About Us

Courage to Act is a federally funded, multi-year national project. Led by Possibility Seeds, it builds on key recommendations within their landmark report, Courage to Act: Developing a National Framework to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions.

The first national collaborative of its kind

Together with a team of experts from across the country, we develop tools, conduct research, and share resources and strategies to address and prevent gender-based violence at post-secondary institutions in Canada.

About POSSIBILITY SEEDS

Courage to Act is led by Possibility Seeds, a Canadian organization dedicated to gender justice and equity. We work with community organizations, governments, and private and public institutions, and we care deeply about the impact of our work. We were founded on the core belief that positive change is possible. 

  • Co-chairs:

    CJ Rowe (they/them) - Simon Fraser University 

    Aubrianna Snow (she/her) - Possibility Seeds

    Members:

    Brenda Austin-Smith (she/her) - University of Manitoba/Canadian Association of University Teachers

    Graham Carr (he/him) - Concordia University

    Sandrine Desforges (she/her) - McGill University 

    Dee Dooley (she/they) - St. Mary’s University

    Lise Gotell (she/her) - University of Alberta

    Radhika Gupta (she/her) - University of Toronto

    Bronte Ibbotson (she/her) - University of Toronto

    Chloe Kemeni (she/her) - McGill University

    Alannah McKay (she/her) - University of Manitoba

    Janet Morrison (she/her) - Sheridan College

    Tara Paterson (she/her) - Canadian Union of Public Employees

    Kharoll-Ann Souffrant (she/her) - University of Ottawa