This Tuesday we will be hosting an event for 16 Days of Activism!
Our event is focusing specifically on the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada as indigenous women face extremely and disproportionately high rates of gender based violence due to structural violence.
From 16:00-16:45, we will have a talk from our speaker, Bridget Tolley. Bridget is a prominent activist and founder of Families of Sisters in Spirit which supports the families of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. Bridget is also a founding member of Justice for Victims of Police Killings and founded Sisters in Spirit Vigils with the Native Women’s Association of Canada - which aim to raise awareness of this crisis. Bridget’s extensive experience shaped a series of reports from Amnesty International Canada entitled “No More Stolen Sisters” - which in 2004 was one of the first reports to systematically document the disproportionately high rates of violence against indigenous women and girls in Canada. According to Amnesty International Canada: “Due to government inaction to end the violence the findings and recommendations in the 2004 report, and its 2009 update, are as relevant today as they were at the time of publishing. This talk is open to all and totally free to attend.
From 16:45-17:30, we will be running a craft session doing indigenous felt beading. This event will be ticketed at £3 per person to fundraise for Bridget’s charity Families of Sisters in Spirit. Tickets are via the SRC or will be available on the door (unless we sell out!). We will have all the necessary supplies, but please feel free to bring your own beads, needles and thread if you wish!
You’re absolutely welcome to only attend the talk or craft session. However, the craft session will be ticketed.
All attendees must follow the GUSRC Events Code of Conduct: https://www.glasgowunisrc.org/policies/events-conduct/