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[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”History section” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-be2f61bf-9f7e-413d-891a-0f825561166c” custom_padding=”||100px|||” bottom_divider_style=”wave” bottom_divider_color=”gcid-1fb145f8-a6fc-412d-9804-b7712245f785″ bottom_divider_height=”50px” bottom_divider_flip=”horizontal” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1fb145f8-a6fc-412d-9804-b7712245f785%22:%91%22bottom_divider_color%22%93,%22gcid-be2f61bf-9f7e-413d-891a-0f825561166c%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font_size=”36px” header_3_line_height=”1.1em” custom_margin=”||18px|||” header_3_font_size_tablet=”30px” header_3_font_size_phone=”28px” header_3_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font_size=”32px” header_3_line_height=”1.1em” global_colors_info=”{}”]GAATW Canada is a member organization of GAATW<\/a>, an alliance of over 105 non-governmental organizations worldwide. Alliance members include women\u2019s rights, human rights, migrant rights, and anti-trafficking organizations, as well as self-organized groups of migrant workers, domestic workers, sex workers, and survivors of human trafficking. GAATW\u2019s International Secretariat is located in Bangkok, Thailand.<\/span> In 1997, GAATW Canada hosted the North American Regional Consultative Forum on Trafficking in Women\u2014the first consultation of its kind held in Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n Over the years, GAATW Canada has engaged in policy advocacy and conducted several research projects to inform Canada\u2019s response to human trafficking.<\/span><\/p>\n GAATW Canada was incorporated as a federal non-profit organization in 2022 and registered as a charity in 2025. With our revitalized organization now operating at a greater capacity, we are poised to strengthen our partnerships, ultimately enhancing our impact and evidence-based contributions to addressing human trafficking in Canada.<\/span> We advocate for effective approaches that aid people who are trafficked while reducing the harms linked to the rescue industry.<\/span><\/p>\n We aim to create a fairer, more compassionate society where exploitation has no place. We listen to diverse voices\u2014including Indigenous peoples, migrant workers, sex workers, and other affected groups\u2014to honour the varied experiences of exploitation at individual, community, and regional levels. We move beyond rescue and criminal legal methods, fostering lasting change and building a society where everyone can flourish free from exploitation.\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Our Values” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]Accountability, Anti-colonialism, Anti-racism, Decarceralism, Gender inclusivity, Intersectional feminism, Justice, Labour and Human Rights. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#CAC0B2″ disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”30%” width_tablet=”30%” width_phone=”30%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”-30px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” header_3_font_size=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We understand that certain words, like \u201ctrafficking\u201d and \u201cwomen\u201d, may cause hesitation and uncertainty for some.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Our name comes from the international organization, the <\/span>Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women<\/span><\/a>, based in Bangkok, Thailand. As a member of GAATW and building on its years of research and dedication to critical anti-trafficking work, we have used this name with the Canadian designation since our founding in 1996. <\/span><\/p>\n However, since language and ideas evolve, and considering the nuances specific to our Canadian context, we want to clarify a few points. While addressing human trafficking and related issues is GAATW Canada\u2019s focus, we care about all forms of exploitation. We recognize that violence and exploitation exist on a continuum and that many underlying and interconnected issues must be addressed simultaneously if we are to prevent human trafficking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We do not conflate issues, impose labels, or expect our partner organizations and allies to rebrand to fit into an anti-trafficking framework. Our focus is on working with groups that do vital work in their communities, rather than on the labels they assign to that work.\u00a0<\/span> For GAATW Canada, the word \u201cwomen\u201d in our name no longer tells the whole story. <\/span><\/p>\n We recognize and include in our work cis and trans women, Two-Spirit, non-binary, and gender-fluid people, intersex people, cis and trans men, and any and all others impacted by violence and exploitation. <\/span><\/p>\n We believe that effectively combatting violence, exploitation, and human trafficking requires addressing issues that affect everyone.\u00a0<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#CAC0B2″ disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”30%” width_tablet=”30%” width_phone=”30%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”-30px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]GAATW Canada\u2019s work is rooted in several guiding principles.<\/b> This is our platform for a more just Canadian society to prevent, reduce, and address human trafficking and promote the rights of individuals who are at-risk or trafficked,as well as individuals who have been harmed by anti-trafficking initiatives.<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Anti-trafficking efforts tend to focus on individual cases\u00a0rather than the broader, structural conditions that enable exploitation. While individual services are critical, this disproportionate\u00a0emphasis can overshadow systemic solutions and result in short-term responses that fall short of meeting the longer-term needs of people at risk of or experiencing trafficking in Canada.<\/p>\n We acknowledge the limitations and harms of Canada\u2019s law and order trafficking framework and aim to shift to approaches that respect individual choice and labour rights.<\/span><\/p>\n GAATW Canada commits to action and advocacy to make concrete political and social change in the anti-trafficking landscape across Canada.<\/b><\/p>\n We strive to be inclusive and non-discriminatory\u00a0 in all our work. This means we do not discriminate on any grounds, including race, ethnicity, descent, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, immigration status, birth or other status, or occupation (including work in the informal sectors such as domestic work and sex work, among others).