Permission to Exploit: Podcast Launch for Victims of Crime Week

FCJ Refugee Centre, in partnership with Mary Ward Centre, are proud to present an immersive half-day experience for the national Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, exploring the realities of labour exploitation in Canada. Through a guided exhibition touching on the realities of labour exploitation, and a launch of FCJ Refugee Centre’s podcast series, Permission to Exploit, we will explore stories drawn from lived experiences, as participants will move through the various stages, from recruitment to exploitation to advocacy. The event will also feature a short panel with workers, advocates, and experts, to invite reflection, dialogue, and action.

Refreshments, including tea and coffee and some light snacks, will be provided at the event.

If you participate in the planned activity, you will be entered into a raffle draw for 2 Blue Jays Tickets!
PANELISTS:

1. Megha Chandrashekar: A lived experience specialist, is a worker in Canada who has experienced and overcome workplace exploitation and immigration-related challenges. She is currently engaged with community organizations advocating for the rights and protection of vulnerable workers. Megha is passionate about raising awareness and sharing her story to support others facing similar situations.

1. Gabriel Allahdua: is a former migrant farm worker from St Lucia, an island in the Eastern Caribbean. He is an organizer with the collective Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) for almost a decade. He is currently an Outreach Worker working with migrant workers across Ontario and Education and Mobilization Officer with the Association for the Rights of Household and Farm Workers (DTMF). He was an Acivist in Residence (AIR) at the University of Guelph, the first person to hold that position, which brought activists and researchers together. He is the author of the recently published award-winning book "Harvesting Freedom" by publisher "Between the Lines".

1. Veronica Zaragoza: is a Mexican immigrant who identifies as a lesbian, feminist and activist woman. She graduated from law school in Mexico, and then came to Canada in 2005 as a refugee. Veronica has worked in several precarious jobs, including as a cleaner, factory worker, and in construction. For five years, she fought for and finally gained legal status in Canada. She joined the first Feminist Latin-American Group for Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, Intersex and Trans, Immigrant women in Canada, and now participates in many Latin-American feminist movements. Veronica graduated from the Assaulted Women’s and Children’s Counsellor/Advocate program at George Brown College. She is an organizer, case worker, community organizer at the Workers’ Action Centre, working closely with the Latina Community, undocumented workers, and workers with precarious jobs.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Mary Ward Centre, Canada, 70 Saint Mary Street, Toronto, Canada

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