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ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR: WHAT WE DO: PEOPLE TRAVELLED TO SAFETY: 2018 SAVE LGBTQI LIVES 198 WITH SUPPORT FROM: REQUESTS FOR HELP IN 2018: FROM: DONORS LIKE YOU 16 UNSAFE COUNTRIES 1328 TO: 12 SAFER COUNTRIES TAKESCAN HERE TO: ACTION WHERE THEY CAN BE FREE 02 IF2017 WAS A TRANSFORMATIONAL year for Rainbow Railroad, 2018 was one Message from our of transition. Following a year in which Executive Director: the organization more than doubled its operational budget and the number of people helped, we faced many questions. KIMAHLI Can we maintain this growth? Did we peak too soon? Did people only show sup- POWELL port because of the crisis in Chechnya? But you came through. Our community of supporters continued to believe in Rainbow Railroad, allowing us to respond to the overwhelming number of requests for assistance – 1328 in 2018 alone – and help 198 people find safety. It also allowed us to continue intervening in crisis situations like the crackdown in Egypt last year. 03 The state-sponsored campaign to target We must continue diversifying those LGBTQI human rights defenders put who we help, specifically more trans per- many in fear of their lives, and during sons and women. We need to focus on my visit to Cairo, it was distressing to assisting individuals in regions that have witness the fear of those forced to live previously been difficult for us to reach. in hiding. Targeted individuals were We also need to secure more sustainable arrested, beaten, and once released, sources of revenue. were still required to report to the With your continued support, we can face police every night. Following a and meet these challenges. coordinated evacuation of those most at risk, it was a highlight for me to That is what inspires me about Rainbow reunite a year later with some of the Railroad – in the midst of a disturbing rise individuals who found refuge in Canada. in populist violence targeting the LGBTQI community and countries closing borders, With every success, we continue to face our work continues because we are more new challenges. Now in 2019, we are connected than ever before. completing the final year of our strategic plan and know we still have work to do. That gives us strength. And hope. Let’s keep going. 04 THIRTEEN YEARS AGO, THIS organization was born in my law office. Message from our Reviewing the notes and emails from outgoing Board Chair: those first meetings, I remember how naively ambitious our wish list seemed: help LGBTQI people at risk find routes MICHAEL to safety, work to make the Canadian government a partner in our goal, and BATTISTA raise funds to build capacity. As my term on the Board of Directors comes to a close, it makes me emotional to think of how much we’ve accom- plished. Rainbow Railroad is the product of an ambitious idea, but also of a com- munity. You, our donors and supporters, have consistently embraced our commit- ment to helping anyone, anywhere, who faces homophobic and transphobic 05 abuse. You have helped us raise funds for In my professional life and in my flights, for luggage, for clothes,for food. volunteer roles at Rainbow Railroad, And there are more than 600 people safer I have seen unimaginable acts of because of you. homophobia and transphobia, and I am in awe of the courage of its survivors. I am thrilled to think of what could lie ahead on our wish list. A documentation centre of To Gareth, Toni, Karlene, Buick, M. from LGBTQI human rights? Interventions in Yemen, the Bassels, among so many cases holding perpetrators of homophobic others: your resilience and determination violence accountable? Collaboration with are the best of human nature, and will governments on strengthening asylum stay with me always. Your spirits animate policies? I honestly believe that with your this organization. You will help it reach support, our potential is limitless. greater heights. And as always, helping LGBTQI people at Thank you. risk, one case at a time, must remain at the heart of our work. 06 THE PROMISE OF LIMITLESS potential is something the United States Message from our still inspires throughout the world. Rainbow Railroad Thankfully for Rainbow Railroad, it’s been USA Chair: more than just a promise as we’ve seen phenomenal support developing from coast-to-coast. MICHAEL The grassroots groundswell that enabled us to help dozens from Chechnya in 2017, MURPHY continued in 2018. From high school Gay-Straight Alliance bake sales, to Brian Kelly and The Points Guy team raising hundreds of thousands of dollars with their Prizeo campaign, the support has been incredible. In the summer of 2018, we had the chance to visit Jamaica with donors that included Brian, Glenn Pushelberg, and a crew from CBS’s 60 Minutes. 07 The segment, which aired on 60 Minutes while also driving a conversation about in May 2019, featured some of the brave more systemic support for those escaping people we help, as well as the folks on the state-sponsored persecution. ground who who risk their lives to assist Just as it has been in the past, America Rainbow Railroad. Although I knew the is at the heart of helping create change. heart-wrenching details of persecution We know the world won’t change over- against LGBTQI people around the world, night, but we’ll continue to help LGBTQI it was shocking to meet victims of acid folks find a path to safety so they have attacks, see the fresh stab and gunshot a chance to reach the unlimited potential wounds up close, and experience the gul- of a life lived openly. lies where LGBTQI individuals are forced to live and where they’re hunted down Will you join us? while they just try to survive. We were nervous about the risks involved with televising our work, but we also knew we needed to reach a wider audience to help more people. As we grow, we’re find- ing different ways to respond to requests for help by opening new routes to safety, 08 WHENEVER I SPEAK ABOUT RAINBOW Railroad, I often emphasize our origins Message from our as a volunteer-run organization from Managing Director: 2006 to 2013. We celebrate the innova- tive founders of Rainbow Railroad, and WINNIE I feel honoured to continue their work. I started in March 2018. Even since then, the growth and change has been remark- LUK able. It has been a life-changing year for me personally and I am reminded every day not to take my freedoms for granted. There are 70 million forcibly displaced persons around the world and an alarm- ing number of these individuals are exceptionally vulnerable LGBTQI folks. This is where Rainbow Railroad comes in. 09 In 2017, Rainbow Railroad developed As we create our 2020 to 2022 strate- its first-ever three-year strategic plan. gic plan, we are uniquely positioned to We set out three strategic priorities provide governments with advice on how to 2019: deepen and broaden current to improve the immigration and refugee services to bring more people to safety; system for persecuted LGBTQI people expand to assist more people outside who need to move. Going forward, we’re the Caribbean; and build the capacity aiming to increase advocacy and connec- to meet the organization’s growing needs. tivity to the broader refugee and human We surpassed all goals. rights movement, find more efficient routes to safety, and adapt systems and At the end of this current strategic plan, tools to increase accessibility and diversity. we now have a thriving team of 11 full- A special thank you to Deloitte for helping time staff. We’ve moved to a larger office guide us through this process and exciting space, we’ve recruited new board mem- new phase for Rainbow Railroad. bers, and increased the number of senior committee volunteers while continuing With the help of our supporters, we will to develop new policies to meet the needs surpass these new goals once again and of the organization. help more persecuted LGBTQI people find a route to safety. 10 OUR TIMELINE: 2018 Responded to the crackdown in Egypt. A number of individuals were arrested for raising rainbow 2016 flags at a concert in Cairo. Received transformational grant from Upside Down Tree Foundation and provided travel support for over 200 individuals 2013 since 2006. 2017 Became a registered Helped provide a pathway charitable organization to safety for 57 Chechens in Canada. 2015 and a total of 206 individuals. Rainbow Railroad USA 2006 became a registered Created by a dedicated charitable organization group of volunteers. in the United States. BUDGETS & PEOPLE HELPED OVER TIME: 11