<\/span><\/p>\n We employ the highest degree of accountability in our work to encourage a more transparent and effective use of anti-trafficking funding, resources, and statistics among all anti-trafficking stakeholders in Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n This statement does not address specific issues of child or youth exploitation or trafficking. It is not our intention to exclude these serious issues; rather, GAATW Canada acknowledges that child and youth exploitation and adult exploitation are different issues, and we specifically focus on adult labour exploitation and trafficking.<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#CAC0B2″ disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”30%” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”-30px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]The people who work at GAATW Canada share the principles and values of the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, an international alliance of member organizations from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gaatw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GAATW-Alison-Clancey.jpg” alt=”GAATW Alison Clancey” title_text=”GAATW Alison Clancey” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” height=”50%” max_height=”390px” custom_margin=”|||-40px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#806554″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ header_4_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n National Director[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Alison has worked in anti-trafficking curriculum development, training, frontline service, public education, policy, and advocacy for over a decade. Alison’s interest in addressing human trafficking through a labour rights framework stems from her previous career and experience working critically with law enforcement and the anti-trafficked. I joined GAATW Canada because if we are as a nation to address human trafficking effectively, a significant shift in the understanding and response to human trafficking is required.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It is my hope that my community development experience facilitating complex multistakeholder processes that tackle challenging social issues will advance GAATW Canada\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-ec898731-ef33-4cd0-b4b7-b56496b14189%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gaatw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GAATW-Borislav-G.jpg” alt=”Borislav G” title_text=”Borislav G” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” height=”50%” max_height=”258px” custom_margin=”|||-40px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#806554″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_4_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Research Lead[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Borislav is the Editor of Anti-Trafficking Review<\/i> <\/a>\u2013 the first open access, peer reviewed journal dedicated to the issue of human trafficking. For the past 20 years, he\u2019s been working at women\u2019s rights and anti-trafficking NGOs at the national, European, and international level.<\/p>\n He has also volunteered for LGBTQI+ and sex worker rights NGOs in Bulgaria and the Netherlands. Borislav holds a degree in English Philology from Sofia University, Bulgaria.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=”{||divi||400″ icon_color=”rgba(227,193,173,0.39)” align=”left” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|180deg” custom_margin=”||-97px|-60px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-630f5d43-939e-439f-95a5-8e07c66e28dc%22:%91%22icon_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_icon][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=”0px” quote_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-c0953338-a2fc-4b24-ac46-7cb9a5ca11fc%22:%91%22quote_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-630f5d43-939e-439f-95a5-8e07c66e28dc%22:%91%22quote_border_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n I joined GAATW Canada because I see an urgent need for a change in the discourses, policies, and practices related to addressing human trafficking in Canada. I hope that my experience with communications and advocacy in Europe, Asia, and globally will help me contribute to achieving this change.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-ec898731-ef33-4cd0-b4b7-b56496b14189%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gaatw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Julie-Murray.jpg” alt=”Julie Murray” title_text=”Julie Murray” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” height=”50%” max_height=”258px” custom_margin=”|||-40px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#806554″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ header_4_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Research Assistant[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Julie is a dedicated researcher with a strong background in investigating social justice issues, including the criminalization and stigmatization of sex work, as well as human trafficking policy and its impact on sex working communities.<\/p>\n As a passionate labour rights advocate for those in precarious or non-standard work, Julie has been involved in collaborative research projects that have critically examined how trafficking, labour exploitation, and abuse are understood within various legal and policy contexts, and the implications these distinctions have on marginalized communities. I joined GAATW Canada\u00a0because I deeply value its critical perspective on human trafficking, particularly its advocacy for the labour rights of sex workers, migrant workers, and other communities affected by anti-trafficking rhetoric in Canada. I share GAATW\u2019s commitment to evidence-based advocacy and education, and I hope to contribute to these important discussions and help drive systemic change.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-ec898731-ef33-4cd0-b4b7-b56496b14189%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gaatw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Victoria.jpg” alt=”Julie Murray” title_text=”Victoria” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” height=”50%” max_height=”258px” custom_margin=”|||-40px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#806554″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ header_4_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Knowledge Translation Lead<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Victoria has worked in the nonprofit sector supporting (im)migrants, educating on social justice issues facing equity-deserving groups, advocating for labour rights, and encouraging media accountability around\u00a0reporting on sex work and human trafficking.