Legislative Triumphs and Trials in Combating Demand for Commercial Sex

The Comparative Urban Studies Project of the Woodrow Wilson Center

invites you to the second discussion the Demand Dynamics of Sex Trafficking Speaker Series

co-sponsored by Hunt Alternatives Fund:

Legislative Triumphs and Trials in Combating

Demand for Commercial Sex



Tuesday, March 9, 2010

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

6th Floor Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (Ronald Reagan Building)

Featuring:



TainaBien-Aime

ExecutiveDirector, Equality Now



Eleanor Gaetan

LegislativeAdvisor, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

SamirGoswami

PolicyDirector, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation



Moderated by:

AmbassadorSwanee Hunt

President,Hunt Alternatives Fund

The panelists in thissecond meeting of the Demand Dynamics of Sex Trafficking Speaker Series will discusslegislative efforts to elevate the rights of victims of the sex trade. Taina Bien-Aime will discuss legislation inNew York, including the Safe Harbour Act; Samir Goswami will discuss the IllinoisPredator Accountability Act and other efforts currently underway in Illinois;and Eleanor Gaetan will discuss federal legislation, including the TraffickingVictim Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, and the Trafficking Victim ProtectionReauthorization Act 2003 (TVPRA 2003), the TVPRA 2005 and the TVPRA 2008. Please visit www.wilsoncenter.org/cusp for moreinformation.

RSVPacceptances only, cusp@wilsoncenter.org or by calling (202) 691-4289

Location: Woodrow Wilson Centerat the Ronald Reagan Building,1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 6 ^th Floor Auditorium.A map to the Center is available at www.wilsoncenter.org/directions . Note: Due to heightened security, entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is required .Please allow additional time to pass through security.


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