National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

January 10, 2007

What:
News Conference, announcing proclamation by City Council

When:
January 11, 2007
10:00 A.M.

Where:
Federal Court House (east steps)
300 N. Main Street, Los Angeles  90012

Media may park along the east curb of Main Street, north of Temple Street.
Who:
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Chief William J. Bratton
Kay Buck, Los Angeles Metropolitan Human Trafficking Task Force
Councilman Tony Cardenas
Councilman Eric Garcetti
Sheriff Lee Baca
District Attorney Steve Cooley
Supervisor Mike Antonovich
Asst. US Attorney Tom O’Brien
Paul Nissan, FACE (Fight Against Concealment and Enslavement)

A large billboard will form a back drop for the news conference.  Press kits will include a training DVD.

The news conference will also explain how last year’s federal grant money was used to training local officers and the public to recognized human trafficking.