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JUSTICE FOR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN:
MEMORIAL MARCH
Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Location: Parc Emilie-Gamelin (Square Berri) Montreal
The 1st Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
in Montreal will take place on Sunday February 14th at 1:30pm/ 13h30
at Parc Emilie- Gamelin, Montreal- corner of St. Hubert and Berri St. We
will then walk north on Hubert St., west on Ontario St. and north on St.
Laurent to Parc des Ameriques (Rachel and St. Laurent)
We would like to invite all those who have lost loved ones, sisters, mothers,
cousins, best friends and other close relatives, to lead Montreal’s First
Annual Commemorative March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Women. This is an optional, open invitation meant to honor the families
and loved ones who experience daily the tragedy of their loss, and to honor
their lead in the struggle to heal and bring justice to the lives and memories
of loved ones.
The Memorial March for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women first began
in 1991 after the murder of a woman, whose name is not spoken today out of
respect for her family’s wishes, on Powell St., Vancouver. Out of frustration
and desperation, the people of the Vancouver community organized an
annual march on Valentine’s Day to express compassion, community, and
caring to all women in Vancouver.
Since 1991, the Memorial March has spread across Canada, this year with
groups in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, London, Sudbury, Toronto, and
now for the first time Montreal. The march honors and commemorates
Indigenous women in particular who face physical, mental, emotional, and
spiritual violence on a daily basis.
Indigenous women living in Canada are five times more at risk of dying a
violent death than other women, according to a Canadian government
statistic. A study by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
concluded that 510 indigenous girls and women have gone missing or
been murdered since 1980, and calls for an emergency strategy. Some
activists believe the number of missing to be much higher, as many
cases go unreported, often due to distrust between First Nations
communities and police.
Amnesty International issued a comprehensive report in 2004 entitled
“Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to discrimination and violence
against Indigenous women in Canada,” and the UN recently called on the
Canadian government to investigate why hundreds of deaths and
disappearances of Indigenous women remain unsolved.
The report is asking Ottawa to report back in a year on the status of more
than 500 cases that “have neither been fully investigated nor attracted
priority attention, with the perpetrators remaining unpunished.”
Jacobs points out that “if there were 510 missing and murdered aboriginal
women in Canada that would equal 18,000 women among Canada’s white
population.”
“If there were 18,000 white women missing and murdered, it would be headlines,”
she says. “There would be something done immediately.”
We invite you to come together with us on February 14th to mourn and remember
our sisters and their stories by taking over the streets and demanding justice.
The Annual March is being organized by Missing Justice which is a
grassroots solidarity collective based in Montreal that works to eliminate
violence and discrimination against Indigenous women living in Quebec.
The collective seeks to consult and collaborate with Indigenous communities
and organizations to foster understanding and dispel harmful stereotypes commonly
held in regards to Indigenous women who are targets of violence.
We do this through education initiatives, media outreach,
coalition-building, case work, poster awareness campaigns, research projects,
information sharing, publishing and broadcasting, political demonstrations, and
direct action.
Below is a list of some of the women who have been victims to these injustices:
Partial List: Update us:
Quebec Women:
Shannon Alexander – missing since September 6, 2008
Maisy Odjick- missing since September 6, 2008
Tiffany Morrison- missing since June 18, 2006
Sandra Gaudet- March 9, 1990
Kelly Morriseau- December 2006
Gladys Tolley Killed 2001
Victims from the rest of Canada:
Alberta Williams
Marie Laliberte
Morenda Isaac
Helen Lessard
Sarah De Vries
Lillian Jean O’Dare – September 1978.
Wendy Louise Allen – March 1979.
Rebecca Guno – June 1983
Sherry Rail – January 1984.
Yvonne Marlene Abigosis – January 1984.
Linda Louise Grant – October 1984.
Sheryl Donahue – May 1985
Leigh Miner – December 1993.
Laura Mah – August 1985.
Teressa Williams – July 1988.
Ingrid Soet – August 1989.
Nancy Clark – August 1991.
