The Anti-Human Trafficking (AHT) Committee was established in 2014 primarily to educate and raise awareness of the reality of human trafficking in our society.
The committee’s mandate is to educate the People of God on the injustice of human trafficking in our community. The committee has organized presentations to numerous groups, educating and raising awareness of the sexual exploitation among the most marginalized in our society, especially our racialized women, youth, and children.
- Read the Canadian Catholic Conference of Bishops (CCCB’s) 2021 Pastoral Letter on Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation in Canada.
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Educate by reading the Working Towards Freedom: Human Trafficking Study Guide.
- Read the Pastoral Orientations on Human Trafficking, endorsed by Pope Francis.
- Learn how to recognize the signs of human trafficking, as outlined by the RCMP.
- Set a high standard of “love” within your home and build a strong mutual relationship with your children. Talk to your children about respectful relationships, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, dangers of social media, pornography. Recognize the links between pornography, prostitution and trafficking.
- If you believe someone may be a victim of human trafficking, call the 24/7 Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-833-900-1010 or report any emergency to law enforcement by calling 911.
- Learn about current Canadian laws, including the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA).
- Meet with and/or write to your local elected officials to let them know you care about combating human trafficking and ask what they are doing to address it.
- Encourage your school or school district to include human trafficking in their curricula and/or invite a guest speaker to your school.
- Help university students learn more about what is happening in your college or university. Watch this recording of Andrea Heinz’s talk at the launch of the Nordic Model Now! Handbook for Universities.
- Become a member of Dignity Inherent, a group of young Canadians dedicated to educating our peers on prostitution and trafficking issues in our country.
- Stay connected with us and our activities. Contact us to host a webinar for your group/parish.