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Sorority hosting discussion on human trafficking

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Nov 1, 2013

The Kappa Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., will host a panel discussion and public forum on human trafficking on Saturday at the Ivy Community Center, 3850 Stone Road, S.W., Atlanta.

Rose Scott, a reporter for WABE will be the moderator for the program, which will also include, Stephanie Davis of Georgia Women for a Change; Pamela Perkins Carns of Interfaith Children's Movement; Jennifer Swain of Youth Sparks; Lisa Williams of Circle of Friends; and Willoughby Mariano, a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who recently wrote a series about human trafficking.

The forum will begin at 10 a.m. and the public is invited.

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