Drugs & Sex Trafficking in Marin: What You Need to Know Now: Exhibits, Speakers & Free Reception, 4-7pm

Learn how you can help protect your friends, family and community.

San Rafael Elks are inviting all interested Bay Area citizens to attend to get a clearer understanding of the scope of drug and sex trafficking facing Marin County today. To learn how we all can be more aware to help prevent problems and create solutions.

4:00 pm – Arrivals and Exhibits Open
 
4:30 pm – Program:  Elks Introduction by Sydney Fairbairn, Esq., PER, San Rafael Elks
 
Drugs Segment: Focus on Marijuana and Opioids
Lynn Fox, Ph.D.,  SF State University Professor Emerita, Author, TV Producer, Speaker, Advocate and Grant Recipient for three Nationwide Drug Programs
 Phillip A. Drum, PharmD, Fellow California Society of Health Systems Pharmacy and SAM (Smart Approach to Marijuana)
Mark Dale, Founder, Families 4 Safer Schools, RxSafe Marin,Co-Chair of Law Enforcement Action Team 

Sex Trafficking Segment:
Dori Ahana, Marin County Chief Deputy District Attorney:  Overseeing the SVU (Special Victims Unit which includes sex assault and human trafficking)
Vaughn Acton, Former Marin County Civil Grand Jurist: “Marin’s Hidden Human Sex Trafficking Challenge – It’s Happening In Our Backyard,” (June 2016)
Laurel Botsford, Volunteer Ambassador of Hope, Shared Hope International (A Non-profit combating sex trafficking in the US and abroad)
6:00 pm:  Concluding Remarks and Q & A
 
6:15-7:00 pm – Free Reception & Exhibits