In June 2023, I delegated to the City of Brampton to declare IPV an epidemic. Today, I went to Queen’s Park and saw Bill 173, the IPV Epidemic Act, pass the second reading after years of advocacy by community parters, survivors, and their families.

It’s about time.

Privileged to join TVO Today | The Agenda with Steve Paikin alongside experts Kelly Beele, Casandra Diamond & Gary Bezaire. Together we addressed alarming truths and strategies to combat human trafficking in Ontario. Honored to contribute to this vital discussion. #EndHumanTrafficking #Awareness

Collecting social identity data is vital to doing work with marginalized communities, but we also need to recognize the potential risks and apply a #DataEquity lens to avoid reinforcing historical harms of data collection. Lessons from United Way Greater Toronto

#CallItFemicide CBC News

Man who killed his estranged wife outside school was facing domestic violence charges
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It was a pleasure speaking to 1800222TIPS 🇨🇦 podcast about #HumanTrafficking in the GTA.

Talking about human trafficking and how to spot it are some of the first steps in the journey towards supporting survivors.

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Today, our Brampton City Council was joined by Safe Centre of Peel, Peel Committee Against Women Abuse, GEquity Consulting and Community Activist, Zanana L. Akande as Council passed a motion to declare a gender-based violence and intimate-partner violence an epidemic.

The City of Brampton stands with and advocates…

Thank you to Navjit Kaur Brar for bringing forward a motion to call gender-based violence an epidemic in Brampton, seconded by Rowena Santos and passed unanimously by council.

It was an honour delegating to council today, alongside Amandeep Kaur.

Your reminder that traffickers incur an average debt of $23,500 under their victim's name. Financial institutions are allowed to take this money from victims and credit bureaus can include this on credit reports

We need compassion for survivors, not for big banks #ISupportBill41

A Buckingham Palace Aid resigned over making racist remarks

By firing just one person from an institution that's built on imperialism, how are we resolving the deeper issue at hand?

We need to examine the role the British monarchy has played in the construction of racism itself