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Victim Services Toronto provides immediate, confidential support for any person who has experienced crime or sudden tragedy 24/7. VST is crisis response, intervention and prevention services for victims of crime and sudden tragedy in Toronto. This workshop with provide an overview of all their services and programs within the GTA.
PRESENTER: Jasminder Sekhon Jasminder Sekhon is a gender justice advocate through an intersectional feminist and trauma-informed lens. She is a graduate of the University of Oxford’s Masters in Criminology and Criminal Justice and has a double degree in Political Science and Criminology from the University of Toronto. She has extensive experience working in the field of gendered violence prevention, particularly human trafficking prevention. Jasminder is the Community Development Coordinator at Victim Services Toronto and has worked on gender-based violence prevention strategies for Toronto, Peel, Durham, and Halton Regions. She has also developed an online, Ontario-wide course on human trafficking available to all colleges. As a South Asian woman, she is passionate about social justice and anti-oppressive practices.
Recorded at Shared Learning Forum September 29, 2023