Monthly Archives: October 2009

2110 Center for Gender Advocacy’s Special General Meeting, Monday Nov. 2 6pm

Hello folks!
The 2110 Center for Gender Advocacy invites you to our Special General Meeting (SGM), on Monday, November 2nd, 6pm, in Concordia’s EV Building, Room 1.605.
As many are aware, the 2110 Centre has been going through an intense period of political struggle for accountability. The 2110 Board has violated our constitution, our labour rights, and [...]

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Anti-Colonial Thanksgiving

ANTI-COLONIAL THANKSGIVING: Films, Speakers & Feast!
Thursday October 29th - 6pm
@ The Native Friendship Centre
2001 St. Laurent Blvd. (Metro St. Laurent)
Free: Event, Food and Childcare.
Wheelchair Accessible Space
Speaker: Tracey Deer
Film: Club Native
In Club Native, Deer looks deeply into the history and present-day reality of Aboriginal identity. With moving stories from a range of characters from her Kahnawake [...]

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Missing Justice March and Vigil

Missing Justice organized and took part in the 4th Annual Sisters in Spirit Vigil in Montreal on October 4th, the 7-year anniversary of the death of Gladys Tolley. The annual day of action was started by Gladys’ daughter, Bridget Tolley and has become a national demonstration. In it’s inaugural year 11 communities across the country [...]

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Aboriginal Leadership to Hold Press Conference for Slain Family Member

Media Advisory – For Immediate Release
Aboriginal Leadership to Hold Press Conference for Slain Family Member
Ottawa, ON (October 2, 2009) – On October 4th, over 70 Sisters In Spirit vigils will take place across Canada to honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. Before the National vigil starts in Ottawa, a special [...]

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Missing Justice Panel Discussion, Oct 2

With Melanie Morrison from Kahnawke, Kary Ann Deer, of PAQ and QNW, Craig Benjamin, of Amnesty International, and Yasmin Jiwani, from Concordia University.
Listen to Audio Here

Kary Ann Deer, of Projet Autochtones du Quebec

Melanie Morrison, sister of Tiffany Morrison who went missing 3 years ago from Kahnawake.

Yasmin Jiwani, former researcher and coordinator of the BC Yukon FREDA [...]

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