Sunday, February 14th. About 200 braved the cold, gathered at Berri Square and quietly (except for a lone drum), marched all the way to Parc des Ameriques holding white hearts and signs: “3000 stories untold.”
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Montreal’s 1st Annual Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Women
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Panel Discussion, Cegep du Vieux Montreal, Feb. 11
With guest speakers Jessica Yee, Janie Jamieson, and Rachel Alouki-Labbe.
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Panel Discussion and Annual Memorial March, Feb. 11 & 14
Missing Justice would like to invite you to a Panel Discussion on February 11th, 2010 at 6pm at the Exode in Cegep du Vieux Montreal, 255 Ontario St. East. The panel will feature Jessica Yee, Janie Jamieson, and Rachel Alouki Labbe as we continue to educate and become aware of the injustices being committed to [...]
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PRESS RELEASE: Women Go Missing and Die amid Government and Social Apathy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(WINNIPEG MB, December 15, 2009) “There is no question – absolutely no question – that we are going to put violence against women at the centre of this country’s agenda, starting right now,” said Suzanne Dzus of Calgary.
Ms. Dzus made this compelling declaration following a day long meeting of women anti-violence advocates held [...]
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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.
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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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Sisters in Spirit Community Engagement Workshop, Sept. 16th
The 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy and Missing Justice invites you to attend a workshop by the Native Women’s Association of Canada: a Sisters In Spirit (SIS) Community Engagement Workshop.
This workshop is designed to educate participants on the SIS initiative and to inform individuals and communities on ways that they can take action on and [...]