During this webinar, two American child marriage survivors share their stories, highlighting the vulnerabilities and challenges they faced. Experts from the Tahirih Justice Center and Greater Boston Legal Services also share guidance on:

• Red flags and warning signs of forced marriage
• Collaborative strategies to assist minors to avoid or delay a forced marriage
• Creative legal approaches to preventing the forced marriage of minors
• Privacy protection and tech safety planning
• Preventing travel overseas if a forced marriage is imminent or suspected

This webinar was presented as part of the Forced Marriage Initiative’s Quarterly Webinar Series on December 12, 2016.

*This webinar is not publicly available. Please contact us at FMI@tahirih.org for more information.

This webinar features Valenda Applegarth, Senior Staff Attorney with the national Relocation Counseling and Identity Protection Initiative. The webinar discusses strategies for relocation in forced marriage cases, including how to safely stay in touch with clients, and ways that technology can assist and compromise individuals’ privacy both pre- and post-relocation. The webinar also covers the fundamentals of identity change, as well as the challenges and benefits of pursuing such an option in forced marriage cases.

This webinar was first presented as part of the Forced Marriage Initiative’s Quarterly Webinar Series on September 5th, 2013.
*This webinar is not publicly available. Please contact us at FMI@tahirih.org for more information.