The IW Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation
Committee, UIW, and Visitation House were co-sponsors with the Alamo Area
Coalition Against Trafficking of a heart wrenching workshop on October 20,
2015, in the Skyroom at UIW about the growing crisis of human trafficking. Speakers
shared story after story of those who have suffered. Almost 300 health care professionals attended
and learned about the identification, assessment, and the diagnosis of
trafficking victims, as well as, legal issues and available community
resources.
Healthcare providers are often the
first to encounter trafficking victims. In becoming familiar with the signs and
symptoms of trafficking, medical professionals can collaborate in community-wide effort to eradicate this
unthinkable crime targeted towards the invisible and vulnerable in our midst.
Some of the speakers were Former
Senator Leticia Van de Putte; Kirsta Melton, Office of the Attorney
General; Shelley Botello, Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital; Laurie
Charles, Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Sr. Martha Ann Kirk opened the
conference explaining the IW Sisters’ corporate stance, the interfaith movement
focusing on trafficking and the story of St. Josephine Bahkita. Then she
invited all to join in prayer. Sr. Teresa Stanley and Sr. Margaret Mary Bright
attended, and Visitation House hosted a display.
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