Mary Lands – 1991.
Kathleen Wattley – June 1992.
Elsie Sebastien – October 1992.
Gloria Fedyshyn – January 1993.
Sherry Baker – 1993
Teresa Louis Triff – April 1993.
Angela Arseneault – August 1994.
Catherine Gonzalez – March 1995.
Catherine Knight – April 1995.
Dorothy Spence – August 1995.
Diana Melnick – December 1995.
Tanya Holyk – October 1996. ( Pickton charged with 1st-degree murder) Olivia Williams – December 1996.
Frances Young – April 1996.
Stephanie Lane – January 1997.
Sharon Ward – February 1997.
Cara Ellis – 1997.
Maria Laura Laliberte – January 1997.
“Kellie” (Richard) Little – April 1997.
Helen Hallmark – August 1997. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder)
Janet Henry – June 1997.
Marnie Frey – August 1997.
Jacqueline Murdock – August 1997.
Cindy Beck – September 1997.
Andrea Borhaven – sometime in 1997.
Sherry Irving – April 1997. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder) Cindy Feliks – November 1997.
Kerry Koski – January 1998.
Inga Hall – February 1998. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder) Sarah deVries – April 1998.
Elaine Dumba – Apri 1998.
Sheila Egan – July 1998.
Julie Young – October 1998.
Angela Jardine – November 1998.
Marcella Creison – December 1998.
Michelle Gurney – December 1998.
Ruby Anne Hardy – 1998.
Tania Petersen – 1998.
Tammy Fairbairn – 1998.
Jacqueline McDonell – January 1999. (Robert Pickton charged with
first-degree murder)
Georgina Papin – March 1999. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder)
Brenda Wolfe – February 1999. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder)
Wendy Crawford – November 1999.
Jennifer Furminger – December 1999. (Robert Pickton charged with
first-degree murder)
Tiffany Louise Drew – December 1999.
Dawn Crey – November 2000.
Debra Jones – December 2000.
Sharon Abraham – 2000.
Patricia Johnson – March 2001. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder)
Yvonne Marie Boen – March 2001.
Heather Bottomley – April 2001. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder)
Heather Chinnock – April 2001. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder)
Angela Josebury – June 2001. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder)
Sereena Abotsway – August 2001. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder)
Diane Rock – October 2001. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder) Mona Wilson – November 2001. (Robert Pickton charged with first-degree murder).
Delphine Nika
Ramona Wilson
** PLEASE SEND ANY NAMES THAT MAY BE MISSING FROM THIS LIST ALSO FEEL FREE TO ADD INFO TO PHOTOS, MUCH APPRECIATED..Kat
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VERSION FRANCAISE
La Première Marche Commémorative en Mémoire des Femmes Autochtones Assassinées et Disparues aura lieu le dimanche 14 février 2010 a 13h30 au parc Emilie Gamelin, angle St-Hubert et Berri, à Montréal. Nous prendrons ensuite nord sur St-Hubert, ouest sur Ontario et nord sur St-Laurent vers le Parc des Amériques (Rachel et St-Laurent)
Nous aimerions inviter toutes celles et ceux qui ont perdu un être cher, une sœur, une mère, une cousine, une meilleure amie, à conduire la première Marche Commémorative en mémoire des Femmes Autochtones
Assassinées et Disparues à Montréal. Cette invitation a été pensée afin de rendre hommage aux familles et aux proches qui ressentent quotidiennement ces pertes tragiques, et d’honorer leur lutte pour que justice soit rendue à ces disparues.
La Marche Commémorative en Mémoire des Femmes Autochtones Assassinées et Disparues débuta en 1991 après le meurtre d’une jeune femme sur la rue Powell, à Vancouver. C’est pour exprimer sa frustration et son désespoir que la communauté de Vancouver a ainsi pris l’habitude d’organiser une marche annuelle le jour de la Saint Valentin, et ce afin de faire partager compassion et empathie à toutes les femmes de Vancouver.
