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Goose Creek proclaims Martin Luther King Jr. Day and declares Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Summary
Mayor Gregory Abid read proclamations recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 19, 2026 and declaring January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month; Lauren Knapp of the Tri-County Human Trafficking Task Force described regional efforts and urged community involvement.
Mayor Gregory Abid read a proclamation recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national day of service and urged citizens to participate in community service projects tied to the federal observance.
The mayor also read a proclamation recognizing January 2026 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month and introduced Lauren Knapp, co-chair of the Tri-County Human Trafficking Task Force. Knapp thanked regional partners and law-enforcement leaders and said the task force is actively working cases across Berkeley, Dorchester and Charleston counties. "I'm very proud of the Tri County Human Trafficking Task Force," Knapp said, and she noted the scale of trafficking as a global economic crime: "it is a $27,000,000,000 a year economic crime worldwide." She encouraged residents to consult the task force website for resources and information.
The proclamations were presented as ceremonial recognitions and calls to community service; no formal city policy or budgetary action was taken at the meeting as part of these proclamations.
