​Community Town Halls to bring awareness about human-trafficking and how to prevent it

Human-trafficking affects communities everywhere, including the rural southwestern Ontario region.

To help raise awareness and start important conversations, the Grey Bruce Community Safety and Well-Being Plan and its partners are hosting a series of Community Awareness Town Halls. These events are open to everyone and will shine a light on what human-trafficking looks like locally, how it impacts people, and what we can all do to help keep our community safe.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
 

• Hear from local police representatives about how trafficking shows up in our area and what signs to watch for.
• Listen to powerful stories from people with lived experience.
• Ask questions and learn during an open question-and-answer period with front-line experts and service providers.

“This is a chance for our community to gather, learn, and support one another,” said Alexis Cook, Community Safety and Well-Being Planning co-ordinator. “By hearing directly from survivors and experts, we can all play a part in building awareness and preventing trafficking.”

EVENT DETAILS:

The town halls are free to attend, and there is no registration. Just come as you are and join the conversation.

DATES, TIME AND LOCATIONS:
 

• Thursday, Oct. 23, from 6:30-9 p.m., 6 Carlisle Street, Southampton
• Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 6:30-9 p.m., 47 French Bay Road, Saugeen First Nation
• Thursday, Oct. 30, from 6:30-9 p.m., 1130 8th Street East, Owen Sound
• Thursday, Nov. 13, from 6:30-9 p.m., 34 Boucher Street East, Meaford

Learn more about these and other events by visiting www.greybrucecswbp.ca. Together, we can raise awareness and take action against human-trafficking.

WHAT IS THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PLAN GREY-BRUCE?

Community Safety and Well Being Planning (CSWBP) helps organizations improve the things that keep us healthy, happy, and safe. Together, we use research to create solutions focused on education, health care, food, housing, income, crime, and belonging. It is important that we create a welcoming community where problems are solved before they happen and where different professionals and community members work together to help people now and in the future.

The ongoing work of CSWBP is supported by an advisory committee representing more than 78 partners from across Bruce and Grey counties who are working together to address crime prevention by investing in social development, prevention, and risk interventions. This upstream preventative model focuses on creating protective factors that make individuals less vulnerable to crime and victimization.