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Red Sand Project: Antioch

Thursday, 19 Oct 2017 @ 4:00 PM Past Event
Red Sand Project: Antioch
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In 2016, the National Human Trafficking Hotline received 1,323 reported cases of human trafficking in California. Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to control victims for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or labor services against their will. On Thursday, October 19th, the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Coalition will be hosting the Red Sand Project to increase awareness of this human rights issue.

Red Sand Project is an artwork that uses participatory sidewalk interventions to raise awareness of the vulnerabilities that lead to human trafficking. It is our hope that by symbolically bringing attention to the cracks that victims of human trafficking can slip through, we can help others begin to understand how this issue impacts our communities. On this day, we are inviting the members of the Antioch community to take the time to fill sidewalk cracks with red sand and document their sidewalk transformations on social media using #RedSandProject.

A special thank you to council member Monica Wilson, Chief Tammany Brooks, City Manager Ron Bernal and other members of the City staff who are helping us bring this project to Antioch.

PARTICIPATE: Free toolkits will be distributed to the public by the Coalition in front of the Antioch Community Center. Simply come grab a tool kit and spread awareness throughout the community and share it on social media.

LEARN: A free training, Human Trafficking 101, will take place at the Community Center from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM for those who would like to take a more in-depth look at this issue. Registration required, please complete the Eventbrite Registration on this page.

Questions? Contact jgomez@ehsd.cccounty.us
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