A coalition of people spent Friday evening out on the streets of Oakland for a neighborhood walk aimed at keeping Black women and girls safe.
"Here in Oakland recently, there have been a number of either kidnappings or attempted kidnappings of Black women and girls," said"As community organizations, there are 27 of us, we have come together, and we are going to do something."
Brantley helped organize the street outreach event. She says she's a survivor of human trafficking, and she wants to help prevent others from falling prey and feeling the pain.provided food for attendees before the volunteers started the street outreach along International Boulevard and East 15th Street.
Earlier this year in February, the City of Oakland put up barricades in that area, in an attempt to disrupt cruising and prevent human and sex trafficking.As part of the outreach, the group has created flyers with advice and safety tips for women and girls, as well as for parents and caregivers.advisory council on human trafficking"What's going on, it's horrific, and we need to come together," said Darren White, founder of a group calledwhich works with young men.
"Talk to young men about how they view women, how they treat women. Why do they have the views they have about women, and we talk about topics of music, and movies that influence them," said White."Our next tier to what we're rolling out is a series of self-defense classes that we're offering to the community for free, prioritizing the enrollment of Black women and girls," said Brantley.
The groups say they plan to be out every Friday evening at different spots in Oakland, handing out information about safety tips and ways parents can protect girls.
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