Becoming educated about child sex trafficking, learning to recognize it, and taking action were the key points emphasized at the League’s October 2018 program, co-sponsored with the American Association of University Women. The program began with an informational talk by Beth Edmonds of Shared Hope, an international organization that strives to prevent sex trafficking and help its victims, followed by an address by Cari Hershel, herself a victim of sex trafficking, and ended with a panel discussion about local efforts to prevent it.

A full summary of this educational meeting along with a list of resources for preventing human trafficking may be found in the November 2018 issue of the Santa Cruz VOTER newsletter.