Breaking the cycle of prostitution is the topic of conversation during the League of Women Voters meeting on Tuesday. Former prosecutor and Nashville police officer Antoinette Welch, founder of the Hannah Project, a one day court ordered prostitution intervention program will speak at the Heritage Center 225 West College Street. Refreshments begin at 6:00. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited.
The meeting will also include a screening of the short documentary “No Girl’s Dream”. Featuring survivors of trafficking and experts from throughout Tennessee, the film educates audiences on the prevalence of sex trafficking in Tennessee and the United States, the risk factors and red flags of trafficking victims and resources available for victims and suspected instance of trafficking.
The Hannah Project’s mission is to be the missing link between the judicial system and those stuck in the cycle of prostitution. The program has been featured in four documentaries and one best selling book by Pulitzer Prize winner Nickolas Kristof about its work fighting sex trafficking in Middle Tennessee. For more information about the program and the league visit lwvrutherford.org. January is spotlighted as Human Trafficking Awareness Month
