ATLANTA – Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will join Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) officials to mark Human Trafficking Awareness Month Monday, Jan. 29. The press event will inform the public about the dangers of — and toll from — human trafficking. The press conference will also allow City of Atlanta, state, and federal leaders the opportunity to discuss their ongoing efforts to combat human trafficking.
National Human Trafficking Awareness Month was established by presidential decree in 2010 and has contributed to the fight against human trafficking in the United States. This press event marks the first of a yearlong series of events the world’s busiest airport will host to increase public awareness. Additional information will be provided at Monday’s press conference.
WHO: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
Roosevelt Council, Jr., General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Chris Carr, Attorney General, State of Georgia
Mary Leftridge Byrd, Transportation Security Administration Federal Security Director, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Tracy Graham Lawson, Clayton County District Attorney
Jennifer Swain, Executive Director, youthSpark
WHAT: Press conference announcing efforts to combat human trafficking
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 29
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Domestic Terminal Atrium
6000 North Terminal Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30320
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 104 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $70.9 billion in Georgia. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room InterContinental Hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com.
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