PROJECTED & ACTUAL ANNUAL BUDGETS* PEOPLE HELPED 3,000,000

2,500,000 198 2018 2,000,000 130

206 1,500,000 2017 100 1,000,000 2016 81

500,000 2015 29

0 50 100 150 200 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 ACTUAL $322,763 $855,734 $2,039,068 $2,632,717 PROJECTED ACTUAL PROJECTED $228,250 $582,800 $1,100,000 $2,550,000 *RAINBOW RAILROAD CANADA ONLY 12 2018 REQUESTS FOR HELP:

REQUESTS FOR HELP COUNTRIES WHERE 1328THIS YEAR: REQUESTS90 ORIGINATED: REQUESTS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN / NATIONALITY: 13

Number of Requests 2018: 200+ 50-199 20-49 10-19 1-9 0 14 PEOPLE TRAVELLED TO SAFETY:

PEOPLE TRAVELLED TO SAFETY: PEOPLE TRAVELLED TO SAFETY BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

JAMAICA 152 UGANDA 2

CHECHNYA 15 RUSSIA DAGESTAN 1 16 HAITI 1

EGYPT 11 KAZAKHSTAN 1 198 BANGLADESH 2 SAINT VINCENT 1 FROM: IRAN 2 SOUTH AFRICA 1

16 UNSAFE COUNTRIES IRAQ 2 TANZANIA 1 TO: NIGERIA 2 TRINIDAD 1 12 SAFER COUNTRIES WHERE THEY CAN BE FREE PAKISTAN 2 UAE 1 PEOPLE TRAVELLED TO SAFETY BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: 15

