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Sex Trafficking: It is happening in Tennessee

Published by McDaniel, Joyce on April 27, 2016April 27, 2016

Tuesday May 24, 2016 – Tuesday May 24, 2016

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followed by a panel discussion with:

Antoinette Welch, Founder and Executive Director of the Hannah Project
Ondrea Johnson, End Slavery Tennessee
Sheba Cantrell, Metro Nashville Police Department

Moderated by Cathy Gurley, Executive Director of
You Have the Power (Know How to Use It), Inc.

Sex Trafficking: It is happening in Tennessee

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Sex Trafficking: It is happening in Tennessee

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