UNL Human Trafficking & Migration Initiative Forum
Researchers, College Students & Faculty
9:00 am –
5:00 pm
Nebraska Union
1400 R St
Lincoln NE 68508
Lincoln NE 68508
Additional Info: NU
Featured Speaker: Carissa Phelps
Carissa Phelps is a California attorney with a J.D. from UCLA School of Law. She is founder and CEO of Runaway Girl, Inc., a first-of-its-kind social purpose corporation, which helps communities respond to human trafficking and inspires individuals who have survived human trafficking to embrace freedom and pursue their dreams. She has been a leader in the anti-human trafficking movement since the 2008 premiere of CARISSA, an award-winning documentary about her life. The film, along with the 2012 memoir Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets One Helping Hand at a Time (Viking), are used across the country as teaching tools on child welfare, human trafficking, and criminal justice.
The event is $10 for all students and $40 for everyone else. Registration ends on Oct 26. Learn more and register at humantrafficking.unl.edu
Carissa Phelps is a California attorney with a J.D. from UCLA School of Law. She is founder and CEO of Runaway Girl, Inc., a first-of-its-kind social purpose corporation, which helps communities respond to human trafficking and inspires individuals who have survived human trafficking to embrace freedom and pursue their dreams. She has been a leader in the anti-human trafficking movement since the 2008 premiere of CARISSA, an award-winning documentary about her life. The film, along with the 2012 memoir Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets One Helping Hand at a Time (Viking), are used across the country as teaching tools on child welfare, human trafficking, and criminal justice.
The event is $10 for all students and $40 for everyone else. Registration ends on Oct 26. Learn more and register at humantrafficking.unl.edu