Uprooting Human Trafficking
Date/Time
Monday, October 27, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Uprooting Trafficking is a 3-part free virtual series highlighting sex trafficking, healing, and community action – endorsed by the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada, and featuring survivors and advocates
Each evening offers focused insights from leading voices and lived experiences, designed to inspire informed, community-rooted responses.
- Session One
Understanding Human Trafficking
Monday October 27, 2025, 7 – 8 pm EST - Session Two
Restoration & Reintegration
Tuesday October 28, 2025, 7 – 8 pm EST - Session Three
Beyond Awareness: Prevention & Community Response
Thursday October 29, 2025, 7 – 8 pm EST
Featured speakers and panelists include:
- Katlin Bick – Anti-Human Trafficking Advocate, Victim Services Toronto
- Jovana Blagovcanin – Anti-Human Trafficking Manager, FCJ Refugee Centre
- Inspector Colleen Bowers – Youth Services Section – Calgary Police Service
- Julia Drydyk – Executive Director, Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking
- Ashley Gaudry – Survivor and Advocate
- Jenea Gomez – Director of Anti-Human Trafficking Programs, The Salvation Army Illuminate
- Cheryl Hotchkiss – Acting CEO and Vice President, Advancement and Strategy, International Justice Mission (IJM) Canada
- Shae Invidiata – Founder, Free-Them
- Staff Sgt. Gordon MacDonald – Human Trafficking and Counter Exploitation Unit, ALERT
- Monica McIntyre – Founder and Director of Lifeline Mental Health and Aftercare International
- Timea Nagy – Advocate, Author, Speaker, Producer
- Jessica Ortiz – Associate Director, Fight4Freedom
- Ishani Slocombe – Aftercare International / Consider the Lily and Series Co-Creator
- Peter Slocombe – Rescue Operations
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/UT-Series