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ÇM[ d[[Z je ÓdZ our voices and say, ‘NO MORE.’REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL EXPERIENTIAL WOMEN’S ROUNDTABLE DECEMBER 5 & 6, 2013 NOTE: The contents of this report may disturb or upset some readers. 8kj _idÊj j^Wj j^[ Óhij step to action?)

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THE VOICES: Jm[djo�mec[d�\hec�WYheii�9WdWZW�Æ�Wbb�jhW¥Ya[Z�Wi�]_hbi$�J^[o�Yec[�\hec"�eh�Wh[�dem�b_l_d]�_d"�LWdYekl[h"�Ikhh[o"�;Zcedjed"�9Wb]Who"�IWiaWjeed"�M_dd_f[]"�W�icWbb�<_hij�DWj_edi�Yecckd_jo"�J^kdZ[h�8Wo"�IkZXkho"�CWd_jekb_d"�BedZed"�>Wc_bjed"�Jehedje"�EjjWmW"�Cedjh[Wb"�C[n_Ye"�D_][h_W�WdZ�>kd]Who$�

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THE LISTENERS:C[cX[hi�e\�j^[�JWia�<ehY[�ed�JhW¥Ya_d]�e\�Mec[d�WdZ�=_hbi�_d�9WdWZW"�WdZ�9WdWZ_Wd�Mec[dÊi�<ekdZWj_ed�ijW¢$�

THE FORUM:J^[�hekdZjWXb[�mWi�Z[i_]d[Z�je�Yh[Wj[�W�iW\["�ikffehj_l[�[dl_hedc[dj�m^[h[�[WY^�fWhj_Y_fWdjÊi�[nf[hj_i[�mWi�lWbk[Z"�^edekh[Z�and respected.

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Ed�:[Y[cX[h�,j^"�fWhj_Y_fWdji�Xhea[�_dje�\ekh�ikffehj[Z�i^Wh_d]�Y_hYb[i$�?d�j^h[[�sequential sessions, participants described j^[_h�[nf[h_[dY[i�m_j^�[nfbe_jWj_ed�WdZ�j^[_h�h[Yecc[dZWj_edi�\eh�ioij[c�Y^Wd][$�JWia�<ehY[�c[cX[hi�WdZ�<ekdZWj_ed�ijW¢�created an outer circle for each of these small ]hekfi�je�b_ij[d�WdZ�Ç^Wl[�j^[�XWYaiÈ�e\�j^[�participants.

7j�j^[�[dZ�e\�j^[�ZWo"�j^[�JWia�<ehY[�c[cX[hi�WdZ�ijW¢�\ehc[Z�Wd�_dd[h�Y_hYb[�je�Z[iYh_X[�m^Wj�j^[o�^WZ�b[Whd[Z"�m^_b[�fWhj_Y_fWdji�\ehc[Z�W�b_ij[d_d]�ekj[h�Y_hYb[$�J^[�hekdZjWXb[�[dZ[Z�m_j^�Wbb�fWhj_Y_fWdji�e¢[h_d]�YedYbkZ_d]�Yecc[dji"�WdZ�`e_d_d]�_d�Wd�^edekh�ied]�WdZ�jhWZ_j_edWb�7Xeh_]_dWb��friendship dance.

THE REPORT:;WY^�i^Wh_d]�Y_hYb[�mWi�Wii_]d[Z�W�9WdWZ_Wd�Mec[dÊi�<ekdZWj_ed�ijW¢�c[cX[h�je�record the discussion as close to l[hXWj_c as feii_Xb[$�J^[i[�dej[i"�[Z_j[Z�\eh�Xh[l_jo�WdZ�to protect anonymity, form the contents of this report.

The Canadian Women’s Foundation h[Ye]d_p[i�j^Wj�(&�fW][i�e\�gkej[i�YWddej�Ze�`kij_Y[�je�W�b_\[j_c[Êi�[nf[h_[dY[$�8kj�j^[o�YWd�ef[d�ekh�[o[i�je�m^Wj�_i�^Wff[d_d]�_d�ekh�Yekdjho�WdZ�j[bb�ki"�_d�j^[�mehZi�e\�mec[d�m_j^�Z_h[Yj�ademb[Z]["�^em�m[�YWd�cel[�\ehmWhZ$�

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Twenty voices

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“ I feel as if I’ve been run over by a train a few times. Suddenly I feel a very heavy responsibility as a member of this Task Force to do something profound, where we give voice and life to the horror of this. It’s one thing to talk in the abstract, but to be in the room with these brave women makes this responsibility seem very, very heavy — but I’m glad we all have it.”

Margot Franssen

Task Force Co-Chair

“ It takes so much [to help], and it takes so little – perhaps just the intervention of one person. What does so much look like? And what does so little look like? That’s our challenge.”

Sheila O’Brien

Task Force Co-Chair

ONE EAGLE, 52 FEATHERS

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THE EXPERIENCE OF EXPLOITATION

“ If I wasn’t strong, I would have died.”

