THIS WOMAN I KNOW, her name is Farrah. She is a queer muslim woman, an educator, a counsellor, and an advocate on issues of gender based violence, equity and pleasure.
Farrah works daily with survivors of sexual violence at Ryerson University. She provides support, accompaniment, advocacy, education and referrals in this line of work and everyday she faces is different. Farrah also is a feminst mentor and “femtors” young feminist groups including We Give Consent, Project Slut and femifesto. With femifesto they researched and created Use the Right Words: Media Reporting on Sexual Violence for journalists that was launched prior to Ghomeshi trial. She believes the mainstream media can be more responsible in its representations of survivors and marginalized communities.
Having women, specifically women of colour, in the violence against women field who believed in her voice, championed her work and opened doors for her had a profound impact on Farrah. She believes strongly in feminist mentoring, as a way to skill share and create meaningful opportunities for young women in the city. She loves learning with and from young women and what their visions are for a safer world.