Human trafficking is modern day slavery. It includes forced prostitution and other forms of forced labor. Although hard numbers are hard to come by, human trafficking appears to be widespread in San Francisco. We were briefed by three prominent persons in the fight against human trafficking in the city: Minouche Kandel, Director of Women’s Policy at the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women; Antonia Lavine, Coordinator of the San Francisco Collaborative Against Human Trafficking; and Jessica Li, Executive Director of San Francisco SafeHouse, a safe temporary home where women can recover from forced prostitution and other kinds of sexual exploitation.

This 13-minute film tells the story of one San Francisco survivor of childhood sex trafficking.  Under the supervision of Minouche, the Mayor’s Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking prepared the 2016 report on human trafficking in San Francisco.

Meeting details to come.