Authors

A portrait style colour photograph of an older woman looking off into the distance. She has chin-length grey hair, and is wearing thin wire-rimmed glasses, a scoop necked t-shirt covered in light blue flowers and a cross body bag. She has a solemn expression on her face.

Marie Slark

Marie Slark loves to knit, crochet and spend time with her cats and dog. She was a plaintiff in the Huronia Class Action lawsuit against the provincial government, which was certified in 2010 on behalf of survivors. Marie wants to ensure that survivor stories are heard.

Pat Seth

Pat Seth is a strong advocate for survivors of institutionalization. She was a plaintiff in the Huronia Class Action lawsuit against the provincial government, which was certified in 2010 on behalf of survivors. Pat enjoys going out for coffee with friends and shopping for healthy food.

A portrait-style colour photograph of an older woman facing the camera. She is smiling gently. She has short, white hair, partly covered by a pashmina scarf wrapped around her head. The pashmina scarf is two-toned patchwork, in sections of pink on purple, green and peach, and dark blue and light blue.

A black and white portrait style image of a woman smiling into the camera. She has dark hair pulled back into a bun, a silver nose ring, and a dark shirt.

Kimberlee Collins

Kimberlee Collins has been a member of Pat’s union since 2014. She is a doctoral candidate at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.