Chanelle Gallant

Chanelle Gallant is the eldest daughter of a poor single mother. She has been building movements that can protect the lives and liberation of poor and working class women and queers for 25 years. Chanelle is a movement writer, organizer, strategist and consultant whose writing has appeared in over a dozen books and publications. She co-founded the Migrant Sex Workers Project, SURJ-Toronto and has provided training and advocacy on sex work and racial justice, from city hall to the United Nations. Chanelle sits on the national board for Showing Up for Racial Justice and Catalyst Project and has helped to move millions into organizing through donor advising and grassroots fundraising. She holds an MA in Sociology and was a Lambda Literary Fellow. Find her at chanellegallant.com