Event Title: Empower Freedom Conference 2024
Event Date: October 18, 2024
Event Description: Join us for the 3rd annual Fierce Freedom Conference offered by Fierce Freedom! This is a conference to equip communities towards disrupting cycles of human trafficking & exploitation in their personal and professional spheres.
We'll hear from celebrated author and advocate Lizzie Hershberger about her experience growing up Amish in Minnesota and how her experiences with the abuse in this community led her to write her groundbreaking memoir "Behind Blue Curtains" and co-found Voices of Hope Givers, a support network helping people find their own voices and support.
Another speaker highlight is Stephanie Anderson, Founder of Restorative Ink & International. Stephanie is an Award Winning Aesthetician who assists survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking by removing branding tattoos free of charge. She will share about how she created her own professional infrastructure to identify and assist victims of trafficking and what she recommends for other professionals.
Julie Bates-Maves, PhD, LPC Professor at The University of Wisconsin-Stout and author of Grief and Addiction, also joins our incredible speaker lineup to share about treatment strategies drawn from both the addiction and grief world for professionals and counselor educators.
The Eau Claire Women in Theater who will perform their original piece on the importance of consent, Dancing With a Side of FRIES.
We'll debut our newest film “Light in the Darkness” which highlights the stories of three women who were impacted by sexual exploitation and trafficking right here in the Midwest, followed by a Q&A opportunity.
Ticketing includes all sessions, lunch, refreshments, conference materials and door prize entry.
Tickets: $65 ($75 as of September 2): https://fiercefreedom.org
Ticket sales close on October 10.
Event Start Time: 9:00 am
Event End Time (If Applicable): 3:00 pm
Event Location: Pablo Center at the Confluence
Event Address: 128 Graham Ave, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701, United States
Event Contact Name: Joyce Orth
Contact Email: joyce@fiercefreedom.org
Contact Phone: (715) 514-2890