Agenda

MULTNOMAH COUNTY ANTI-TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE April 17, 2026 

When Survivors Rise, Communities Thrive

9:00 am Check-in at Amo De Bernardis College Center (CC) Cafeteria

9:30 am Event Begins - Welcome by Rhea DuMont, DSVCO Manager

9:40 am Remarks by Multnomah County Commissioner Meghan Moyer

9:50 - 11:30 am  Community Building Activity with Tierra Salmon

Including 15 minute BREAK 

11:30 am - 12:30 pm  LUNCH

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm  Workshop Session 1

-Sex Trafficking 101 - HT 317 - Sarah Nedeau and Kat Salas

-Advocacy for Criminalized Survivors -  HT 203/204 - Sonja Good Stefani and Ariel Test

-Community Care as Intentional Resistance: Avoiding Burnout and Building Resilience -  College Center CC Cafeteria - gita mehrotra and claire barrera 

-Healing Space (Yoga, Quiet Space, Community Art Project) -  HT 311 - T Eggleton

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm  BREAK (Coffee/tea/snacks available near workshops)

2:15 pm -  3:45 pm  Workshop Session 2

-Connecting Youth to Sex Trafficking Resources  -  HT 317 - Luna Rain Ascenzo & Alice Van Os

-Transitional Housing Programming for Sex Trafficked Survivor Youth -  HT 203/204 - Michelle Fisher and Gia Gigler

-Pathways to Safety for Immigrant Survivors -  College Center CC Cafeteria - Oksana Yeager and Kaitlyn Brennan

-Healing Space (Yoga, Quiet Space, Community Art Project) -  HT 311 - T Eggleton

3:45 - 4:00 pm  BREAK/TRANSITION

4:00 - 4:30 pm Call to Action! and Closing - with Portland Bad Date Line (PBDL) Kat Salas & Ey-Anna Shrishti - College Center (CC) Cafeteria

Thank you for coming!