Posts Tagged "sisters in spirit"
27th Annual Feb 14 Women’s Memorial March for missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada
January 31, 2017
On February 14, KAIROS will join Indigenous and non Indigenous groups from across Canada in remembering and honouring our missing and murdered sisters in Canada. More than 1,000 Indigenous women have been murdered or have gone missing, most over the last…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
KAIROS calls on the Government of Canada to implement recommendations to end violence against Indigenous women
April 8, 2015
The recent acquittal of the man accused of Cindy Gladue’s murder sparked protest rallies across the country as many people saw the decision as yet another example of how Canada’s justice system is failing Indigenous women and girls. While news that…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
Letter from Jennifer Henry to Toronto Star re. “Tories reject inquiry for missing Aboriginal women”
March 10, 2014
My grief in reading “Conservatives reject inquiry for murdered, missing aboriginal women“, Saturday, March 8, 2014, was magnified by the fact it appeared on International Women’s Day. On this day, when women around the world renew their call for “bread…
Post filed in: Executive Director
KAIROS joins Partners in commemorating the International Day to End Violence Against Women, and the global campaign to end gender violence
November 26, 2012
November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, a global campaign that aims to bring attention to gender violence and to profile and support the…
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage
The Canadian government must publicly commit to supporting the Sisters In Spirit Initiative
January 24, 2011
For the last five years, we have stood alongside the Native Women’s Association of Canada to promote vigils across Canada to honour the lives of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. In these five years, the Sisters in Spirit…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights
Joint Statement on the movement of Sisters in Spirit Vigils
September 16, 2010
Aboriginal women and girls are facing the most pervasive human rights crisis in Canada today. The profound impact of violence experienced by Aboriginal women and girls in Canada has created a national tragedy. The disappearance and murder of our Aboriginal…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights