Join us for a powerful and timely presentation by Lauren Hersh, Founder and National Director of World Without Exploitation, the leading coalition dedicated to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation. With a focus on education and advocacy, Lauren will shed light on how trafficking has shifted from the streets to social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, where perpetrators target youth ages 12–16. Designed for both parents, teens (7th grade and up), and grandparents, this session will explore who is most vulnerable, how trafficking happens, and, most importantly, how to protect our children online and off. The evening will include a 50-minute talk followed by Q&A, offering practical tools, insight, and hope in the fight to safeguard our communities.

About Lauren Hersh:

Lauren Hersh is an internationally recognized lawyer, activist, educator and writer working to combat violence against women and girls in schools, online and in the legal arena. She is the Founder and National Director of World Without Exploitation, the national coalition to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation. She is the former Chief of the Sex Trafficking Unit at the Kings County District Attorneys Office.

Lauren has been honored with numerous awards, including the National Organization for Women’s Susan B. Anthony Award, Mount Sinai Hospital SAVI Award and New York Law Journal's 2016 Rising Stars. She is recognized as one of New York’s New Abolitionists. Lauren has lectured at the United Nations and the European Parliament and has written extensively on issues of gender-based violence. Her work has been featured by CNN, The New York Times and numerous other news outlets.