Origin of Departures: 152 16 11 2 1 0 16 OUR PROCESS: HOW WE SAVE LIVES

Request Verification Triage OUR PROCESS: HOW WE SAVE LIVES 17

Funding Support Travel 18 IN MAY 2018, DENNIS BEGAN receiving phone calls threatening him with violence for his work as an LGBTQI TRAVELLED TO SAFETY: activist in Uganda. His persecutors accused him of “spoiling the youth” DENNIS in Uganda and “recruiting them into homosexuality.” They condemned him FROM: for decrying the treatment of LGBTQI Ugandans and accused him of speaking negatively about his country. UGANDA In addition to the harassing phone calls, Dennis was under constant surveillance, TO: trailed by men between his home and his place of work. He tried going under- CANADA ground to stay safe by moving in with a friend, but it was short-lived — his tor- mentors discovered his new location and attacked his friend while he attempted to retrieve some of Dennis’ personal effects. 19 Dennis knew he could no longer stay in Uganda. “I believed they would finally strike and harm me, kill me, or incarcer- ate me.” Destination Country Examples Forced to flee Uganda, Dennis contacted us, and we provided financial and logisti- cal support for his travel to safety. After CANADA adjusting to his new home in Canada, he resumed his human rights activities. FRANCE Today, Dennis is busy working with a variety of LGBTQI initiatives in Canada GERMANY and continuing his advocacy efforts back in Uganda. ITALY “I feel at peace now, as I can go about my life without looking over my shoulder all SPAIN the time. I feel safer and happier, and I am back to my productive self.” 20 SARAH’S LIFE WAS FOREVER changed in September 2017 when she raised a rainbow flag, along with many TRAVELLED TO SAFETY: others, at a concert in Cairo. The act – meant to show support and solidarity SARAH for the openly gay lead singer of a rock band – was used by Egyptian officials FROM: to justify a harsh crackdown against LGBTQI Egyptians and arrest more than 100 people, including Sarah. EGYPT Following her arrest, Sarah spent three months in prison awaiting trial for her TO: alleged crimes, which consisted of joining an illegal LGBTQI rights group, pro- CANADA moting its ideas, and promoting “sexual deviancy and debauchery.” While in prison, she was beaten, kept in solitary confinement, and mistreated by fellow inmates. Eventually, she was 21 released from prison, but she could not “For me, home is human, home is in go back to her previous life. Sarah was people. Until I build meaningful relation- fired from her job as an IT specialist and ships in Canada, home will always be back branded a criminal. Her future in Egypt in Egypt.” was dark. As she works towards building relation- As news of the worsening conditions for ships and establishing a community in LGBTQI Egyptians spread globally, we Toronto, she’s focusing on her studies and began the process of evacuating 14 peo- exploring her new Canadian freedoms. ple who were detained during the crack- With an interest in feminism, social justice, down. Forced into exile by the Egyptian and diversity studies, Sarah is looking government, Sarah was included in the forward to remaining political and engag- evacuation and travelled to safety in ing in human rights activism without the Canada in March 2018. threat of prison. Today, Sarah is still healing from her “Activism in Egypt is dangerous, but imprisonment and exile, especially Canada is free. For me, Pride is still an act from the pain of being separated from of political resistance, less a party. I want her family. to dedicate my life to activism because we can’t forget there are people suffering in the Middle East and around the world.” 22 AS AN OUT GAY ACTIVIST working at a Jamaican LGBTQI rights group, Elton’s life was under threat every TRAVELLED TO SAFETY: day. After several attempts on his life and an incident in July, when men tried ELTON to break into his apartment, Elton knew the extra locks on the door were not FROM: enough to protect him. He reached out to Rainbow Railroad for help. Elton’s escape from persecution was JAMAICA swiftly finalized and he was on his way to safety by August. We provided Elton TO: with airfare and accommodation to assist with his travel and remained in CANADA constant contact while he rebuilt his life in Canada, assuring him that he’d be okay every step of the way. 23 Today, in his new home of Toronto, Elton is doing fine. He says he feels safe and relaxed. He’s adjusting to no longer feeling the need to look over his shoulder Spotlight on J-FLAG: and he is truly happy to say Toronto feels Rainbow Railroad could not do this work like home. without the support and collaboration His role as an activist in Jamaica put with our partner organizations around him at risk, forcing him to flee. In Canada, the world. In Jamaica, that’s J-FLAG, the Elton is still dedicated to helping those Jamaican Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals in distress, volunteering with a local LGBTQI refugee program. Elton con- and Gays, an LGBTQI rights organization tinues to advocate for his friends back founded in 1998. J-FLAG advocates for home so one day, they too will be safe. the protection of LGBTQI people from state-sanctioned persecution and com- munity violence, and by calling for the fair and equal treatment of LGBTQI people. 24 THE GROUP OF FRIENDS THAT MAKE up Team Welcome came together after VOLUNTEER PROFILE: learning about Rainbow Railroad’s work. A neighbour of one member shared how he and his friends had formed a settle- TEAM WELCOME ment team to support a gay man travelling to Toronto. That was the inspiration to help a bisexual woman escape persecution and build a safer life in Toronto. The team’s founding member said she reached out to learn more about Rainbow Railroad’s vital mission, and it was an easy deci- sion to move forward and support the organization. It didn’t take long for the group to form a settlement team of their own with a group of seven passionate, thoughtful, and skilled women. “Though we’re all busy with families and other obligations, 25 the volunteer commitment is manageable.” is uniquely personal and meaningful. Prior to the newcomer’s arrival, Rainbow It is an honour to support a newcomer Railroad completed the Canadian govern- who has made the brave decision to ment sponsorship paperwork while the leave a dangerous situation and start team fundraised and prepared resources. a new life in a country where she can Two team members opened their home to be her true queer self.” help the newcomer adjust to her new life in Toronto. Since her arrival, the team has helped the newcomer connect with community, meet new people, and adjust to life in Toronto. “Recently, she encountered her first raccoon, watched her first Victoria Day firework show, and witnessed the Raptors’ historic championship win. She also experienced her first Toronto Pride.” “Like many people, members of our settle- ment team have done a fair amount of volunteer work, but this experience 26 BRIAN KELLY SAYS HE WAS FIRST made aware of Rainbow Railroad’s mission while having dinner at a friend’s HONOURED DONOR: apartment in New York City. At the time, he had just read about the anti-gay purge BRIAN in Chechnya. “I remember sitting in that apartment with other activists and feeling a deep desire to help those in the LGBTQI KELLY community who clearly needed it. With my experience in travel, I decided to focus on the travel aspect of Rainbow Railroad’s mission by launching campaigns for airline points donations, eventually leading to “THE a fundraising campaign through Prizeo.” “I know I’m so fortunate to safely travel POINTS the world with my boyfriend as a suc- cessful and openly gay public figure. Most people travelling the world are GUY” not afforded the same opportunities. 27 I can safely visit countries like Russia Brian says his work with Rainbow and Egypt while horrible things are hap- Railroad has changed his perspective on pening to LGBTQI individuals who live the world. “It has helped me recognize there. Travel has changed my life and the realities so many LGBTQI individu- I want to give back and help change lives als are facing. Now more than ever, we through travel.” must have compassion and continue to pursue a variety of strategies to help our Brian says he saw firsthand how travel LGBTQI family around the world.” could save lives when he met many of the Chechen survivors in Toronto in 2018. “Hearing them recount the feeling of freedom as the plane wheels lifted off the ground in Chechnya was incred- ible, especially knowing our miles and points helped save their lives. Having such a profound impact on someone’s life is amazing. I urge anyone who can, to donate their own frequent flier miles — they can save lives.”

