Everyone Deserves Safety
Because of a complex history of gender discrimination, racism, and colonization, many women, newcomers, non-binary and Two Spirit people find themselves in the sex trade.
Resources
- Recognizing the Signs
- Supported Housing for Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking in Saskatchewan: A Needs and Demand Assessment
- Videos:
Research Projects
IWG2S Coming Home : Prepared for the City of Saskatoon as a response to the MMIWG2SLBTQQIA Calls for Justice.
MMIWG Human Trafficking in the Prairie Provinces: Research Launch
Human Trafficking in the Prairie Provinces: A system response to Human Trafficking of young girls and women in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta. Funded by Prarieaction Foundation
About the Sex Industry and Prostitution
Books
Responding to Human Trafficking: Dispossession, Colonial Violence, and Resistance among Indigenous and Racialized Women
Julie Kaye
paid for: My journey through prostitution
Rachel Moran
The Johns: Sex For Sale and the Men who Buy It
Victor Malarek
The Nastashas: The Horrific Inside Story of Slavery, Rape, and Murder in the Global Sex Trade
Scars and Stilettos: The Transformation of an Exotic Dancer
Harmony Dust
Girls Like us: Fighting for a world where girls are not for sale
Rachel Lloyd
Fallen: Out of the Sex Industry and into the arms of the Savior
Annie Lobert
Movies
Reports, Articles, and Other Resources
- Criminal Code of Canada – Government of Canada
- Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act – Government of Canada
- Technical Paper: Bill C36, Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act – Government of Canada
- 2022 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report – U.S. Department of State
- “No More”: Ending Sex Trafficking in Canada – Report by the National Task Force on Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in Canada; commissioned by the Canadian Women’s Foundation
- Canada’s National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking – Public Safety Canada
- Human Trafficking: Canada Is Not Immune – Online training course developed by British Columbia’s Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons (OCTIP)
- Sex Trafficking: The Hospitality Industry’s Role and Responsibility – Thesis by Giovanna L. C. Cavagnaro
- Video: Trafficking in minors in the digital age: Waking up the world to the dire need to stop trade in children, child prostitution and child pornography, including via the internet – The United Nations
Organizations and Initiatives
Encouragement and Personal Development
Books
The gifts of imperfection: let go of who you think you’re supposed to be and embrace who you are
