Events

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Global Hope 365 Virtual Gala
Saturday, December 5, 2020, 7:00 p.m.

Past Events

Child Marriage Survivor Stories Summit

August 5, 2020

Global Hope 365 and the California Coalition to End Child Marriage hosted part two of the two-part Virtual Child Marriage Summit on Aug 5, 2020. The 90 minute summit included a panel discussion focused on the current law in California regarding Child Marriage and strategies for advocacy followed by a 40-minute working session on advocacy actions.

Speakers

Rima Nashashibi, President and Founder, Global Hope 365
Sen. Joseph Dunn (ret.), Special Advisor to the Dean, UCI School of Law
Dr. Eleanor Kennelly Gaetan, Director of Public Policy at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation
Jeanne Smoot, Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy, Tahirih Justice Center

Participants were able to transform their emotional connection to the victim stories into focused action in ending Child Marriage. Participants had the following to say about the Advocacy portion of the summit “Excellent Way to get things done”, “You are doing awesome work”, and “Such a great Summit & was so happy with the work that we were able to accomplish!”

Advocacy Leaders

Ray Cordova, Chair, South County Labor
Melissa Fox, Councilmember, City of Irvine
Peggy Huang, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California and Councilmember, City of Yorba Linda
Farrah Khan, Councilmember, City of Irvine
Dave Min, UC Irvine Law Professor and Candidate for California State Senate District 37
Jose Moreno, Councilmember, City of Anaheim
Stephanie Oddo, Candidate, Laguna Niguel City Council
Cole Patterson, State Data Director (CA), Republican National Committee
Barry Simon, President, United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA), Southern California Division and Regional Representative to the UNA-USA National Council
Isabel Treidl, President, United Nations Association Orange County
Mellissa Withers, PhD, MHS, Associate Professor (clinical), USC Keck School of Medicine, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, Director, APRU Global Health Program

Child Marriage Survivor Stories Summit

July 22, 2020

Global Hope 365, the California Coalition to End Child Marriage, and the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy at the UCI School of Law hosted part one of the two-part Virtual Child Marriage Summit. The 2-hour summit engaged participants in a dynamic and meaningful way to learn from expert speakers as well as learn from Child Marriage Survivors by listening to their stories.

Speakers:

Rima Nashashibi, President and Founder, Global Hope 365
Cottie Petrie-Norris, Assemblywoman (D-74), California State Assembly
Michele Goodwin, Chancellor's Professor of Law and Director, Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy, UCI School of Law
Jeanne Smoot, Senior Counsel for Public Policy and Strategy, Tahirih Justice Center
Kate Ryan Brewer, Director and Producer, Knots: A Forced Marriage Story

Survivor Advocates:

Genevieve Meyer, Co-founder; Resiliency Foundation
Elizabeth Sitton
Sara Tasneem, Sara Tasneem Advocacy
Dawn Tyree

Four Child Marriage Survivors and Activists shared their personal stories in breakout rooms to allow for smaller groups and questions. Each survivor shared their story for 10 minutes and participants were able to ask questions. It allowed for a heartfelt connection to the stories. Many left in complete awe of the strength of the survivors who shared their stories with us. The conclusion is that Child Marriage is Child Abuse! "The personal stories were very impactful, it made it real," commented one participant.

"Educational, Impactful, Shocking, Emotional, Mobilizing," "Really fantastic event," "Incredibly powerful and moving." These are some quotes about the event.

Human Trafficking and Child Marriage Forum

September 14, 2019

Global Hope 365 officially launched the California Coalition to End Child Marriage at the Human Trafficking and Child Marriage Forum on Saturday, September 14, 2019 co-hosted with the UCI Initiative to End Family Violence at UCI School of Law. Rima Nashashibi, Founder and President of Global Hope 365 and Prof, Jane Stoever, Director of the UCI Law Domestic Violence Clinic, co-emceed the event.

The forum was an astounding success. Following the welcoming remarks of Supervisor Doug Chaffee and Irvine City Council Member Farrah N. Khan, Scholars, experts, legislators, and public officials shared research findings, examples from their work, and policy proposals for the way forward. The forum provided the opportunity to exchange ideas for solutions and increase collaboration and momentum for policy changes in the areas of Human Trafficking and Child Marriage.

We are incredibly grateful to the wealth of knowledge shared by the community leaders that shared their expertise on the complex social dynamics of Human Trafficking and Child Marriage. The speakers represented Waymakers, The Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force, the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force, the San Diego Police Department. We are incredibly grateful for the knowledge of our speakers listed below.

Michelle Heater, Program Director, Victim Assistance Programs, Waymakers
Debbie Martis, Steering Committee, Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce
Dr. Sandra Morgan, Director, Global Center for Women & Justice, Vanguard University
Chief David Nisleit, Chief of Police, City of San Diego
Dr. Jodi Quas, Professor of Psychological Science in the Interdisciplinary School of Social Ecology
Sergeant Juan Reveles, Anaheim Police Department, Task Force Sergeant, Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force
Corey J. Rood, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics with the UC Irvine School of Medicine, and Child Abuse Pediatrician with the Department of Pediatrics at UC Irvine, CAST, and Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital in Long Beach.
Dr. Mellissa Withers, Associate Professor of Clinical Preventive Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC