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State Rep. Patti Bellock |
GLEN
ELLYN– The Illinois Human Trafficking Task Force will hold its next hearing at
College of DuPage from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, task
force member and State Representative Patti Bellock (R-Hinsdale) announced
today. The task force, created last year to help policymakers and law
enforcement more effectively target and combat forced sexual exploitation in
the State of Illinois, is holding its upcoming hearing at College of DuPage to
raise public awareness on the challenges associated with treating human
trafficking victims and preventing future cases of sexual exploitation.
Guest
speakers scheduled to appear at the hearing include representatives from the
Salvation Army’s “STOP-IT” initiative against human trafficking; the Heartland
Alliance; the Rockford Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation; the Chicago
Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation; the Illinois Department of Human Services
Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking division; the Illinois
Attorney General’s Office; the Immigrant and Workers Rights Practice Group; and
the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
“We are making strides to combat human trafficking
in Illinois and protect future victims from falling prey,” Representative
Bellock said. “This next task force meeting is an opportunity to share the
important work we’re doing here at the state level and what local residents
need to know.”
The September 14 Human
Trafficking Task Force meeting at College of DuPage will be held in Room
SSC2200 – Boardroom of the Student Services Center, located at 425 Fawell
Boulevard in Glen Ellyn.
In 2016, Representative Bellock introduced and
sponsored legislation (House
Bill 2822) which created the Human Trafficking Task Force. In December,
Bellock spoke and participated in College of DuPage’s Human Trafficking
Awareness Week event, which also featured providers of support services to
victims of human trafficking as well as actual victims themselves.
The Human Trafficking Task Force is required to
submit its findings and recommendations in a report to the General Assembly on
or before June 30, 2017. To learn more about the Human Trafficking Task Force,
please click HERE.
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