Aboriginal Law Association Presents:
13 DAYS OF EVENTS TO HONOUR ABORIGINAL WOMEN
Tuesday, March 8th to Sunday, March 20th 2011
13 days of events, spanning over the 13 days following International Women’s Day! Aiming to raise awareness about missing and murdered women, and to celebrate aboriginal women in general.
Attend, spread the word, and self-inform!
Reports estimate that between 583 – 3000 indigenous women have gone missing or have been murdered in Canada since the 1980s. Indigenous and non-indigenous women continue to go missing every day. These disappearances often remain unreported, under-investigated, and unsolved.
Events include (See individual event postings for more info):
Tuesday, March 8, all day:
Celebrating our Sisters Photo Exhibit
Bring pictures of the women in your life and contribute to the display celebrating International Women’s Day!
All photos will be returned at end of display.
Thursday, March 10, 6-8p.m.:
“Stolen Sisters: A critical discussion about missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada” with Craig Benjamin (Amnesty International Canada), David Hugill (author of Missing Women, Missing News), Gladys Radek and Bernie William Poitras (Walk4Justice). Moderated by Professor Colleen Sheppard, Director of the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism.
-McGill Faculty of Law, 3644 Peel Street, New Chancellor Day Hall, room 312-316
Monday, March 14, 10-11:30a.m.:
“A Solidarity Teach-In: Fighting Systemic Violence Against Native Women in Canada,” facilitated by Missing Justice.
-McGill First Peoples’ House, 3505 Peel St
http://www.missingjustice.ca/
Monday, March 14, 5:30-7:00p.m.:
Film Screening of “Finding Dawn,” a compelling documentary that puts a face to the issue of missing and murdered women.
-McGill Faculty of Law, 3644 Peel Street, Moot Court.
http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=52581
Tuesday, March 15,5-7pm.:
Spoken Word Performance and Workshop with Moe Clark: “Voicing the Earth Body,” an introduction to sound scape creation and the looping pedal.
-Yellow Door, 3625, Rue Aylmer
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=205379499477035
Tuesday, March 15,8:30-9pm.:
Health on Earth Radio Show, with special guests –
Tune in to McGill’s campus radio station, CKUT 90.3 fm!
http://www.ckut.ca/listen.php
Wednesday, March 16, 2-4:30p.m.:
Film Screening of “For the Next 7 Generations,” the story of the International Council of Indigenous Grandmothers.
-McGill Faculty of Law, 3644 Peel Street, New Chancellor Day Hall, room 102.
http://www.forthenext7generations.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196785090339416
Friday, March 18, 2p.m.:
Empty Shoe Vigil in front of the Parliament buildings (Ottawa) with speakers Kristen Gilchrist, Bridget Tolley and Lindsay Mossman.
-Bus departing McGill Faculty of Law at 9:30am, Vigil at 2 pm (Ottawa).
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=182431998466835
Sunday, March 20, 6p.m.:
“Mamu Chu Chi Nan- Fundraising Dinner for the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal.” (Tickets for a minimum donation of $75)
-Restaurant Le Nouveau Palais, 281 Bernard Ouest.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156175114435915
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This 13-day program of events is being organized in collaboration with student-led organizations at McGill’s Faculty of Law (Aboriginal Law Association, Human Rights Working Group, Women’s Caucus, Nurses for Global Health), the McGill Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, the First Peoples’ House, KANATA, the Aboriginal Health Interest Group, and Montreal community groups (Missing Justice, Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal, CKUT).
For a poster (pdf file) with all the events in the series click on the link below: 13DaysToHonourAboriginalWomen