by John Cassells | Sep 22, 2023 | Awareness
Earlier this week, headlines read, “Disappointment, Joy after Ontario Court Dismisses Sex Workers’ Charter Challenge.” If you weren’t sure what to make of it, you’re in the majority. Just as the earth had thawed enough in Toronto to let the...
by John Cassells | Jun 1, 2019 | Awareness
From communities across Canada, untold numbers of young women* are involved in escorting, street walking, exotic massage, stripping and pornography. These common activities of the domestic sex industry strip away “human dignity” and have a “disproportionate impact on...
by John Cassells | Jun 1, 2019 | Awareness, Recovery, Trauma Bonds
She tried to break up with her boyfriend before, but could never make it stick. He wasn’t a regular boyfriend, actually. He was a violent young man who exploited her in the sex industry. He was a pimp; a human trafficker. His abuse toward her wasn’t...