Current Events:

11/12,13/2010 The 2010 Collective Shout Conference at Yale University

Join FAIR Fund's Executive Director, Andrea Powell and get inspired and informed by abolitionists, practitioners, and survivors of child trafficking.

Recent Events:

08/12/2010 Happy Hour Escape: Capital City Ball announces the 1st of Three Launch Events to benefit FAIR Fund @ Mie N Yu

Capital City Ball launched the first of three pre-parties for the fund-raising gala on November 20th to benefit FAIR Fund, Polaris Project, and Courtney's House for their fight against human traffiking. See the article on this event at The Georgetown DISH!

07/31/2010 Garden Bling: a glamorously unadorned garden party

At the home of Chef Todd & Ellen Kassoff Gray
Host: Wendy Gordon, Ellen Kassoff, Mel Davis

Read articles, visit The Georgetown DISH and REVAMP's websites!

05/20/10 Pearls of Purpose, 4th Annual Signature FAIR Fund Gala

FAIR Fund's 4th annual gala, "Pearls of Purpose," will take place at the Austrian Embassy in Washington D.C. This evening will celebrate and raise critical funds to ensure FAIR Fund can continue to stop the sex and labor trafficking youth right here and around the world. This year's signature gala will feature live entertainment, fine wines, our signature pearl chocolates, and custom-made jewelry designed by program participants available for purchase. During the evening, we are honoring two young women survivors of human trafficking and will include special guests Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congesswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Congresswoman Donna Edwards, Ambassadors from eight countries, the Goodwill Ambassador to UNESCO, and designer Betsey Johnson. One of the highlights of the gala is a live auction of luxury and high-end items donated by generous businesses. Current supporters include Betsey Johnson, Cartier, Gucci, Donna Karan, Biagio, area 5-star restaurants, and international embassies. This year's gala will also feature a "pick a prize raffle," which allows guests to bid incrementally on particular auction items of interest.

Join FAIR Fund, Julianne Paunescu, and Will Stephens for a fun late afternoon of poker, excellent food, drinks, and fun! On May 2nd at 2:00 PM, up to 90 poker fans will have a chance to play poker for a purpose - raising critical funds to help FAIR Fund stop the trafficking of youth right here in D.C.. The $60 entrance fee will give you free food, two free drinks, tournament chips, and chances to win excellent prizes to area restaurants, clubs, movies, and spas.

04/15/10 FAIR Fund's Premier
Los Angeles Event:

You're invited to FAIR Fund's "Bittersweet Chocolate & Champagne" 1st Annual Fundraiser to help support FAIR Fund's critical work in stopping the sex trafficking of youth around the world. It's a festive evening of fun and entertainment at the beautiful private residence of our Host Dr. Eve Newhart, with delicious chocolate, flowing champagne, and silent auctions.

03/10 Inner Peace Salutations for Freedom

During the week of the spring equinox, fitness studios and yoga instructors are donating the proceeds of one yoga class in an effort to raise money to support FAIR Fund's work to assist trafficked teen girls and boys in the United States and around the world. The goal is to raise between $500 and $1000 at each studio, which is the cost of providing emergency care to one teen in need. Finding inner peace and regaining a sense of dignity are critical elements to helping any trafficked girl or boy as they recover from exploitation.

09/10/09 DC Anti Trafficking Task Force Night at Nationals Park

Join FAIR Fund and all of our partners of the DC Anti Trafficking Task Force for a fun night with the DC Nationals. On September 10th from 7:00 to 10:00, the DC Nationals have given all of us amazingly low discounted tickets for only $7. We want 500 people to fill the stands wearing our specially discounted blue and yellow anti trafficking jersey tee shirts. If you are in D.C., we'd love to see you out there supporting anti trafficking. We might even get national coverage! Click here to purchase tickets.

09/14/09 Lilya 4ever Showing at New Deal Cafe’s “Meal and Real”

In 2008, actress Gabrielle Christian traveled with FAIR Fund director, Andrea Powell, to Belgrade, Serbia to begin a documentary film on the lives of young women survivors of human trafficking. Gabrielle and Andrea will share their experiences after this gripping film.
Come see Lilya 4ever and hear how you can become part of the global movement to stop human trafficking. Join us at New Deal Cafe, 113 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD from 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm. To RSVP click here

07/15/09 A Stylish Summer Soiree in Honor of FAIR Fund It was a night of fun, fashion, and fundraising for FAIR Fund at Betsey Johnson’s in Georgetown on Wednesday, July 15. FAIR Fund supporters were greeted by Miss Teen DC 2008 Jasmine Alexis and participants of the JewelGirls program and enjoyed cupcakes from Baked and Wired while shopping for unique one-of-a-kind JewelGirls jewelry and specially marked down Betsey Johnson styles... photos

06/24/09 Step Into Summer with Vanessa Noel

The New York Friends of FAIR Fund, sponsored by couture shoe designer Vanessa Noel, hosted an evening of mingling, shoe shopping and advocating for keeping young people safe from human trafficking and sexual violence. click here for pictures

05/07/09 3rd Annual Signature Event, Pearls of Purpose 2009

FAIR Fund’s third annual Signature Event, Pearls of Purpose, featured the first ever Pearl Award presented to Representative Shelia Jackson-Lee (D-TX) and special remarks by Kenneth B. Morris, Jr., founder and president of the Fredrick Douglass Family Foundation. The evening’s sponsors included Boies, Schiller, & Flexner, LLP, the Embassies of Algeria, Austria, Cyprus, Japan, Lichtenstein, and Morocco, Biagio Fine Chocolate,  Eleven Hearts Photography, Rosemary’s Thyme Bistro and Science Club.
At Pearls of Purpose, patrons bided on high-quality merchandise in a live auction of jewelry, handbags, gift certificates, and much more from FAIR Fund’s sponsors, including Anne Walsh Salon, Betsy Johnson, Café Citron, Christian Dior, Cartier, levelone, Napoleon Bistro and Lounge, Papers to Pearls and Vranken Pommery Monopole.
The evening also featured a silent auction of original and meaningful handcrafted jewelry created young women and girl participants of FAIR Fund’s program, JewelGirls.
Click here for pictures of Pearls of Purpose 2009 and more.

