Walk 4 Justice’s March Across Canada to Conclude on Parliament Hill

Ottawa, ON (September 11, 2008) – Next week will mark the conclusion of a march across Canada that began on June 21st in Vancouver. A group of walkers from British Columbia have walked over 5,000 km this summer to raise awareness of violence against women, leading to high numbers of missing and murdered women in Canada, the majority being Aboriginal. These walkers will present a petition of almost 3,000 signatures to Parliament calling for greater attention for dealing with many of these unsolved cases. Walk 4 Justice’s trek across the country will conclude with a number of events in Ottawa on Monday, September 15th.

Day’s Events
· Unity March beginning at 9:00 am by Minwaashin Lodge, 424 Catherine Street
· Rally to begin at Parliament Hill at 10:00 am

Organizations supporting the Walk 4 Justice include the Aboriginal Mother’s Centre,
Amnesty International, Assembly of First Nations, Canadian Union of Postal Workers,
Canadian Union of Public Employees, Canadian Auto Workers, Congress of Aboriginal
Peoples, Harmony House, First Nations Summit, Lanark County Interval House,
Minwaashin Lodge, Nation Talk, Native Women’s Association of Canada, Pauktuutit
Inuit Women of Canada, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, and the United Native Nations.

In the walk concluding during this election campaign, it is hoped that those candidates running for public office, along with political parties, will openly talk about the issues of violence and missing and murdered women.

For further information please contact:
Joshua Kirkey, Media Coordinator, Native Women’s Association of Canada
(613) 722-3033
ext. 231, mobile (613) 290-5680
or toll free (800) 461-4043
jkirkey@nwachq.org

Rob McDonald, Director of Communications and Education, Native Women’s Association of Canada
(613) 722-3033
ext. 252, mobile (613) 850-6922
rmcdonald@nwachq.org

Irene Compton, Culture Program Manager, Minwaashin Lodge
(613) 7415590 ext. 224, icompton@minlodge.com