Protecting Our Children: Disability and the Risk of Human Trafficking

Learn how to protect children with disabilities from exploitation. Join experts to identify red flags, risk factors & prevention strategies.

Date

December 10, 2025

Time

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location

Online

Event Information

Sakeenah Canada and SMILE Canada invite you to a supportive session designed especially for parents of children with disabilities. We’ll explore how to keep our children safe, recognize early red flags, and strengthen protective factors against exploitation and human trafficking.

Hear from compassionate frontline experts who will share practical tips, prevention strategies, and valuable community resources.

Our Speakers:

Rasha Sportello - Coordinator, Peel Crisis Capacity Network. BSW, RSW
Sumayyah Mahmood - Anti-Human Trafficking and Education Program Coordinator, Sakeenah Canada
Samantha MacNeill - Nurse Advisor, Peel Anti-Human Sex Trafficking Program. RN, BScN, SANE

Join us for an evening of learning and connection and leave feeling informed, confident, and supported.

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Mississauga, ON L4Z1N9

Phone

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While Sakeenah functions at a national level, our head office and The People’s Market operate out of land that is part of the Treaty and Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Nations.

Sakeenah believes that while a land acknowledgement is the first step, we also understand that land acknowledgements alone are not sufficient to redress the harm caused by centuries of land theft, forced displacement and ongoing acts of settler colonialism. We recognize that this work is ongoing and complex, and we are dedicated to doing our part to create a better future for all.

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