LOS ANGELES – UCLA will participate in the Shut Out Trafficking campaign, hosting a week-long program on Apr. 18-21 to give students, faculty, staff and community members opportunities to learn about human trafficking.
The program was created by The National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS), in partnership with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF's End Trafficking project. UCLA hosted the inaugural program in 2015 and was chosen to host for the second time in three years. In partnership with multiple UCLA campus units and student leaders, UCLA Athletics will host a series of events during the week, including an Awareness Day, Anti-Human Trafficking Organizations Day, Keynote Program, a Film Night, and educational activities during the UCLA vs. California softball game on Apr. 21.
Events schedule:
| April 18 | Anti-Human Trafficking Organizations Day John Wooden Center Loggia 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Keynote Program J.D. Morgan Center Press Room 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:15pm) Presenters: Richard Lapchick & Edgar Cruz |
| April 19 | Film Night & Panel Discussion Pauley Pavilion – Pavilion Club 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm) Film: "Not My Life" |
| April 20 | Human Trafficking Awareness Day Information Table and Hotline Campaign Bruin Walk Noon – 4:00 pm |
| April 21 | Shut Out Trafficking Awareness & Human Trafficking Survivor Day UCLA Softball vs. California Easton Stadium 5:30 – 8:00 pm (Game time: 7:00 pm) |
The goals of Shut Out Trafficking are to raise awareness about human trafficking in the United States, and to empower students to take action against it. Shut Out Trafficking aims to educate college students and University community members on the brutality of human trafficking and the severity of this global issue. With an estimated 21 million people trafficked worldwide, it is a reality that we understand the seriousness of this issue locally:
- California is one of the nation's top four destination states for trafficking human beings
- Los Angeles County represents one of the largest "points of entry" for human trafficking in the world
- The national hotline for human trafficking receives more calls from Los Angeles than any other area in the country
- In the battle against human trafficking, California is one of the leading states in combatting human trafficking through prevention, protection and prosecution