GIRLHOOD Many participants described

fW_d\kb�Y^_bZ^eeZi�Óbb[Z�m_j^�abuse and loss. Others had happy

girlhoods before they were

jhW¥Ya[Z$�J^[i[�gkej[i�_bbkijhWj[�the range of experiences.

Ç��?�^Wl[�h[Wbbo�]eeZ�fWh[dji�m^e�Wh[�ij_bb�je][j^[h$�?�^WZ�W�\Wc_bo�m_j^�]eeZ�cehWbi"�WdZ�?�WbmWoi�ad[m�?�mWi�bel[Z�WdZ�j^Wj�?�X[bed][Z$�?j�YWd�^Wff[d�je�Wdoed[�\hec�Wdo�a_dZ�e\�\Wc_bo$È

Ç�J^[�Óhij�j_c[�?�mWi�i[nkWbbo�WXki[Z�?�mWi�Ól[$�?\�j^[o�^WZ�Zed[�iec[j^_d]�j^[d"�_dij[WZ�e\�XbWc_d]�WdZ�i^Wc_d]�c["�?�mekbZ�^Wl[�ademd�?�^WZ�lWbk[$�J^[o�iW_Z�?�i[ZkY[Z�^_c$�8kj�W�Ól[#o[Wh�ebZ�Y^_bZ�YWddej�i[ZkY[$�J^[�Y^khY^�ad[m$�J^[o�fhWo[Z�\eh�co�\Wc_bo�\eh�WZefj_d]�ikY^�W�Z_¥Ykbj�Y^_bZ$È��

Ç�?�mWi�W�hkdWmWo�\hec�W�l[ho�Zoi\kdYj_edWb�\Wc_bo�m_j^�Wd�WXki_l["�WbYe^eb_Y"�l_eb[dj�\Wj^[h$�?�iWm�^_c�hWf[�co�cej^[h�ed�cWdo�eYYWi_edi$�F[efb[�m[h[�[nY^Wd]_d]�i[nkWb�fWhjd[hi�WdZ�?�iWm�W�bej�e\�j^_i�_d�\hedj�e\�co�[o[i$�Co�\Wj^[h�jebZ�c[�?�mekbZ�Wcekdj�je�dej^_d]$�?�b[\j�^ec[�Wj�')�WdZ�W�^Wb\�o[Whi�e\�W][$�?�^WZ�dem^[h[�je�]e"�de�`eX�WdZ�de�YedjWYji"�ie�?�[dZ[Z�kf�ZWdY_d]�_d�W�YbkX$�?�mWi�Óhij�[nfbe_j[Z�Wj�')�WdZ�W�^Wb\$È

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GIRLHOOD ALONE AT 13 THE BEGINNING OF EXPLOITATION

TRAFFICKED UNABLE TO EXIT FINALLY EXITING

T^[�hekdZjWXb[�mWi�\ehc[Z�Y^_[Ôo�je�]W_d�[nf[hj�WZl_Y[�\eh�

the Task Force’s recommendations ed�i[n�jhW¥Ya_d]�WdZ�i[nkWb�[nfbe_jWj_ed�_d�9WdWZW$�:kh_d]�j^[�ZWoÊi�Z_iYkii_edi"�^em[l[h"�cWdo�fWhj_Y_fWdji�i^Wh[Z�j^[_h�emd�experiences that preceded and \ebbem[Z�j^[_h�[nfbe_jWj_ed$�

J^[i[�ijeh_[i�fhel_Z[�W�Yedj[nj�for participants’ recommendations \eh�ioij[c�Y^Wd]["�WdZ�Z[[f[d[Z�j^[�JWia�<ehY[Êi�kdZ[hijWdZ_d]�e\�i[nkWb�[nfbe_jWj_ed�WdZ�jhW¥Ya_d]Êi�_cfWYj�ed�j^[�b_l[i�e\�]_hbi�WdZ�mec[d$�

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5REBUILDING LIVES THE LONG AFTERMATH

WORKING FOR CHANGE

GROWING OLD THE NEXT GENERATION

THE WISHED- FOR LIFE

ALONE AT 13 Participants were asked whether

anything helped to slow down

j^[_h�jhW¥Ya_d]"�eh�Wbceij�fh[l[dj[Z�j^[c�\hec�X[_d]�jhW¥Ya[Z$�J^[�Wdim[h�\hec�Wbceij�Wbb�fWhj_Y_fWdji�mWi"�ÇDe$È�Most described the experience

of being entirely alone, with

no-one they felt they could turn

to, or no-one who would believe

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THE BEGINNING OF EXPLOITATIONM^[d�j^[o�Óhij�^[Wh�WXekj�jhW¥Ya_d]"�cWdo�f[efb[�Wia"�Ç>em�YWd�j^_i�^Wff[d5È�J^_i�_i�how it happened for participants.

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