Human Trafficking Awareness Summit

Raising Awareness. Equipping Action.

📅 October 10, 2026

🕑 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

📍 Gateway Church at Friendship, Buford, Georgia

Join us on October 10, 2026, for a powerful day dedicated to combating human trafficking through education, prevention, collaboration, and survivor advocacy.

The summit will feature powerful survivor testimonies, offering firsthand insight into the realities of trafficking and the hope of restoration. Attendees will also participate in impactful breakout sessions led by experts in prevention, survivor care, advocacy, and community engagement.

Keynote Speaker:
Angel Barnett, Founder of Dream Institute

Featured Speakers:

  • Priya Murphy, New Friends New Life

  • Shannon Rapier, Freedom Collective

  • Aye Chananan, Sisters of Grace, Inc.

  • Emily Leatherbarrow, Sisters of Grace, Inc.

  • Survior Testimonies, Julie Graves, Tiffany Fredrick and Jeanita 

Breakout Session:

  • Dr. Barbara Sorrels, Childhood Trauma 

  • Sisters of Grace, Fon, Pla and Chom

  • Additional speakers and special guests to be announced

*Food trucks will be available for lunch.

Interested in volunteering?


FEATURED SPEAKERS

Need Help?

If you or someone you know may be experiencing human trafficking, exploitation, abuse, or an unsafe situation, help is available.

You are not alone, and support is available 24 hours a day through trained professionals who can help connect you with resources, safety planning, shelter, and local assistance.