<\/p>\n Victoria has an academic background in criminology and human rights\/civil liberties. She holds a master’s degree in criminology from Simon Fraser University. I joined GAATW Canada\u00a0because I appreciate its critical and evidence-based approach to human trafficking and its commitment to accessible, inclusive advocacy. To effectively address human trafficking, we cannot ignore migrant rights, labour rights, sex worker rights, queer rights, Indigenous rights, and more. I hope to help GAATW Canada educate and advocate for a safer, more just society for absolutely everyone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ inner_shadow=”on” admin_label=”Board of Directors Section” module_id=”bod” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ background_color=”gcid-1fb145f8-a6fc-412d-9804-b7712245f785″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1fb145f8-a6fc-412d-9804-b7712245f785%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||40px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ header_2_line_height=”0.9em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”30px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#CAC0B2″ disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”30%” width_tablet=”30%” width_phone=”30%” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”-30px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Directors draw upon their decades of scholarship and professional knowledge in the areas of anti-trafficking, labour rights, gender-based violence, and non-profit management to govern the organization.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-ec898731-ef33-4cd0-b4b7-b56496b14189%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.4″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gaatw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GAATW-Annalee.jpg” alt=”Dr. Annalee Lepp GAATW Board Chair, Treasurer” title_text=”Annalee” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” height=”50%” max_height=”390px” custom_margin=”|||-40px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#806554″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ header_4_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Co-Chair, Treasurer[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Annalee is a founding member of GAATW Canada and was the long-time Vice-President of GAATW International Board of Directors. Dr. Lepp is also Associate Professor (Gender Studies) and Dean of Humanities at the University of Victoria.<\/p>\n Since 1997, she has been involved in various collaborative research projects that examine Canadian state policies and practices as they relate to trafficking in persons and irregular cross-border movements as well as the impact of anti-trafficking policies on sex workers’ rights in Canada. I joined GAATW Canada\u2019s Board to continue my decades-long work with the organization.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I hope that I can continue to shape the direction of GAATW Canada\u2019s work that is in line with the principles that drive the work of GAATW\u2019s International Secretariat and the global alliance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-ec898731-ef33-4cd0-b4b7-b56496b14189%22:%91%22background_color%22,%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gaatw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GAATW-Leigh.jpg” alt=”Leigh Elliott GAATW Board Secretary ” title_text=”Leigh” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” height=”50%” max_height=”390px” custom_margin=”|||-40px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#806554″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ header_4_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Co-Chair[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Leigh is the Executive Director of Peers Victoria Resources Society, a multi-service grassroots agency established by, with, and for sex workers in Victoria BC. Leigh has a Master of Arts in political theory with a focus on biopolitics, agency, and the harmful conflation of human trafficking and sex work.<\/p>\n Leigh has also conducted community-based research on sex work, housing, gender-based violence and violence prevention. I joined GAATW Canada\u2019s Board because I believe there needs to be a national voice that speaks from an evidence-based framework on the topic of human trafficking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I hope the impact of GAATW Canada will be to help propel a movement to change the conversation around human trafficking, to end the conflation between sex work and human trafficking, and to advocate for labour rights in all sectors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-ec898731-ef33-4cd0-b4b7-b56496b14189%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gaatw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rhea-Rollmann.jpg” alt=”Rhea Rollmann” title_text=”Rhea Rollmann” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” height=”50%” max_height=”258px” custom_margin=”|||-40px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#806554″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_4_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Secretary Much of her reporting focuses on labour, equity and human rights, and her academic work has focused on equity policy, gender representation and labour rights. She also has an extensive background in community media (print and radio), labour organizing and queer\/trans activism.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=”{||divi||400″ icon_color=”rgba(227,193,173,0.39)” align=”left” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|180deg” custom_margin=”||-97px|-60px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-630f5d43-939e-439f-95a5-8e07c66e28dc%22:%91%22icon_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_icon][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=”0px” quote_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-c0953338-a2fc-4b24-ac46-7cb9a5ca11fc%22:%91%22quote_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-630f5d43-939e-439f-95a5-8e07c66e28dc%22:%91%22quote_border_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n I joined GAATW Canada\u2019s Board\u00a0because of its strong reputation for countering harmful anti-sex worker, anti-migrant trafficking narratives and its important evidence-based research and advocacy work in expanding the rights of precaritized workers and equity-denied groups.