I was at the club when they announced the lockdown on TV. This omen of an End of Days of sorts had already been floating around, and our clients nervously awaited it. This impatience visibly increased the more the media focused on COVID-19. It wasn’t only the media talking about it; it’s all we talked […]
Montreal’s community has a great deal to gain by observing Human Trafficking Awareness Day. The year 2020 has barely begun and yet it feels like there’s a special day for just about everything. We have Labour Day, Earth Day, Suicide Prevention Day, Mental Health Awareness Day… and let’s not forget about Groundhog Day! These […]
Montreal, 2020: While many are going over the New Year’s resolutions they recently made, I wake up in the middle of the afternoon, my eyes swollen with exhaustion from the night before. I worked until the wee hours of the morning. My back hurts and so do my legs. I feel drained of all […]
The holidays are a time of joy, celebration, rest and the chance to unwind and spend quality time with loved ones. Unfortunately, not everyone has such an opportunity. The holidays are synonymous with an even greater degree of isolation and pain for hundreds of women and girls who are victims of sexual exploitation. The number of […]
Research identifies the housing needs and preferences for women and girls in the sex industry Montreal, May 20th, 2019 – Charity organisation La Sortie announces its completion to project Horizon, one of its objectives being the development of this intervention method based on conclusive evidence: effective housing for victims of sexual exploitation. In 2017, La […]
.As you know, International Women’s Day is on March 8. We are extremely grateful for your support. Thanks to you, Montreal women who are victims of sexual exploitation have a home as of September 2018. That being said, we would like to bring to your attention the fact that many of the women trapped in […]
This total was raised the 17th of November during its 3rd annual gala. Montréal: November 21, 2018 – La Sortie’s annual gala was held in the Crystal’s reception hall, located at 5285 Boulevard Henri-Bourassa in Ville Saint-Laurent. 210 people were present for cocktails, a gourmet meal and an evening of music and dancing thanks to […]
