficking throughout the Tampa area. Nancy Winston Shared Hope International Concurrent with her career in healthcare information systems, Nancy engaged deeply in the issue of human trafficking. She actively worked along side Linda Smith from 1999 until leaving her career in 2008 to begin a second career as an employee of Shared Hope International. From 2004-2010 she served on the Shared Hope International Board of Directors and currently holds the position of Director at Shared Hope. Responsibilities include speaking, writing, training, donor interactions, and assisting with partner relationships. Nancy has long been active in the movement against sex trafficking and assisted Linda Smith, founder of Shared Hope International, in organizing the War Against Trafficking Alliance in 2002. She participated in the Path Breaking Strategies Conference in Washington, DC in 2003 and in the Next Steps Conference in Mumbai in 2004, as well as the Justice Department Domestic Trafficking and Prostitution conference in Tampa in 2004 and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Mid Term Review in DC in 2006. She attended the White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives event as a representative of Shared Hope in 2007 and 2008. Since 2008, she has served on the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force and is an active member of the task force's Victim Services committee. In the capacity of a task force member and a Shared Hope employee, she provides expert testimony at committee hearings in the Maryland legislature in support of legislation that would toughen the state's anti-trafficking laws . Speakers subject to change * * * Important subjects to be addressed Solutions Helping Protect Women, Children, Families and Nation
**ABDUCTION:Helping protect and prevent child abduction. Child abduction is organized .
**HUMAN TRAFFICKING: Sex slavery of women & children. How we can help stop and prevent it.
**ENTERTAINMENT:Sexualizing the culture & youth by portraying sex outside of marriage as recreation.
**INTERNET CHILD PORN: Child porn is fastest growing. The war is being lost (FBI).
**INTERNET PREDATORS: Information helping protect children from Internet predators learning their tactics to watch for.Sexting: The dangers and the future.
**SEXUALIZATION of the American culture: Standards of right/wrong are eroding normalizing abnormal sexual behavior which fuels human trafficking. Conference information shows what can be done.
**PORNOGRAPHY:Fuels human trafficking. It is addictive and what we can do to help stop it.
**TERRORISTS:Connection to human trafficking and pornography.
**NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT: Trafficking is 2nd biggest moneymaker worldwide, terrorist & gangs involvement , spreading of disease threatening nations and America, etc
**SECURING THE BORDERS: Many girls coming across the boarder end up forced into prostitution and porn
**THE FAMILY: How the traditional family is among the greatest protections against child prostitution and cultural collapse.
DonÂÂÙt Wait to be a Victim….Be Armed with The Truth
Helping protect children from abduction
What to do if the unthinkable happens
The effects of human trafficking on our nation and families
What fuels the demand for commercial sexual exploitation of women and children. How to stop it
How and why the Church is important in the struggle to free women and children.
National security
Pornography's impact and what can be done to reverse it. The Cultural Collapse
***Important developments!!! Don't miss it!!!***
The information presented may help protect someone you love.
Conference Location and Accommodations International Palms Resort Hotel 6515 International Drive Orlando, Florida 32819 FREE PARKING Complimentary Continental Breakfast: Two per hotel room guests Special Hotel Room Rates for Attendees---------- $72.00 per night plus taxes. Rooms at the special conference rate are limited.
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1. CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE: Three DAY conference attendance 2.BANQUET LUNCHEONS: BANQUET LUNCHEONS with special VIP guest speakers and program.* 3.FILM SCREENINGS: Special private film screening 4. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ACCESS: As a conference attendee you will have access to some of the most important information to help protect women, children, men, families and the nation. Much of it is not known to many. I personally look forward to seeing you at the conference. Tony Nassif President/founder Preventing Abuse Conference Cedars Cultural and Educational Foundation 818-848-7522
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