28 THE COMMUNITY ONE FOUNDATION board first considered partnering with HONOURED FOUNDATION: Rainbow Railroad after witnessing the organization’s evacuation of LGBTQI COMMUNITY ONE FOUNDATION individuals from Chechnya and Egypt. “The Board of Directors were very impressed and inspired by what Rainbow Railroad had accomplished and felt it resonated with Community One’s core values.” Since the early 1980s, Community One has been working to help create a vibrant and diverse LGBTQI community in the Greater Toronto Area by providing finan- cial support to projects and organizations that enhance our local LGBTQI commu- nity. The Foundation has supported over 1,000 important and innovative local community projects. 29 In the Greater Toronto Area, Community “Our partnership with Rainbow Railroad One benefits from long-established, has been very emotional. When we hear local LGBTQI organizations. “However, the stories of folks who benefit from our internationally, there is no financial support, it’s truly moving. Participating support, and LGBTQI rights are largely in Rainbow Railroad’s 60 in 60 campaign non-existent. Rainbow Railroad is aim- in 2018 — knowing the funds raised ing to change this, and we’re proud to helped save a number of lives — meant a partner with them as they fight to give lot to us and resonated with our donors.” persecuted LGBTQI people around the world a path to freedom.” “In addition to the connection we share in our core values, Community One also supports many LGBTQI newcomer organizations and programs. Rainbow Railroad works with many of these organizations to help newcomers settle and adjust to life in Canada, from finding a job or housing, to providing emotional support and helping connect them to community.” 30 FINANCIALS: RAINBOW RAILROAD CANADA:

