Senior Counsel Simona Jellinek was recently featured on the Unpacking the Impacts podcast. This podcast, created by Wilfrid Laurier's Office of Human Rights and Consent is Golden, discusses what happens after harm—and what justice could look like. Host Kasey Politano explores how systems respond to gender-based violence, who gets left behind, and how communities are building care and accountability in their place.
In this episode, Simona, who has spent decades working alongside survivors and advocating for legal pathways beyond the criminal system, talks all about civil litigation. Simona and Kasey explore what civil litigation can offer, why some survivors choose it, and what it means to seek justice through a system that’s often misunderstood or overlooked.