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January 17, 2012
The following links are to articles that further discuss and explain the UN inquiry and why it may be in jeopardy.
http://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/2012/01/11/fn-reagerer-pa-kvinnedrap-i-canadas-urbefolkning
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106402
http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=44370&utm_source=catholic.org%2Fhomepage&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=latest%2Bnews
http://wawataynews.ca/archive/all/2012/1/6/un-committee-investigate-missing-and-murdered-aboriginal-women_22218
http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1111907–un-to-investigate-missing-aboriginal-women
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August 25, 2011
Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (Missing Justice) & the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy present:
–Andrea Smith on Systemic Violence against Native Women and First Nations Land Struggles: Making the Links–
Friday, September 30 · 6:30pm - 8:30pm
H-110, Concordia University Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal, QC
Andrea Lee Smith is a Cherokee intellectual, feminist, [...]
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November 4, 2010
http://aptn.ca/pages/news/2010/11/04/moon-setting-on-sisters-in-spirit/
By Jorge Barrera
APTN National News
The Conservative government is opposing the use of the name Sisters
and Spirit and any work on a groundbreaking database on murdered and
missing Aboriginal women cases if the Native Women’s Association of
Canada expects to receive any funding for new projects on the issue,
sources say.
The Conservative government has been slowly “smothering” the Sisters
in [...]
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September 5, 2010
–Please forward widely!–
Missing Justice would like to thank everyone who came out to learn and show support at the Solidarity Teach-in and Panel Discussion!
We hope you can all make it to the 5th Annual Sisters in Spirit (SIS) March and Vigil for missing and murdered Native women on Monday, with invited guests Bridget Tolley, [...]
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February 14, 2010
With guest speakers Jessica Yee, Janie Jamieson, and Rachel Alouki-Labbe.
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February 13, 2010
http://news.globaltv.com/story.html?id=2559398
Mia Rabson, Winnipeg Free Press: Saturday, February 13, 2010
OTTAWA — Missing and murdered women in Canada will be remembered Sunday in memorial that marches across the country.
But the occasion may also become a memorial for a government-funded research project that put a spotlight on the hundreds of aboriginal women who have gone missing or were [...]
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December 17, 2009
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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December 9, 2009
By Cynthia Oka
As the 20th anniversary of the Polytechnique massacre approaches, I challenge myself and all of us who identify as feminists and social justice activists to deepen and broaden our analysis of violence against women. While we should continue to honour victims and survivors, let us not forget that physical brutalization is only [...]
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