MMIWG2S

• Red Dress Alert system implementation in Manitoba ‘urgent’, advocates say

  If approved by the province, the proposed framework includes a 24/7 call centre for families, friends and communities to report missing people.

  Canada

  Nov 25
  
• Morgan’s Warriors outreach group providing hope, healing for Winnipeg’s vulnerable

  Morgan's Warriors provides outreach support to the vulnerable people in Winnipeg three days a week, in memory of Morgan Harris.

  Canada

  Oct 7
  
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• ‘We are in the forefront’: Manitoba funds Indigenous organizations on Red Dress Day

  Manitoba's government is recognizing Red Dress Day by pledging $350,000 to support five local Indigenous organizations.

  Canada

  May 5
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• Shoppers Foundation pledges $10M to Manitoba MMIWG2S+ fund

  Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine said the funding from the Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health is an example of a corporation committing to reconciliation.

  Politics

  Feb 14
• Specialty license plates for sale in support of MMIWG2S in Manitoba

  Specialty license plates in support of MMIWG2S are now available for purchase, with some of the money from the sale of the plates expected to be donated to a charity.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2023
• Sisters in Spirit Walk honours Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Regina

  It marked the third Sisters in Spirt Walk for Healing, where those involved carried white roses, each with the name of a murdered or missing person.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023
• Search the landfill events planned country-wide for Sept. 18

  Search the Landfill day of action is planned for Monday, Sept. 18 with events being held in Ottawa, Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver, Prince George and North Battleford.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2023
• Man who murdered First Nations woman in Saskatchewan arrested in B.C., parole suspended

  Kenneth MacKay was found guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of 21-year-old Crystal Paskemin in 2000. He received an automatic life sentence.

  Crime

  Sep 7, 2023
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• Amnesty International denounces Manitoba premier’s decision on landfill search

  In a statement Thursday, the human rights organization said it denounces Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson's decision not to search the Prairie Green and Brady Road landfills

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2023
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• ‘We are not garbage’: #SearchTheLandfill calls grow louder country-wide

  Calls for #SearchTheLandfill are growing country-wide after events held in Vancouver, Winnipeg and future ones planned in St. John's.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2023