Alva Review-Courier -

The Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women is partnering with Northwestern Oklahoma State University to host a Community Conversation to Stop Human Trafficking on Tuesday, April 11, at 9:30 am in the NWOSU Student Center Ballroom, located at 709 Oklahoma Blvd. in Alva.

“Human trafficking is modern-day slavery,” said Commission State Chair Brenda Jones Barwick. “It’s a $150 billion a year industry and Oklahoma is not immune to it. Most human trafficking in Oklahoma is not happening by people passing through on highways, but by Oklahomans who are family members, friends or acquaintances entr...