3rd Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Event
Event Details
Join us for Lincoln Airport’s 3rd Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Event, proudly held in support of the Blue Lightning Initiative. This important community event dedicated to raising awareness, educating the public, and inspiring action to help combat human trafficking.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
- Hear from local experts, advocates, and survivors’ support organizations
- Visit educational and community resource booths
- Participate in the impactful Red Sand Project, an interactive art installation that brings attention to human trafficking, modern-day slavery, and exploitation. Participants pour red sand into cracks in sidewalks to symbolize those who have fallen through the cracks of society and to remind us that every person matters. This simple yet powerful activity helps spark meaningful conversations and show support for victims and survivors.
- Enjoy food trucks: World Plates and Lemonade Lab
- We will validate parking
This free community event is open to everyone. Together, we can raise awareness, support prevention efforts, and make a difference in our community.
Link for more information and to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1991502405304?aff=oddtdtcreator
Speakers:
Stephanie Olson – Founder & Chief Executive Officer
The Set Me Free Project
Taylor Newton – Director of Missing & Anti-Trafficking Youth Services
Project Harmony
Paige DuRandt – Strategy & Operations Director
I’ve Got a Name
Sgt. Brett Schrage – Police Sergeant
Omaha Police Department
Elhrick Cerdan – Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Homeland Security Investigations – Omaha
Chief Michon Morrow – Lincoln Chief of Police
Lincoln Police Department
Mia Lambersten – Anti-Trafficking & Exploitation Specialist
BraveBe Child Advocacy Center
Brooke Carlson – Executive Director
Disrupting Traffick
Nicki Behmer-Popp – Vice-Chairperson
LAA Board Member
Maraya Lasinsky – Chief Engagement Manager, Blue Campaign
Center for Countering Human Trafficking at DHS
Carolyn Bosn – State Senator
Nebraska Legislature
