On October 16, NC faculty and staff – especially those in student-facing roles – are encouraged to join a workshop to recognize the signs of human trafficking in order to better support our students.
A collaboration between the Centre for Academic Excellence (CAE) and the Student Rights and Responsibilities Office (SRRO), the two-hour hybrid workshop will be led by Krystal Snider, Executive Disruptor at Collaborative Community Solutions, to help all of us better understand human trafficking.
Through her experience as a survivor of human trafficking and her extensive work in feminist agencies, Snider’s focus is on addressing systemic barriers and root causes to human trafficking. She has provided workshops worldwide, including Brock University and the World YWCA Council in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Snider will be joining us at the Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake to educate on human trafficking, what signs to look for with students who may be experiencing danger, and how to help when we have concerns.
The workshop will include opportunities for discussion and questions, as well as breakout groups and case studies. Upon registration, you will be given the option of joining in person or online.
Supports will be available for staff who may require them after this session.
For more information, please email Kate Wiley at [email protected]
Please register here.
About Krystal Snider
Krystal Snider is a mother, daughter, sister, student, titi and the Executive Disrupter at Collaborative Community Solutions, a consulting and training firm based in Niagara. Having worked for feminist agencies for over 15 years, and being a survivor of human trafficking herself, Krystal focuses on addressing systemic barriers and root causes rather than relying on the same old band-aid solutions. Krystal has worked with the YWCA in Moncton, the Human Rights and Equity Department at Brock University, and the non-profit organization Women at the Centre. Recently, Krystal has focused on community mobilization in areas such as Treaty three territory (Fort Frances and Atikokan) and creating policies and procedures for school boards in Ontario to respond to and prevent sex trafficking. In 2019, she co-facilitated a workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the World YWCA Council. For her anti-human trafficking work, she received the Niagara Top 40 Under 40 award in 2020 and was a finalist for the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business award in 2019.
