January 25, 2008 • 11:09 pm 0
“When I attended my first UNN Provincial Board Meeting in 1990, I was the Altrernate for Local 112 Prince George, I met this very strong, dedicated and no nonsense woman, Caroline Wesley. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: All News, Membership Letters, Women's Section
December 4, 2007 • 1:18 am 0
Monday December 3rd 2007
Today Bernie Williams the United Native Nations Zone Seven Board Director speaks up about the injustices that Downtown Eastside women encounter in the “survival sex trade”. Williams is a long time activist who is well-known for positive action in the Downtown Eastside Aboriginal community.
- Bernie Williams, (from a quote in The Province newspaper; Monday, December 3, 2007)“We still see the same people who hung around with Willie Pickton, drinking in the bars down here and picking up our women. The police wouldn’t listen and they’re still not listing to us.”
Filed under: All News, Membership Letters, Women's Section
July 6, 2007 • 4:58 pm 0
FRIDAY, NOON, CANADA PLACE
If you live in town, please come down to CANADA PLACE at noon. Bring your beautiful selves.. it’s a peaceful gathering, bring sun block…! our wonderful friend Noel Abraham is bringing his beautiful voice down to sing for us.
We want society to know that we as the indigenous people of this land, understand our human rights and WE WILLl take a stand, as is also our right when there is an injustice against one of our own.
Listen to the CBC’s Radio’s Early Edition.
Your sister,
Kat
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June 20, 2007 • 4:37 pm 0
News Release
For Immediate Release
June 14, 2007
GITXSAN TERRITORY – Young Derek Rodgers will not only represent Canada, he will also represent his First Nation’s heritage, as he joins Team Canada in August 2007 at the Pan-Am Games for the Deaf, in Venezuela. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 15, 2007 • 8:16 pm 0
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
My name is Gladys Radek. I am a Human Rights activist and speak out for those who can not do so. I have been acting on behalf of the First Nations people here in Canada for many years. In 2000, I launched a Human Rights case and proved, for the first time ever in Canada, “Systemic Racism”. On July 13, 2005 I won a historical challenge to address “systemic racism” which is very prevalent in Canada. This experience, to me, was just a tip of the iceberg.
About two months after winning my case, another issue was brought to my attention from my family in Northern BC. My niece, Tamara Chipman, went missing and seems to just disappear off the face of this earth. Tamara was 22 when she went missing; she is my brother’s only daughter and she also left behind a two and a half year old boy. I was raised in northern BC and knew about the many other First Nations women who have disappeared and been found murdered over the last, at least, four decades. Some were related to me. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: Membership Letters
