ECPAT-USA Hosts First 5 Boro Survivor Solidarity Ride
In recognition of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, ECPAT-USA hosted our first 5 Boro Survivor Solidarity Ride on August 1. The 22-mile route through the city was based on various trafficking “hot spots” that have been identified by the Survivors’ Council as locations of their own trafficking. The six-person team started in Hunts Point, Bronx, and ended on Staten Island, stopping in locations in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn on the way. We hope this event served as a symbol of the empowerment of members of our Survivors’ Council and other survivors of trafficking and exploitation
Thank you to our team members and supporters of the Survivor Solidarity Ride, and a special thanks to the officials who offered words of encouragement before and during the ride, including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Commissioner Cecile Noel, NYC Mayor's Office to End Domestic Violence & Gender-Based Violence; Jessica Melton, Chief of the Queens Trafficking Unit; and Marcus Harris, Special Assistant to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.
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