The Collective Shout Conference is Sold Out.

After hearing stories of child sex slavery, we are all left with the burning question:

but what can I do to abolish child trafficking and exploitation?

Join the collective shout. We're calling together the voices of abolitionists, practitioners, and survivors to consider how Love changes the story of trafficking and victimization into a story of abolition and survival. Come with the expectation to be challenged, empowered, and resourced with tools to advance the abolition of child sex slavery and exploitation.

The Collective Shout Conference will create a space that goes beyond statistics to practical, innovative and powerful strategies; a space that moves out of theory and into real stories and real training; a space that gathers inspiring people and experts to create the synergistic power to move forward with the most effective strategies.

This program has been approved for 14.75 Continuing Education Credits Hours by the National Association of Social Workers, CT and meets the continuing education criteria for CT Social Work Licensure renewal (for participation in the entire conference). 

CONFERENCE CO-SPONSORS  

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE    click here to download detailed schedule

Friday, November 12

8:00     Registration

9:00     1st Main Session

                 Plenary "A Blight on the Nation: Human Trafficking and Slavery in Today's America."  Ron Soodalter, author
10:30   Break
10:50   2nd Main Session

                 Plenary "Hate + Apathy + Sex + Technology: A Discussion about Pornography, History, Culture and the End

                 of Love."  Lisa Thompson, Salvation Army's Liasion for the Abolition of Sexual Trafficking

12:00   Lunch

1:30     Break Out Sessions 1
2:45     Break
3:00     Breakout Session 2

4:15     Break
4:30     Breakout Sessions 3

5:45     Appetizers and Drinks: Time for Connection & Reflection

6:20     Dinner and Evening Program*

8:00     End of Day 1

Saturday, November 13

8:30     Late Registration

9:00     3rd Main Session

                Plenary  “Taking a Stand: How At-Risk Communities are Fighting Back” PANEL:  Glenn Miles, Love146 Director

                  of Asia Prevention + Sophorn Phoung, Love146 Asia Prevention Assistant + Jennifer Park, Girls Are Not For Sale Campaign

                  Coordinator for Girls Educational & Mentoring Services(GEMS) + Gaz Kishere, Love146 European Operations Director

10:15   Break
10:30   4th Main Session

                Plenary  "Laws that Protect U.S. and International Children: Investigating and Prosecuting Trafficking in

                the United States." Krishna Patel, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Connecticut

11:35   Lunch: Box Lunch Provided*

12:40   Breakout Sessions 4

2:10     Break

2:30     5th Main Session

                 Plenary “Healing and Restoring Our Communities” Brenda Myers-Powell, Co-Founder and Director of Operations for

                   The Dreamcatcher Foundation

3:45     Break

4:00     Closing Remarks

4:30     End of Day 2

*The registration fee includes the cost of  dinner on Friday and your lunch on Saturday. 

STUDENT RESEARCH PANEL

The Collective Shout Conference invites student scholars to submit papers related to presentations of facts, knowledge, ideas, theories, on-the-ground approaches, methods, program evaluations, and research needs pertaining to child sex trafficking and exploitation. Selected students will sit on a panel and have 12 minutes to present their papers, which will be followed up with Q&A.

MY LIFE MY CHOICE TRAINING

Open to professionals with a minimum of a Master's Degree in the social work or mental health field - 5 CEUs

The My Life, My Choice Project is a nationally recognized, groundbreaking initiative designed to reach adolescent girls most vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation.  The Collective Shout Conference will have an all-day training session of the My Life, My Choice curriculum. 

Lisa Goldblatt-Grace, the creator and Executive Director of My Life, My Choice will facilitate the all-day training.  Audrey Porter, Assistant Director/Coordinator of Survivor Services for MLMC will also facilitate. 

All participants are welcome to join the remaining conference activities after the MLMC training.

To register for the MLMC Training and Collective Shout Conference, click here.

TRAVEL

Conference Location

Yale University, Linsly-Chittenden Hall
63 High Street
New Haven, CT 06510

Why New Haven?
The Collective Shout Conference will be held November 12 and 13 in New Haven, Connecticut. Holding this conference in New Haven is particularly poignant because it was there that the 1841 Amistad court case freed the slaves who rebelled on the slave ship La Amistad and it was from New Haven that the Amistad case became a symbol of hope and justice for the abolitionist movement in the 19th century.

This conference will offer you networking opportunities, breakout sessions, working groups, survivor stories, and trailblazing plenary speakers.

Travel to and from New Haven

• By plane

Ground Transportation to/from Airports

• Connecticut Limousine  | Prime Time Shuttle

It is not recommended that you take a taxi to New Haven from BDL, JFK, LGA or EWR airports as it would be very expensive. Taxi service from/to Tweed New Haven airport should be $10-15 from downtown New Haven.

• By train  | By car   |  By bus

Driving in?

 Downtown New Haven Parking Map

ACCOMODATIONS

New Haven Hotel

Hyatt Place

The New Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau maintains a complete list of area hotels here to assist you in planning your trip to New Haven.