02/20/09 San Francisco, CA:  National Conference on Internet Trafficking. Join FAIR Fund and the End Internet Trafficking Coalition for their f on the issue of addressing human trafficking via the internet. Guest speakers will include survivors, teen advocacy experts, and business leaders.  To learn more visit: http://www.eitcoalition.org/conferencereg.html

02/12/09 "With Love" A special Valentines event featuring actress, Gabrielle Christian. This event will be at the beautiful Artist Inn in Dupont Circle at 1824 R Street NW Washington. D.C. from 6:00 to 8:30 PM. Come buy amazing jewelry for your valentine, meet our JewelGirls, and hear from Gabrielle Christian. Bring your valentine, friends, or family and enjoy chocolate, wine, and the chance to support your favorite charity. Rsvp at ashley at fair fund.org.

11/13/08, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, Washington, D.C..  The special Screening of Very Young Girls depicts the realities of sex trafficking in the U.S. with moving footage and searing testimonies.  The film screening will be followed with a short question and answer session led by GEMS founder, formerly sexually exploited youth- turn-activist, Rachel Lloyd.  The film is co-sponsored by FAIR Fund, Polaris Project, Sasha Bruce, and Weave.  

11/18/08, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Washington D.C.:  Special Event: Teen Pathways Into & Out of Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Washington, D.C Join FAIR Fund, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the Washington Area Women's Foundation for an evening reception to learn about the commercial sexual exploitation of children in D.C.  The evening will share preliminary information from the Pathways study funded by the Justice Department, about how youth are lured into and escape the sex trade, awards for local police, teachers, and social workers helping D.C. teens, advocacy for the D.C. Anti Trafficking Bill, presentations by D.C. teens, and artwork by teen survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation.   Location: Front Lobby, 1425 K Street, NW.  Space is limited, please rsvp to Amelia at fairfund.org.    This event is generously sponsored by Boies, Schiller, and Flexner LLP and the Washington Area Women’s Foundation.

11/30/08, Washington, D.C.: Honey Brown Eyes Premier. Join FAIR Fund and the D.C. Jewish Community Center (DC JCC) for the premier of "Honey Brown Eyes," a theatre production highlighting the struggles of Bosian women and children after the war. A special panel featuring FAIR Fund's Executive Director, Andrea Powell, will follow.

12/10/08 from 6:00 to 8:30 PM: Washington, D.C.: JewelGirls jewelry Sales Party hosted by Ladies Who Launch (LWL) - Metro DC is hosting a special charity holiday event, at the Artist Inn in Dupont Circle, to benefit FAIR Fund and you are invited. Please rsvp by calling Frances Crespo at 757-560-5474. Please show your holiday spirit by brining a $15 dollar donation card from Fire Mountain Gems, Target, or the GAP. You can also bring donations of beads, old jewelry, or stones that FAIR Fund's JewelGirls can use to create new jewelry!

9/23 - 27/08 Chicago, IL Join FAIR Fund as we are featured as the sponsored organization of Estrojam where feminist music, artists, and leading feminist thinkers come together to celebrate women's rights. The program supports young women in the arts and will highlight FAIR Fund's JewelGirls program.

9/9/08, Washington, D.C. Join FAIR Fund and Kristin Eager Killion of Keager Designs on September 9, 2008 at the Artist Inn in Dupont Circle Washington D.C. to see a private collection of one woman's wearable art and purses inspired by reused and recycled materials and select jewerly created by FAIR Fund's JewelGirls in Belgrade, Moscow, and Washington, D.C.

9/5-7/08 Washington, D.C. FAIR Fund, Americans for Informed Demoracy, and Polaris Project will host a retreat for 20 university students active in the anti-trafficking movement. To learn more, visit FAIR Fund's Campus Coalition Against Trafficking web site or contact Ashley at ashley at fairfund.org. To sign up for the conference by August 15, please go to the AID web site.

8/22/08 New York City, Los Angeles CALL+RESPONSE is a first of its kind feature  film that reveals the world's 27 million dirtiest secrets: there are more slaves today than ever before in human history. Call+Respond brings together activists/Musical Artists: Cornel West, Madeleine Albright, Daryl Hannah, Julia Ormond, Ashley Judd, Nicholas Kristof, and many other prominent political and cultural figures offer first hand accounts of this 21st century trade. To learn more about Call+Resond contact Amelia at amelia at fairfund.org

8/05/07 @ 11 AM EST Online Presentation: Join FAIR Fund and our partners of the End Internet Trafficking (EIT) Coalition for an online presentation on the intersections between online social forums and human trafficking. Learn about mail order brides, youth online trafficking, and child sex tourism. DETAILS: Email info@eitcoalition.org today to participate.

MOVIE RELEASED! RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING RIGHT HERE IN THE U.S. Join FAIR Fund and CCAT in celebrating the national release of Trade, a movie starring Academy Award winner Kevin Kline and written by Academy Award nominee Jose Rivera (Motorcycle Diaries) and inspired by Peter Landesman's New York Times Magazine story on the U.S. commercial sex trade, "The Girls Next Door.". To find out where you can see this gripping film about human trafficking visit www.tradethemovie.com or if you are college student interested in helping FAIR Fund and CCAT promote the film, email Amelia at amelia at fairfund.org