Abstract
<p></p><h3><font color="#4BC4B6"></font></h3><p style="text-align: left;">"This Adventure Called California" is a short documentary film about recently divorced Arnoldo, who comes to the United States from Mexico to win back his family, but meets only brutality and despair until a chance encounter at a racquetball court changes the course of his life.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br/></p><p>Release date: Sept 16, 2021<br/>Run Time: 22 mins<br/>Rating: not rated<br/>Language: Spanish and English (with subtitles)<br/></p><p></p><p></p>Expert Panelist Include:
Rafael Bautista - Member of the US Advisory Council on Human Trafficking
Elisa Kuhl - Deputy Director, Rape Trauma Services
Rose Mukhar - Founder & CEO of Justice At Last
Ruth Silver Taube - Law Office of Silver & Taube; Adjunct Professor, SCU School of Law; Special Counsel, Legal Aid at Work
Ben Sinoff - Deputy District Attorney of the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office
Monroe Tyler - Deputy District Attorney of the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office
Hediana Utarti - Community Advocate at the San Francisco Asian Women's Shelter
Tasia Wiggins - Victim Services Director of the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office
Questions?
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Please join us for a FREE screening and panel discussion of the documentary film:
“This Adventure Called California”
To help create awareness that human trafficking happens in our own San Francisco Bay Area backyards on July 21, 29, 30, and 31 we are delighted to be partnering with Tree Climber Media and award winning Producer and Director Jennifer Huang and screen this film that addresses the vulnerabilities of being trafficked and re-exploited and the the determination and incredible resilience of the protagonist, Arnoldo Lopez Contreras to move forward and overcome constant obstacles.
The screening will be followed by experts discussing the impact and challenges of labor trafficking in our communities.
All in-person screenings include a free lunch & beverages and an opportunity to network with the anti-trafficking community and dedicated stakeholders.
Please contact us at events@justiceatlast.org if you have any dietary restrictions.
Register below today, seating is limited.
