The Sister(s) Strain

Back with another round of their Care to Share campaign- The Sisters Strain interview 5 of Chatham-Kent's Anti Human Trafficking Coalition members to find out more about what services they offer the community. We learn more about IPV and HT- what it is, what are the signs and how can we help keep our loved ones safe.

Tara Greenway is the Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Team Lead at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance **Tara also interviewed for the Sisters other two films- "Unhoused: Communities in Crisis" and "This Women's Work" so you'll hear how her work is affected by the housing crisis and also her thoughts as a women in the modern working world. These podcasts are long form directors cuts of the on-camera interviews conducted by The Sisters Strain for their documentary film "The Coalition".

This project was made in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Anti Human Trafficking Coalition and the Chatham-Kent Coordinating Committee to End Violence Against Women

Back with another round of their Care to Share campaign- The Sisters Strain interview 5 of Chatham-Kent's Anti Human Trafficking Coalition members to find out more about what services they offer the community. We learn more about IPV and HT- what it is, what are the signs and how can we help keep our loved ones safe.

Sarah St. Pierre is the Support Services Supervisor at Chatham-Kent Victim Services. She is a wealth of knowledge regarding how we can help prevent our loved ones from becoming victims of human trafficking. These podcasts are long form directors cuts of the on-camera interviews conducted by The Sisters Strain for their documentary film "The Coalition".

This project was made in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Anti Human Trafficking Coalition and the Chatham-Kent Coordinating Committee to End Violence Against Women.

Back with another round of their Care to Share campaign- The Sisters Strain interview 5 of Chatham-Kent's Anti Human Trafficking Coalition members to find out more about what services they offer the community. We learn more about IPV and HT- what it is, what are the signs and how can we help keep our loved ones safe.

Linda Soulliere is the Executive Director of the Chatham-Kent Sexual Assault Crisis Centre. **Linda also interviewed for the Sisters other film "This Women's Work" so you'll also hear about her thoughts as a woman in the modern working world. These podcasts are long form directors cuts of the on-camera interviews conducted by The Sisters Strain for their documentary film "The Coalition".

This project was made in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Anti Human Trafficking Coalition and the Chatham-Kent Coordinating Committee to End Violence Against Women

Back with another round of their Care to Share campaign- The Sisters Strain interview 5 of Chatham-Kent's Anti Human Trafficking Coalition members to find out more about what services they offer the community. We learn more about IPV and HT- what it is, what are the signs and how can we help keep our loved ones safe.

Shaide Pallister is a Detective Constable and Vulnerable Person Investigator with the Chatham-Kent Police Service. This conversation is a MUST for those- especially parents- wanting to understand what Human Trafficking is, how these perpetrators operate and a list of warning signs! These podcasts are long form directors cuts of the on-camera interviews conducted by The Sisters Strain for their documentary film "The Coalition".

This project was made in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Anti Human Trafficking Coalition and the Chatham-Kent Coordinating Committee to End Violence Against Women

Back with another round of their Care to Share campaign- The Sisters Strain interview 5 of Chatham-Kent's Anti Human Trafficking Coalition members to find out more about what services they offer the community. We learn more about IPV and HT- what it is, what are the signs and how can we help keep our loved ones safe.

Karen Hunter is the Executive Director of the Chatham- Kent Women's Centre. **Karen also interviewed for the Sisters other two films- "Unhoused: Communities in Crisis" and "This Women's Work" so you'll hear how her work is affected by the housing crisis and also her thoughts as a women in the modern working world. These podcasts are long form directors cuts of the on-camera interviews conducted by The Sisters Strain for their documentary film "The Coalition".

This project was made in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Anti Human Trafficking Coalition and the Chatham-Kent Coordinating Committee to End Violence Against Women

The Sisters Strain hosted the Red Carpet interviews at Blood in the Snow Film Festival Thursday November 20th, 2025 in Toronto! Join them as they meet many of the talented filmmakers from this years festival lineup.

Come along for the fun AND FLASHING LIGHTS as we hear what the best of Canadian Genre filmmakers have to say about their selected projects and being a part of the fabulous Blood in the Snow Film Festival- and meet the festival director himself- Kelly Michael Stewart!!!

Go find these talented filmmakers, give them a follow and find out how YOU can catch their films in a future screening!

Thank you to this years filmmakers:

@naltobelproductions

@hv.heart @nic.altobelli

@lulu.lemonless @darcy_qm @filmcherryontop

@prasannaJpaul

@alexmasciotramilstein_film

@tammysalzl @makingbeauty_film

@pun.mov @shrimpfriedricefilm @sangtheproducer

@pagemanproduction

@victoria_l0ng @heracreative

@janetrose.nguyen

@michpriske @lizwallace5

@donationsthefilm @mikecoshmedia

@nashtheslashdoc

& Griffin Cork

Shout out to the talented flash mob performers from TMU:

@brennanbielefeld

@kaitlynkhaai

@obon.g

@angiegarciaofficial

@chayajacobs_

@sanaasulls

@3than3dwards1520

@kieranprouty

@samuelsharrett

Alessia Halewood, Sarah Rogers, Alanna Romero-Pashe, Matthew Laughton,

As well as the Humber film students who helped film:

@markchinch

@gleamandglimpse

Jessica Pace, Elizabeth Vaughan & Chernyshova Kristina

And The Sisters thank Filmmaker and friend, Daniel Turres, the writer and director of Thursdays World Premiere screening of FRESH MEAT film- for a fun filled week of working together to bring Sankofa Squares First EVER Flash Mob to life!!

We’ll be sure to share the flash mob footage soon. For now enjoy these interviews!!

Listen here, find us on Spotify at The Sister(s) Strain or watch the video on Youtube :)

For the final episode of our 5 part "Care to Share" series, we sit with Chatham-Kent resident Tammy Gross. Tammy shares with us her lived experience as a mother who has had two sons who've struggled with substance abuse disorder-one of whom passed from the condition.

We didn't know Tammy prior to this conversation- and so we learned a LOT during this episode. Some moments we're quite heavy to hear, as such this episode will be a little more quiet and contemplative as we discuss the realities faced by those with loved ones who struggle with addictions.

As always we urge you to "Care to Share" this conversation so we can all learn the facts before forming an opinion!

The fourth podcast in our 5 part "Care to Share" campaign, this week we talk with Brian Knowler- a local police veteran, author, motivational speaker and mental health advocate. We discuss his personal journey with substance abuse, the importance of considering the housing crisis through a trauma informed lens, and clarify certain legalities of the Canadian charter rights. 

We hope you will follow along and #caretoshare this information so we can all get more informed before forming an opinion!

Episode number 3 in our 5 part "Care to Share" campaign is here! This week we talk with Leslie Raitt, a Chatham-Kent citizen who has a loved one who has struggled with addictions and houselessness. We invite her to share about hers and a bit of her sons journey as he has found his way to recovery. Leslie talks with us about her and Renee from R.O.C.K. joining together to create a support group for loved ones called "Holding Hope".

We hope you will follow along and "Care to Share" this information so we can all get more informed before forming an opinion!

The second podcast in our 5 part "Care to Share" campaign, this week we talk with Jordynne Lindsay who is part of the Chatham-Kent Ontario Health team, our community Drug Strategy Coordinator and also works closely with R.O.C.K. Missions. We talk all things harm reduction- what it is, why it's necessary to our community and who mandates it!

We hope you will follow along and "Care to Share" this information so we can all get more informed before forming an opinion!