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-ec898731-ef33-4cd0-b4b7-b56496b14189%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image 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by migrant and minority communities, such as the dehumanization of domestic workers, harms produced by the anti-trafficking industry, the impact of social difference in sex work, the trajectory of migrant remittances, cultural production and dynamics that support or hinder social change for migrant communities.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=”{||divi||400″ icon_color=”rgba(227,193,173,0.39)” align=”left” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|180deg” custom_margin=”||-97px|-60px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-630f5d43-939e-439f-95a5-8e07c66e28dc%22:%91%22icon_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_icon][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=”0px” quote_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ 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With over 25 years of experience in harm reduction work, Jonny currently serves as the Winnipeg Coordinator for the Manitoba Harm Reduction Network. They are also a member of the Sex Workers of Winnipeg Action Coalition and ACT UP (Winnipeg), and chair the Winnipeg Regional Team for Tricia\u2019s Trust. Jonny holds a degree in Criminal Justice with a concentration in activism. I joined GAATW Canada\u2019s Board\u00a0because I am passionate about transformative work within systems and fully believe being a shit disturber is an act of love.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-ec898731-ef33-4cd0-b4b7-b56496b14189%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gaatw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GAATW-Jess.jpg” alt=”GAATW Board Member Jess” title_text=”GAATW Board Member Jess” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” height=”50%” max_height=”258px” custom_margin=”|||-40px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#806554″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ header_4_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Member at large Jess is the Metis Director of Operations at Red Response. Red Response is an Indigenous-led experiential 24\/7 emergency response team dedicated to immediate intervention for victims of human trafficking and gang-related violence. The team provides 24\/7 support for Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals, recognizing clear distinctions between those choosing to work and those who are trafficked.<\/p>\n With over 15 years of transformative experience in Justice, sexual exploitation prevention, and harm reduction, Jess is a systems disruptor and community-rooted practitioner. She has led provincial strategies against human trafficking, directed an Indigenous-led shelter and specializes in supporting unhoused individuals navigating addiction or drug use.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=”{||divi||400″ icon_color=”rgba(227,193,173,0.39)” align=”left” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|180deg” custom_margin=”||-97px|-60px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-630f5d43-939e-439f-95a5-8e07c66e28dc%22:%91%22icon_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_icon][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=”0px” quote_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-c0953338-a2fc-4b24-ac46-7cb9a5ca11fc%22:%91%22quote_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-630f5d43-939e-439f-95a5-8e07c66e28dc%22:%91%22quote_border_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\n I joined the GAATW Canada Board to emphasize the importance of harm reduction and solidarity among those doing this vital work. Sex workers are an integral piece in supporting, identifying and intervening in trafficking and must be recognized for the expertise they bring to the table. Together we can dismantle barriers that sustain violence, particularly against Indigenous communities, and hold systems accountable for their role in perpetuating systemic injustices and the ongoing genocide of MMIWG2S+.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-ec898731-ef33-4cd0-b4b7-b56496b14189%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gaatw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GAATW-Amy.jpg” alt=”amy” title_text=”amy” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” height=”50%” max_height=”258px” custom_margin=”|||-40px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#806554″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ header_4_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Member at large I joined the GAATW Canada Board because of its strong commitment to challenging the dominant anti-trafficking narrative, which is harmful, stigmatizing, racist and dangerous to sex workers, especially migrant and immigrant sex workers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-fbadf374-1f2e-4b51-8207-f07a615029e7%22:%91%22background_color%22%93,%22gcid-ec898731-ef33-4cd0-b4b7-b56496b14189%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/gaatw.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GAATW-Julie-Kaye.jpg” alt=”GAATW board member Julie Kaye” title_text=”GAATW board member Julie Kaye” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” height=”50%” max_height=”258px” custom_margin=”|||-40px|false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#806554″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ header_4_font_size=”19px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Member at large (on leave) Dr. Kaye\u2019s work also examines settler-colonialism and colonial gendered violence and racialized policing as well as harm reduction, consent, and body sovereignty. I joined GAATW Canada\u2019s Board because I was honoured early in my education to benefit from learning from the critical anti-trafficking work of GAATW. 