[Wamvan] looking for story ideas

[Frieda Werden]

With respect to a news hook for the missing and murdered women story, on
December 1st FAFIA, Canada's Feminists for International Action, issued a
heads-up about two reports that will be coming out this spring from
international bodies that have reviewed Canada's handling of the missing
and murdered aboriginal women.  Either or both of those reports could be a
news peg.  Meghan Murphy has a radio story about FAFIA's call-out that ran
in recent issues of Groundwire and WINGS.  The interviewees were Cherry
Smiley and Shelagh Day.  Meghan's website is feministcurrent.com - she has
the entire interview with the 2 FAFIA reps on there.

On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Janet Hudgins <jhudgina at sfu.ca> wrote:

> Hi Trish:
>
> Sounds like the start of something great for 2015. Good on ya!
>
> There is always a dearth of ink spared for the Missing Women or Stolen
> Sisters, and abuse to women in general for that matter. We know that there
> are still serial killers at large and more girls and women have disappeared
> since Picton was arrested, yet we never hear about it. An event comes up
> such as the girls in Alberta? (see, even I'm not sure) and as soon as the
> funeral is over it disappears like fog. And even the high profiles like
> Ghomeshi will only keep the subject of abuse to women in the headlines
> until the trial is over and after his lawyer tears those women apart.
>
> I tried to find out from the Mounties if there have been any more missing
> girls and women and the answer was that it was too difficult to sort them
> out of the hundreds of murdered and missing women each year. I asked what
> about the families because they could certainly identify them and the
> answer from the nice young constable was that there was such disfunction to
> have to deal with that they could not possibly do that. So, indifference
> galore is still there.
>
> No journalist has ever taken this on and it would be a great thing if you
> did, Trish. Keeping on top of it, reporting changes and lack of attention
> to it regularly would keep it before the public for the first time. It's
> local but of course the Harper misconception of abuse and his immoveable
> obstinacy of what to do about it. It happens that he's going to call an
> election next year! Between this and the local vets there is lots to float
> banners about.
>
> Happy landing with your new jobs, Trish. Looking fwd to reading them.
>
> Cheers
>
> *Janet Hudgins*
> Treason: The Violation of Trust
> http://www.barnesandnoble.com/sample/read/9781462805310
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2014-12-28, at 9:10 PM, Trish Kelly wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> In the New Year, I am becoming a regular columnist for two local papers.
> Twice monthly, I will be writing a column for the Vancouver Courier
> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vancouver-Courier/112420385437415>.
> Additionally, every Monday, my new civic affairs column, "The City Holler"
> will appear in the Metro Vancouver
> <https://www.facebook.com/vancouvermetro> newspaper.
>
> I'm keen to use this public profile to address issues around social
> justice, civic engagement and representation.
>
> I'm sharing this news not only because I am excited(!), but because  I am
> warmly inviting you to send me story ideas, to raise the alarm when a new
> issue emerges, or to tell me about the Vancouver-based projects you're
> working on.
>
> I'm also continuing as a panelist on Global News: BC 1
> <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Global-News-BC-1/211100615699862>'s *Unfiltered
> with Jill Krop*. Again, I can suggest topics to the producers and would
> love to hear your tips on timely topics.
>
> Please be in touch!
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Trish
>
>
>
>
>> Trish Kelly
>>
> Active citizen, community builder, and a good neighbour.
>
> Twitter: @trishkellyc <https://twitter.com/#!/trishkellyc>
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Frieda Werden, Series Producer
WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org
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