Aboriginal History Month – June 2016
Toronto – May 31, 2016 – The month of June marks Aboriginal History Month in Canada.
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Activists gather to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women
Toronto – February 18, 2016 – UFCW Canada activists stood shoulder to shoulder with community members and volunteers across the country to take part in the February 14 Annual Memorial Marches in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada.
Legal victory for First Nations children must be followed by action
Ottawa – January 26, 2016 – A ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has confirmed that the federal government discriminated against First Nations children by depriving them of equal funding for medical and mental health services.
December 6th – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Montreal – December 2, 2015 – A commemorative plaque stands as a permanent fixture on the grounds of Montreal’s École Polytechnique, on which engraved along with the date December 6, 1989, are the names of 14 women who each carried with them the goal of pursuing engineering degrees.
UFCW activists celebrate 30th anniversary of Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Toronto – October 27, 2015 – UFCW Canada activists recently commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) at the LEAF Annual Persons Day Breakfast Gala held in Toronto.
Harper missing on First Nations issues
Toronto – October 15, 2015 – Stephen Harper is the only federal party leader who continues to refuse the call for a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women.
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