Monica Samuel (She/Her)
Founder, Executive Director
Monica is an African-Caribbean settler currently living in T’karonto/Toronto, the Dish With One Spoon wampum treaty territory. Monica is an equity and anti-violence educator, consultant, community builder, and social entrepreneur. Her work as an educator over the last 13 years, has focused on anti-oppression, mental health, sexual health, community economic development, and gender-based violence. She has worked with dozens of organizations and academic institutions including, Western University, Concordia University, Carleton University, Humber College, Mohawk College, Toronto District School Board, Our Place Peel, the Clorox Company, Procter & Gamble, Eva's Initiatives for Homeless Youth and Woodgreen Community Services.
Monica is the Founder and Executive Director of Black Women in Motion, a Toronto-based, survivor-led, grassroots organization that empowers and supports the advancement of Black survivors of gender-based violence. As an advocate, Monica’s work in the non-profit sector is focused on confronting the deep-rooted and sustained impacts of anti-black racism and gender-based violence and re-imagining systems that truly serve the whole of society and not a few.
Celebrated in Canada as 2019’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch, Monica’s dedication and approach to social justice work have created trauma-informed and culturally-centered resources and opportunities for Black survivors and Black youth across the GTA.
Email: monica@blackwomeninmotion.org