[Indigsol] Update: March 19: Honouring Indigenous Women Campaign Launch Party!

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Please come and spread the word!
An Inuk elder will come and join us!!!


*March 19: Honouring Indigenous Women Campaign Launch Party!*
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The Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement Ottawa (IPSMO) is inviting you
to the launch of its Honouring Indigenous Women Campaign and its Honouring
Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nations – Vol. 1 booklet!

*7 – 9 PM. Monday, March 19, 2012*
*Arts Court Studio, 2 Daly Ave. Ottawa*
*Unceded Algonquin Territory*

*Join us for a night of poetry, drumming and more, in celebration of the
Power of Indigenous Women and their Special Relationship to Water!*

MC: *Cindy Gaudet (Métis)*

Opening ceremony and women’s teaching: *Verna McGregor (Algonquin)
and Elaine Kicknosway (Swampy Cree from Northern Saskatchewan)*

Featuring …..

* Ruby Arnga-naaq (Inuit)
Earth Mothers women drumming group*

* Water teaching by Grandmother Francine Payer*

* Vera Wabegijig (Ojibwe),*

* Suzanne Keeptwo (Métis – Algonquin/French & Irish descent),*

* Jaime Koebel (Métis),*

* David Groulx (Ojibwe/Métis)*



* There will be items made by Indigenous peoples for sale at this event.


To invite your friends via Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/320011758055132/
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*About our campaign:*

Our Honouring Indigenous Women Campaign aims at raising awareness on and
putting an end to the violence perpetrated against Indigenous women. As a
group mostly composed of non-Indigenous peoples who have participated or
been complicit in the past and present colonization of Native peoples and
lands, it is of utmost importance for us to support the work of Indigenous
peoples in this regard. *This campaign is an act of solidarity, and aims at
supporting existing efforts from Indigenous women.* As such, we are hoping
to* mobilize over 500 people to take part in the annual Families of Sisters
in Spirit Vigilorganized in Ottawa on October 4th*.

This campaign also aims at understanding the links between *the violence
against Indigenous women, colonialism, land and Indigenous Sovereignty*. We
echo the demands for *equity, justice, and decolonization* formulated by
Indigenous women whom we have tremendous respect for.

We support self-determination of Indigenous peoples and work towards
creating and maintaining *respectful relationships* with the First peoples
of this land.

The campaign would not be as strong without the publication of
the Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nation-Vol. 1. The booklet,
composed of five sections – *Struggle, Resistance, Power, Liberation, and
Be Solidarity*, gives to Indigenous women their due space to express their
lived realities through various art forms. Through this publication, we
strive to *augment the voices of Indigenous women* in their many efforts to
break the silence surrounding the systemic violence perpetuated by
colonialism. It is, for us, a concrete and creative form of solidarity.

As a wise woman told us, we cannot achieve the ethic of respect by
formulating demands, we will clearly state our hopes and expectations for
this campaign and beyond, as well as announce our upcoming projects at our
March 19th event. Stay tune!

To download Honouring Indigenous Women: Hearts of Nation-Vol. 1:
http://ipsmo.wordpress.com/honouring-indigenous-women/

For more info: www.ipsmo.org



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In Solidarity,
IPSMO
on unceded Algonquin Territory
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Web Site: http://www.ipsmo.org
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ipsmo
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