ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING ONLINE FORUM

FCJ RefugeeCentre

A forum to address the concerns around the efficiency of collaboration in the Anti-Human Trafficking sector

This is an open forum to address the concerns around the efficiency of collaboration in the Anti-Human Trafficking sector through the perspectives of justice and law enforcement, front-line workers and survivors of human trafficking. We will be examining how we can improve our collaborative efforts with a special focus on how the intersectionality of victims is considered in our approaches. Join this opportunity to discuss and actively strategize in supporting victims, survivors and their families, while emphasizing the included voices of those with lived experiences.This forum is organized with the support of Toronto Counter Human Trafficking Network organizations; Elizabeth Fry, Collaborative Network to End Exploitation, Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/ Multicultural Women Against Rape, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture and FCJ Refugee Centre.A ZOOM link will be sent following registration prior to the date of the forum.If you have any questions regarding this event, please email Luis [lmata@fcjrefugeecentre.org] or Grissel [grissel@trccmwar.ca].GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDE:ULISES REYES:Ulises Reyes was born in Mexico City where he studied culinary arts and dedicated his career to gastronomy. Before coming to Canada as a migrant worker, he worked in Cancun and the Mayan Riviera as a chef. In Canada, he has faced labour exploitation in the hospitality sector and is currently navigating the complex Canadian immigration and legal system.JANE-ANN MCKINNON:Jane-Ann MacKinnon was born and raised in Toronto. Through her resiliency’s and strength Jane-Ann created her own success story as a survivor. Today Jane-Ann has secure housing, has a promising career in education, studies at UofT and has dedicated her life to service within a twelve-step fellowship framework.JAMES BROWN:Following his 35 years in policing, James Brown is now Adjunct Professor of Criminology at Ontario Tech University where he lectures on human trafficking in the advanced justice program, and also serves as Executive Director of the Canadian charity, the Global Resource Epicenter Against human Trafficking (GREAT). SUSAN ORLANDO :Susan has been the Provincial Coordinator of Ontario’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Team since 2017. Prior to this role, she was the Deputy Director in the Office of the Assistant Deputy Attorney General – Criminal Law Division, Ministry of the Attorney General. TASHIN RODOSHI FROM AURA FREEDOM Tashin Rodoshi is dedicated to empowering marginalized communities to reimagine frameworks that advance gender equity for all girls and women. At Aura Freedom International, she identifies strategies to meaningfully engage with the communities to build sustainable partnerships to effectively address gender-based violence and sexual exploitation. Tashin aims to challenge spaces to adopt a critical intersectional lens to ensure victims and survivors receive adequate resources and opportunities towards economic and social development.Aura Freedom is a grassroots, intersectional feminist organization working in Canada and internationally to end gender-based violence through advocacy and education. Aura Freedom works with a diverse group of allies to achieve their goals and create long-lasting, systemic change. Through education, advocacy, research, training, partnership-building, and survivor support. SUE WILSONSue Wilson is Executive Director of the Office for Systemic Justice for the Canadian Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph. She has a PhD in theology with a focus on social ethics. Sue has been addressing issues connected with poverty, labour and sexual exploitation for over 20 years. She has presented submissions on human trafficking to UN Committees and advocates for policy change at federal and provincial levels.Sue is part of a 3-year project that will pilot the Spectrum of Exploitation, an assessment and reflection tool that provides a deeper understanding of systemic and individual factors that contribute to exploitation, ranging in degree from experiences of bias and racism, poor working conditions, labour violations, and human rights abuses to human trafficking.

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