Depuis 1991, la marche commémorative s’est répandue au Canada, avec cette année des manifestations à Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, London, Sudbury, Toronto, et pour la première fois, à Montréal. Cette marche rend honneur et commémore les femmes Autochtones, en particulier celles qui doivent faire face à des violence quotidiennes, qu’elles soient physiques, psychologiques, émotionnelles ou spirituelles.
Rassemblons-nous afin de nous souvenir de toutes les femmes Autochtones disparues ou assassinées ici même au Canada.
Venez nombreux afin de marcher aux cotés et en soutien de toutes ces femmes, ces familles et ces communautés qui ont été touchées de plein fouet par ces tragédies. Ci-jointe une liste non-exhaustive de femmes qui ont été brutalement tuées, ou qui restent introuvables.
Liste non-exhaustive (Contactez-nous pour des mises à jour)
Alberta Williams
Marie Laliberte
Morenda Isaac
Helen Lessard
Sarah De Vries
Lillian Jean O’Dare – Septembre 1978.
Wendy Louise Allen – Mars1979.
Rebecca Guno – Juin 1983
Sherry Rail – Janvier 1984.
Yvonne Marlene Abigosis – Janvier 1984.
Linda Louise Grant – Octobre 1984.
Sheryl Donahue – Mai 1985
Leigh Miner – Decembre 1993.
Laura Mah – Aout 1985.
Teressa Williams – Juillet 1988.
Ingrid Soet – Aout 1989.
Nancy Clark – Aout 1991.
Mary Lands – 1991.
Kathleen Wattley – Juin 1992.
Elsie Sebastien – Octobre 1992.
Gloria Fedyshyn – Janvier1993.
Sherry Baker – En 1993
Teresa Louis Triff – Avril 1993.
Angela Arseneault – Aout 1994.
Catherine Gonzalez – Mars 1995.
Catherine Knight – Avril 1995.
Dorothy Spence – Aout 1995.
Diana Melnick – Decembre 1995.
Tanya Holyk – Octobre 1996. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Olivia Williams – Decembre 1996.
Frances Young – Avril 1996.
Stephanie Lane – Janvier 1997.
Sharon Ward – Fevrier 1997.
Cara Ellis – En 1997.
Maria Laura Laliberte – Janvier1997.
“Kellie” (Richard) Little – Avril 1997.
Helen Hallmark – Aout 1997. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Janet Henry – Juin 1997.
Marnie Frey – Aout 1997.
Jacqueline Murdock – Aout 1997.
Cindy Beck – Septembre 1997.
Andrea Borhaven – En 1997.
Sherry Irving – Avril 1997. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Cindy Feliks – Novembre 1997.
Kerry Koski – Janvier 1998.
Inga Hall – Fevrier 1998. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Sarah deVries – Avril 1998.
Elaine Dumba – Avril 1998.
Sheila Egan – Juillet 1998.
Julie Young – Octobre 1998.
Angela Jardine – Novembre 1998.
Marcella Creison – Decembre 1998.
Michelle Gurney – Decembre 1998.
Ruby Anne Hardy – En 1998.
Tania Petersen – En 1998.
Tammy Fairbairn – En 1998.
Jacqueline McDonell – Janvier 1999. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Georgina Papin – Mars 1999. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Brenda Wolfe – Fevrier 1999. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Wendy Crawford – Novembre 1999.
Jennifer Furminger – Decembre 1999. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Tiffany Louise Drew – Decembre 1999.
Dawn Crey – Novembre 2000.
Debra Jones – Decembre 2000.
Sharon Abraham – En 2000.
Patricia Johnson – Mars 2001. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Yvonne Marie Boen – Mars 2001.
Heather Bottomley – Avril 2001. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Heather Chinnock – Avril 2001. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Angela Josebury – Juin 2001. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Sereena Abotsway – Aout 2001. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Diane Rock – Octobre 2001. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
Mona Wilson – Novembre 2001. (Robert Pickton inculpé de meurtre au premier degré)
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