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Survivors of Sex Trafficking - Resilience and Recovery (1 hr)
Thursday May 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Four women, who survived sex trafficking as children and young adults, speak of previous vulnerabilities which allowed them to fall prey and of their subsequent recovery journey. They are among several whose stories are shared in the recently published (2024) book, When Men Buy Sex: Who Really Pays?
Speakers
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Kathy King

Kathy is a retired clinical social worker (MSW) and mother of a MMIW, with over five decades of professional and volunteer experience.
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Jenn Kovachik

Jenn was trafficked in western Canada and Macau, Asia, as a teenager. Since her liberation, she has worked in a health related field, is a visual artist and art instructor, and created the Butterfly Project to help women exiting commercial sexual exploitation.
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Juanita Murphy

Juanita focuses on familial exploitation, the result of inter-generational trauma, racism, and residential schools.  After breaking the chain, she worked as a peer support and educator with CEASE for 15 years.
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Tanya Michelle

Tanya Michelle was groomed from a group home, trafficked in Vancouver, and survived many years with an abusive pimp. She later wrote her own book, Out of the Shadows: A Memoir of a Childhood Lost, Modern Day Slavery, and a Life Reborn.
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April Eve Wiberg

April Eve, traditional name Medicine Spirit Dancer, is a member of the Mikisew Cree First Nation. She was cross-border trafficked from Canada to New York and Las Vegas as a young adult and has since become an active Human Rights advocate.
Thursday May 29, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
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