The Gatehouse

05/23/2026

05/21/2026

The Transforming Trauma Together Festival was more than an event, it was a powerful reminder that healing happens in community. 💜

From May 11–13 at Humber Polytechnic, survivors, advocates, artists, educators, students, mental health professionals, and allies gathered to share stories, creativity, courage, and connection in the movement to end childhood sexual violence and support transformative healing.

Thank you to every speaker, facilitator, volunteer, artist, student, and attendee who helped create such a meaningful and inspiring space.

A special thank you to our supporters and partners:
✨ Humber Polytechnic
✨ Humber Research Department
✨ Department of Justice Canada 🇨🇦

Your belief in healing, education, advocacy, and community collaboration made this festival possible.

“But our silence is not emptiness
it is power condensed,
a storm learning to speak.”

Please take a moment to complete our Festival Feedback Survey and support our petition for more copies of Listen A Storm Learning to Speak:

05/20/2026

🌿 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 🌿
Join The Gatehouse for two Gardening Days as we continue caring for our Healing Garden, a peaceful space for reflection and healing.
📅 May 22 & June 26, 2026
⏰ 10 AM to 2 PM
Sign up: [email protected]
Thank you to Green Cities Foundation for supporting this initiative and helping us create a greener healing space for survivors and community. 💚

05/19/2026

🫂Connection is the antidote to shame. It brings us out of ourselves and into our shared humanness. 🤝💛

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05/18/2026

CSA has not gone away, and it will not go away if we ignore it. ⚠️
It is imperative that we continue engaging in tough conversations 🗣️— for future generations. 🌱thegatehouse.org is ready to keep the conversation going.

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05/18/2026

When we know better, we do better. And many of us don’t know the best way to support a survivor.
Education — and putting that knowledge into action — creates a society that invites disclosure and disrupts cycles of shame.
Let’s disrupt harm together.

Our Transforming Trauma Together Festival will be held May 11th-13th, 2026.

05/16/2026

A survivor’s story holds both pain and resilience, hardship and strength ⚖️🌱
The Gatehouse is here to hold space for all of it. 🤍

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05/15/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Pramilda and Caitlin for co-facilitating the Tapping Workshop at the Transforming Trauma Festival. 💜

A special acknowledgment to lead facilitator Pramilda — mother, artist, life purpose coach, speaker, and expressive arts therapist-in-training — whose warmth, wisdom, and authenticity created a truly empowering experience for participants.

Pramilda believes that each of us is living our own heroic journey to remember our power and purpose, and that message was deeply felt throughout the workshop. Thank you for guiding our community through such a meaningful space for healing, grounding, and connection.

We are so grateful to both Pramilda and Caitlin for sharing your gifts, compassion, and care with our community.

Learn more about Pramilda at pramilda.com

05/15/2026

A heartfelt THANK YOU to the incredible Expressive Arts Therapy students who brought such compassion, creativity, and care to the Transforming Trauma Festival. 💜

We are so grateful for the support, presence, and energy of Beth, Guliz, Antonietta, Pramilda, Roxana, Caitlin, Jacqueline, and Katia. Your contributions helped create a safe, welcoming, and inspiring space for healing and connection.

Thank you for sharing your talents, your kindness, and your commitment to community. We truly could not have done it without you!