January: Human Trafficking Awareness Month!

Held every January

Our club’s annual Human Trafficking Awareness Walk and Event is an in-person event held every January in Vista.

In 2026, the Walk was held on Saturday, January 10   at the United Methodist Church of Vista, and Vista Mayor John Franklin was our guest speaker. There were information tables from local non-profits active in the fight against human trafficking. STOP TRAFFICKING signs were provided for the walkers.

This was our 20th year of holding this walk. See article here: http://www.soroptimistvista.org/2025/11/24/human-trafficking-awareness-walk-jan-10/

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In 2025, we held  this Event/Walk on Saturday, January 11, which has been designated as Human Trafficking Awareness Day. There were information tables from various organizations and our guest speaker was San Diego DA Summer Stephan. See Tom Robertson’s article here: 2025 Awareness Walk

In 2024, this event and walk was held on January 27. Our guest speaker was San Diego District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond. Several local organizations active in the fight against human trafficking had info tables. Read more here: 2024 Awareness Walk

Also see Terry Wood’s excellent article in the North County Daily Star here.