Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price marched with dozens of people along International Boulevard to raise awareness of human trafficking on a gray and dreary Wednesday afternoon.
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The group, including members of Price’s Human Exploitation Assistance and Response Team and several Alameda County police officers, marched down International Boulevard to 13th Street and up Foothill Boulevard to San Antonio Park, where a rally and resource fair took place and free tacos were served to community members.
Known as “The Track,” International has long been a spot for prostitutes, sometimes including underage children. San Antonio Park is a few blocks away from a frequent human trafficking hub commonly referred to as “The Blade.”
“During this month’s two safety walks with the H.E.A.R.T. Team, I saw with my own eyes the realities of human trafficking in our community,” said DA Pamela Price. “I saw adults and young people, many of whom I believe to be children as young as 13, standing in the rain for hours. We offered help, and some accepted. We hope to reach more people willing to accept assistance,” Price said.
The event took place during National Human Trafficking Awareness Month and brought together several partnering organizations, community groups, and law enforcement agencies including Alameda County DA’s Victim Witness Assistance Division, BAWAR, Banteay Srei, EBAYC, Alameda County District Attorney Family Justice Center, FBI, FOSAP, Justice At Last, Highland Hospital, Love Never Fails, MISSEY, Nola Brantley of Nola Brantley Speaks, the Oakland Police Department, Oakland Unified School District, Planned Parenthood, SHADE and TRYBE.
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, right, speaks at International Boulevard and 17th Street before a march to raise awareness of human trafficking in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. A rally and resource fair was held at San Antonio Park after the march for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, right, victim witness advocate Ebony James, left, and others take part in a march to raise awareness of human trafficking in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. A rally and resource fair was held at San Antonio Park after the march for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Community members listen to Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price speak at International Boulevard and 17th Street before a march to raise awareness of human trafficking in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. A rally and resource fair was held at San Antonio Park after the march for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, right, Tracy Foster, center, members of her Human Exploitation Assistance and Response Team and others take part in a march to raise awareness of human trafficking in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. A rally and resource fair was held at San Antonio Park after the march for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Alameda County Deputy District Attorney Geralyn Busnardo takes part in a rally and march to raise awareness of human trafficking in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. A rally and resource fair sponsored by Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price her Human Exploitation Assistance and Response Team was held at San Antonio Park after the march for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, with members of her Human Exploitation Assistance and Response Team and others, take part in a march to raise awareness of human trafficking in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. A rally and resource fair was held at San Antonio Park after the march for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Community members take part in a march to raise awareness of human trafficking in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and members of her Human Exploitation Assistance and Response Team sponsored a rally and resource fair at San Antonio Park after the march for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price wears a sweatshirt with a slogan during a rally and resource fair at San Antonio Park after a march for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, center, victim witness advocate Ebony James and Angel Skates, from right, members of her Human Exploitation Assistance and Response Team and others take part in a march to raise awareness of human trafficking in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. A rally and resource fair was held at San Antonio Park after the march for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Community members take part in a march to raise awareness of human trafficking in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and members of her Human Exploitation Assistance and Response Team sponsored a rally and resource fair at San Antonio Park after the march for National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, left, gets a hug from Senior Assistant District Attorney Evanthia Pappas during a rally and resource fair at San Antonio Park in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Price marched with other members of the D.A.’s office and community members during National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
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