GENERAL DONATIONS $1,264,696 REVENUE GRANTS CAD $1,209,582 DEFERRED $2,632,717 & OTHER $130,090

EVENTS $28,349

0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000

PROGRAMMING EXPENSES $2,299,678 CAD FUNDRAISING $363,805 $2,753,408 OPERATING & ADMINISTRATIVE $89,925 FINANCIALS: RAINBOW RAILROAD USA: 31

GENERAL DONATIONS $699,248 REVENUE GRANTS USD $0 DEFERRED $700,624 & OTHER $1,376

EVENTS $0

0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000

PROGRAMMING EXPENSES $713,030 USD FUNDRAISING $94,002 $883,104 OPERATING & ADMINISTRATIVE $76,072 32 CANADIAN DONATIONS:

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THANK YOU: STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANADA BOARD OF DIRECTORS USA Leadership Executive Executive TO OUR Kimahli Powell, Executive Director Caleb Goodman, Chair Michael Murphy, Chair Winnie Luk, Managing Director Ann Rosenfield,Vice Chair Anthony De Filippis, Treasurer David Dubrovsky, Management Larry Hughsam, Treasurer Secretary STAFF Anne-Marie Vanier, Secretary Sandi Baker, Manager of Finance Devon Matthews, Manager of Program Members CASE COMMITTEE Ehab Jaber AND Development Michael Battista (outgoing 2019) Natasja VanderBerg Meryl Warren, Manager of Operations Joan Anderson (outgoing 2019) Haran Vijayanathan Philip Wong, Director of Development Anthony De Filippis VOLUN- Karlene Williams-Clarke Team David Dubrovsky Ian Gregoire TEERS Gareth Henry, Senior Program Officer, ALL ABOARD COMMITTEE Krista Hill Caribbean Kent Belden & Dr. Louis Re Bruce Koff Andrea Houston, Communications and Anthony De Filippis John McNain Development Officer David Dubrovsky Michael Murphy Kyle Miller, Development Officer Jessica Ibbitson Danny Ramadan Björn Wagenpfeil, Program Officer, Brian Kelly Al Ramsay Volunteer Management and Case Support Bruce Koff Andrew Swart Lauren Jade Young, Program Officer, Intake Peter Lyons Karlene Williams-Clarke and Case Support Michael Murphy Al Ramsay 37

CASE VOLUNTEERS Africa Team Other Volunteers Team Umoja Sebastian Constantino Gerard, PSR Committee Team Unlimited Elliot Fonarev Lisa Hipgrave, Community Worker Intern, Team Welcome Bernard Mumuluh Settlement Team Team York Josh Scheinert Barry Trentham, PSR Committee Team YYZ Giancarlo Volpe Natasja VanderBerg PSR Committee, Karlene Williams-Clarke, Team Leader Case Committee SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Douglas Watkins, PSR Committee & Case Committee Randy Boissonnault Special Advisor to Prime Sid Sengupta Eastern Europe Team Minister Justin Trudeau Haran Vijayanathan Mariam Chakvetadze Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs Alyssa Manning Ben Gardent Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Justin Romanov Refugees and Citizenship Lily Tarba SETTLEMENT TEAMS Team Capital One MENA Team Team New Start Noah Adams Team Pink Parkdale Imad Akkawi Team Rainbow Routes Karine Hajje Team Rod Day Ehab Jaber, Team Leader, Case Committee Team Safe Home Youssef Kamar Team Three 38

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