Blogs

Wow has it ever been an interesting time. It was my intention to post throughout the 16 days of activism, but I quickly realized that was an over commitment on my end. So here’s to learning

I am so excited to present our first guest blogger Sydney Piggott. When I think about what is “Collaborative Community Solutions” for me, providing space for a variety of perspectives and voices is at the core.

Between 1869 and 1948 over 100,000 Children who were homeless, orphaned or surviving on the street were sent to Canada and sold across the country to work on farms or domestic work. About 2/3s of the children were left in the orphanages by their parents

I did not learn about residential schools until I was in college. That was in 2010. The last residential school closed in 1996 and the prime minister did not issue an apology on behalf of the government until 2008. Are you fucking kidding me?? The Canadian Government funded church

In our first blog about the ways in which Canada has benefited and still benefits from the trafficking and exploitation of human beings I wanted to start with the framework that is used to discuss what is the legal definition

From November 25th to December 10th is the UN’s 16 days of Activism against gender-based violence. There are many ways to engage in activism. I find for me, one of the ways I like to do that is by drawing awareness to systemic issues that foster conditions

This is a message I work hard to send when engaging in any anti-trafficking work. This is also a perspective that can be unwelcomed and hard to hear based on your own experiences. When I think about ways that I can contribute to 16 days of activism

I’ve been on a path of healing for a long time. I mentioned in a previous post that I have been actively engaged in trauma treatment for several years. Heading into my 7th in January.

When rumblings of the pandemic started last year, I remember thinking, this was happening somewhere else not here. I was aware of the conversations and media articles and warnings about the pandemic,