Voices of Our Sisters In Spirit: A Report to Families and Communities, 2 nd Edition to be released
Ottawa, ON (April 29, 2009) – The Native Women’s Association of Canada will officially release the second edition of “Voices of Our Sisters in Spirit: A Report to Families and Communities.” To address the alarmingly high number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada, the work of the Sisters In Spirit initiative includes research, education and awareness activities aimed at increasing the safety of Aboriginal women and girls. The second edition of this report features three new life stories, updated research results and includes policy recommendations to improve the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal women and girls. NWAC will be hosting a press conference to officially launch the report and to provide an update of the work of the Sisters in Spirit initiative.
When: Thursday April 30 th , 2009 – 10:30 a.m. EDT
Where: Charles Lynch Theatre
130S Centre Block
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON
Who: Beverley Jacobs – President, Native Women’s Association of Canada
The Native Women’s Association of Canada is an aggregate of 13 native women’s organizations and is the national voice of Aboriginal women in Canada.
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more information contact:
Joshua Kirkey, Communications Advisor
(613) 7223033
ext. 231, (613) 2905680
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