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Since 1996, GAATW Canada has addressed trafficking issues and networked with women\u2019s, 2SLGBTQIA+, sex work, and labour organizations locally and globally. GAATW Canada is a member organization of GAATW, an alliance of over 105 non-governmental organizations […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-265","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Our Name, Mission, Vision, and Values Section” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”gcid-1fb145f8-a6fc-412d-9804-b7712245f785″ background_enable_image=”off” background_size=”initial” background_position=”bottom_left” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-1fb145f8-a6fc-412d-9804-b7712245f785%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|9%||9%|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”|6%||6%|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|3%||3%|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=”#262520″ open_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” closed_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” toggle_icon=”P||divi||400″ icon_color=”#998476″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” toggle_text_color=”#262520″ toggle_level=”h4″ toggle_font=”Source Sans Pro|600||on|||||” toggle_font_size=”20px” toggle_letter_spacing=”1px” body_text_align=”left” text_orientation=”left” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”|||0px|false|false” border_width_all=”0px” border_width_bottom=”1px” border_color_bottom=”#B2A299″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Closed” open=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:none;” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Our Mission” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]From a labour rights perspective, GAATW Canada bridges community and scholarly expertise to address human trafficking through research, policy change, advocacy, education, and mutual partnerships.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=”Imagining The Future” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” open=”off”]GAATW Canada imagines a world where\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\n[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”40px||33px|||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_2_line_height=”0.9em” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”30px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nAbout Our Name<\/h2>\n
The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) Canada would like to provide clarification about our organization\u2019s name.<\/h3>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”3px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” background_color=”#F9F8F7″ custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|true|true” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#CAC0B2″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n“Trafficking”<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_body_font||||||||” background_color=”#F9F8F7″ custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|true|true” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#CAC0B2″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n“Women”<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ inner_shadow=”on” admin_label=”Position Statement Section” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ background_color=”#F9F8F7″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||40px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_2_line_height=”0.9em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”30px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nPosition Statement<\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_3_font_size=”26px” header_3_line_height=”1.1em” min_height=”93px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n\u2018Trafficking\u2019 and the labour exploitation of individuals must be understood in the context of modern capitalism, patriarchal social attitudes, gender inequity in labour markets, increasingly restrictive immigration policies, weakening of labour rights, systemic racism, and impacts of climate change-related conditions that drive migration.<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
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Alison Clancey<\/h4>\n
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Borislav Gerasimov<\/h4>\n
Julie Murray<\/h4>\n
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Dr. Annalee Lepp<\/h4>\n
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\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=”{||divi||400″ icon_color=”rgba(227,193,173,0.39)” align=”left” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|180deg” custom_margin=”||-97px|-60px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-630f5d43-939e-439f-95a5-8e07c66e28dc%22:%91%22icon_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_icon][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=”0px” quote_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-c0953338-a2fc-4b24-ac46-7cb9a5ca11fc%22:%91%22quote_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\nRhea Rollmann<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Rhea\u00a0is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John\u2019s, NL.<\/p>\nDr. Julie Ham<\/h4>\n
Jonny Mexico<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=”{||divi||400″ icon_color=”rgba(227,193,173,0.39)” align=”left” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” transform_rotate=”0deg|0deg|180deg” custom_margin=”||-97px|-60px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”|||-68px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-630f5d43-939e-439f-95a5-8e07c66e28dc%22:%91%22icon_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_icon][et_pb_text quote_border_weight=”0px” quote_border_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-c0953338-a2fc-4b24-ac46-7cb9a5ca11fc%22:%91%22quote_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-630f5d43-939e-439f-95a5-8e07c66e28dc%22:%91%22quote_border_color%22%93}”]<\/p>\nJess (North Star Dancing of the Wolf Clan)<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\namy<\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ global_colors_info=”{}”]amy has been a sex worker for three decades and has spent 25 of those years as an activist fighting for the rights of sex workers. She played a key role in the groundbreaking legal victory regarding the removal of some of the sex work laws. She is currently a member of two long-standing volunteer sex worker rights activist groups and is a public speaker, educator, community builder and researcher. amy fights for the human and labour rights of sex workers and the full decriminalization of sex work. She is also deeply passionate and committed to advancing the rights and dignity of people who use drugs.
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\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Julie works as an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan and Co-Founder of Standing Together where she works together with relations and grassroots organizers of MMIWGT2S+ and decolonial, anti-violence organizing and research alongside Indigenous-led responses to colonial gendered violence.<\/p>\n
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2024-26 Strategic Plan<\/a><\/h4>\n
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2023-24 Annual Report<\/a><\/h4>\n
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2024-25 Financials<\/a><\/h4>\n
2023-24 Financials<\/a><\/h4>\n
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