NDP statement on the 34th Annual Women’s Memorial March

NDP critic for Women and Gender Equality Leah Gazan made the following statement:

“Today, is the annual memorial march in honour of the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people. Today, we remember those who were taken from us too soon, and the families and communities left wondering what happened to their loved ones. It’s an unimaginable pain.

It’s why today, we come together as a community to reflect but also to uplift grassroots efforts, including the voices of survivors of violence, communities and family members who have lost loved ones to this ongoing genocide.

Together, we have strength. We have collective power in the face of systems, rooted in colonial violence, that continue to place Indigenous women, girls & 2SLGBTQQIA at greater risk for violence.

As we honour our lost sisters, aunties, grandmothers, daughters, and two-spirit relatives today, whether by marching or in a way that feels right to us, know that you are not alone. Let us send our love to those recovering from the impacts of violence, those who’ve lost loved ones and to the relatives we continue to search for. We will not be silenced.”