March against human trafficking happening today

Saturday afternoon a march against human trafficking will be held in Bakersfield.

The event is being organized by the non-profit organization Magdalene Hope.

HUMAN TRAFFICKINGWILL BE HELD IN BAKERSFIELD.

THEEVENT IS BEING ORGANIZED BYTHE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONMAGDALENE HOPEAND 23ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL ISJOINING US LIVE WITH A PREVIEWOF THE EVENT, AS WELL AS A LOOKAT SOME NEW BUILDBOARDSPOPPING UP AROUND TOWNSUPPORTING THE CAUSE.

AUSTIN?TORI THIS WILL BE THE SECONDMARCH AGAINST TRAFFICKING THATWE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST FEWMONTHS.

MAGDALENE HOPE ISORGANIZING EVENTS LIKE THIS TORAISE AWARENESS FOR A CAUSE THATTHEY SAY IS A BIG PROBLEM INKERN COUNTY.TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAST MARCHTHAT HAPPENED IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD IN AUGUST.

THAT ONEWAS ON TRUXTUN AVENUE AND HSTREET BUT THIS ONE WILL HAVE ADIFFERENT ROUTEON UNION AVENUE, A LOCATION MANYCONSIDER A HOTSPOT FORTRAFFICKING IN BAKERSFIELD.

ASYOU CAN SEE, THERE WASPRETTY LARGE TURN OUT LAST TIME,AND WE EXPECT ANOTHEGOOD TURNOUT TODAY.

MAGDALENEHOPE SAYS 750 TO 1,0DIFFERENT WOMEN ARE BEING SOLDTHROUGH THECOURSE OF A MONTH IN BAKERSFIELDALONE, AND THEIRSTUDIES SHOW NINE OUT OF TENWOMEN ON UNION AVENUE ARE NOTOUT HERE BY CHOICE, BUT THATSOMEONE IS FORCING THEM ANDPROFITING OFF THEM.

THEORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THREEANTI-TRAFFICKING BILLBOARDS ONUNION AVENUE AHEAD OF TODAY'SPEACEFUL MARCH.

THE BILLBOARDSREADING MESSAGES LIKE "NOBODY ISFREE UNTIL EVERYBODY IS FREE"AND PERSON, NOT PRODUCT."MAGDALENE HOPE SAYS THE PEACEFULMARCH WILL TAKE PLACE ON UNIONAVENUE FROM 4-6 PM AND STARTS ATTHE SAN JOAQUIN TRACTOR COMPANYLOCATED AT 1201 UNION AVENUE.EVERYONE ATTENDING IS ASKED TOWEAR A FACE MASK AND PRACTICESOCIAL DISTANCING.COMING UP IN OUR 8 O CLOCK HOURWE'LL BE LIVE SPEAKING WITHTHE FOUNDER OF MAGDELENE HOPEABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THEPROBLEM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING INKERN COUNTY.BUT FOR NOW IN DOWNTOWN, AUSTINWESTFALL 23ABC CONNECTING YOU.TOMORROW IS GREENLAWN'S CEMETERYSECOND