Shamere McKenzie to Speak at Loyola New Orleans

Shamere McKenzie is an American survivor of modern-day slavery. She gave a stirring speech at the 2010 Freedom Awards, in support of her friend and mentor Tina Frundt (a survivor of child sex trafficking, who won the Fredrick Douglass award for her tireless activism against slavery).

If you’re in the New Orleans area, you’ll get a chance to see Shamere, because she’ll be speaking at Loyola University New Orleans! The event is open to the public. If you’re interested in attending, contact Dr. Laura Murphy—who happens to be an English professor, anti-slavery activist, and Free the Slaves’ student chapter coordinator.

Here are the details about the event, titled “Human Trafficking in the U.S.”