Ms Annmarie Sweeney:

I thank everyone for inviting me. I guess I am here with a bit of lived experience. I know we are on the clock. I have come through addiction. I suffered a lot of trauma and a lot of racism growing up in schools, other services and communities. I am here to be a voice, with Mr. Collins, for Pavee Point. Travellers need to be sitting at the table when decisions are getting made. Their voices need to be heard in order to break down the stigma and to build trust. I am now working with Coolmine on the outreach team for Travellers, which is the first of its kind. It is doing amazingly and I am glad to be a part of that. I am also glad to be a voice with Pavee Point to show the women who will come behind me there is a way out, but we all need to sit down together for all communities to make things fair and equal.