Actualización de la peticiónCall a public inquiry into hundreds of missing and murdered Aboriginal women like my cousin Loretta SaundersCONGRATULATIONS PETITIONERS!!!
Holly JarrettVancouver, Canadá
15 sept 2014
Thank you all so much for your offering of support and kindness and unity to all of our families and community members across Canada in recognizing that the issue of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada MUST be addressed with a thorough and comprehensive National Public Inquiry.
In NO way does this mean that we are not expecting ACTION at the same time, which seems to be this conservative governments ONLY position other than this is JUST a crime and not a sociological issue.
Your support and ALL of the premiers and National Aboriginal Organizations sitting down and speaking and agreeing to discuss this issue at a RoundTable as a way to move forward, along with the horrendous news of Tina Fontaines body being found in a river in Winnipeg has led me to launch an online social media campaign called AIN – Am I Next? The word “AIN” is a word we use in Inuktitut, the language of my people, the Inuit of Canada. It is a term of tender affectionate endearment and ONLY used when we are speaking to a cherished loved one in loving recognition of who they are and what they mean to us.
You may have already seen the selfies people are taking and posting with a sign that says “AM I NEXT?” on twitter and facebook. If not you are all welcome to check out my public Facebook profile and/or my twitter account at @HollyForChange. It’s simple, you take a selfie or group photo holding a sign you make on your own posing the question “Am I Next?”. Some have chosen to support this campaign by being creative with their signs saying “who’s next” or “I will not be next”. Please take your selfies and post them at either of the social media accounts listed above or on your own social media account. Lorettas last cover photo on her facebook page was “Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes”. And my dear girl watches over us while we carry on, doing just that, in her memory.
The Campaign is growing like wildfire and the media coverage is very extensive reaching into Europe through the BBC and we have had calls from Washington and of course all of the four Broadcasting stations here in Canada. MORE importantly, regular citizens of every creed in Canada are being made aware of the atrocities families like mine have been facing for many years as our Aboriginal Women’s demographic slowly dwindling, and we are doing really well at putting the pressure on our senior government officials in the Conservative Party to listen to our cries for a National Public Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women. We have received LOADS of support from every party in Canada EXCEPT the Conservatives.
To Date, Neither Stephen Harper our Prime Minister nor Kellie Lietch, Canadian Minister in Pariament on the Status of Women (One of Harpers Conservative Members of Parliament) has contacted anyone involved with this petition, myself or the senior government ministers in support of this call for an inquiry.
Again, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, we are getting closer to our goal, and it ALL started with ALL of YOU! So please be very proud of yourselves because TOGETHER we are creating change.
In Honor and Loving Memory of all of our Missing and Murdered Women and Girls,
Holly Jarrett
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