Farzana Doctor
Activist, community organizer, social worker, and author
Farzana Doctor is a Tkaronto-based Registered Social Worker who has been working with individuals and couples since 1993. As an activist, educator, and writer, she has taught clinicians, co-written manuals for mental health providers and contributed chapters and articles about 2SLGBTQ+ issues, anti-oppression, self-care and female genital mutilation/cutting. She is the co-founder of WeSpeakOut and the End FGM Canada Network. She has written four critically acclaimed novels and a poetry collection. Her new book on self- and community care for helpers and activists, 52 Weeks to a Sweeter Life, has just been released. For more information, please visit farzanadoctor.com.
