The League of Women Voters invites you to join a Luncheon Discourse on Human Trafficking Saturday, March 19th at 11:30 at the Best Western, located just off I 89, at 45 Blush Hill Road, Waterbury.

Featured Speakers: 

*Rosalee Keech -  Member of the National League of Women Voters Board of Directors and the League’s UN Observer.  Member of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Task Force and former chair of its Outreach and Awareness Committee

*Detective Lt. Lance Burnham - Commander of VT State Police “A” Troop Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Polygraph Unit, and member of Steering Committee for Human Trafficking Investigation.

Human trafficking is modern day slavery – the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of commercial exploitation. In 2010, Vermont established a Human Trafficking Task Force that includes the attorney general, representatives from human services and civic advocacy groups. Vermont has strong laws related to human trafficking, with penalties of up to life in prison.  It affects more than 20 million people worldwide. 

The League of Women Voters actively opposes all forms of domestic and international human trafficking of adults and children, including sex and labor trafficking.

There is no cost to attend, but registration is required (may be made via email).

https://lwvhumantrafficking.eventbrite.com or lwvofvt@gmail.com. RSVP deadline, Friday, March 11, 2016.