The Human Trafficking Task Force of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council and Women’s Philanthropy will assemble civic, political and criminal justice activists to take part in an Advocacy Seder on April 3 from 9-11 a.m. and spread awareness of the societal problem of human trafficking.  The event will be held at Federation’s Stanley C. Myers Building, 4200 Biscayne Boulevard.

Joining the Task Force members will be 40 participants representing the Freedom from Violence Coalition, a countywide group of major non-profit organizations that share concerns about the issue of human trafficking.  Other prominent residents, including the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Director of Human Trafficking, will attend and shed maximum light on modern-day slavery.

“As the Passover season approaches, Jews are reminded about the gift of freedom,” said Nancy Zaretsky, Chair of the Combat Human Trafficking Task Force.  “The goal of our Advocacy Seder is to share this appreciation of freedom with our friends and neighbors, and inspire them to oppose human trafficking in our own community and beyond.”

The U.S. Department of State and the International Labor Organization estimate that revenues in worldwide trafficking exceed $32 billion annually. Federal statistics also suggest that between 14,000 and 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the U.S. alone each year, and tens of thousands of youth born in America are at risk of sexual endangerment or exploitation. The average age of entry for domestic commercially sexually exploited children is 12-13 years.  Miami is considered to be a major transit center for persons illegally trafficked into the United States.