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NATIONWIDE DAY TO HONOURNATIONWIDE HONOUR
OUR WOMENOUR WOMEN
114 women MISSING from 2 areas of Briiish columbia.The highway of tears between Prince Rupert and Prince George and the Downtown Eastside of Vancover
Please join us for a vigil, BBQ and benefit to remember the well over 500 missing and murdered Aboriginal women across Canada, and to honour the missing and murdered Aboriginal women who have disappeared from the Down-town Eastside and the Highway of Tears here in British Columbia.
Join us at 1:00 pm for a vigil with the friends and family of these missing women. The vigil will be followed by a BBQ. The benefit begins at 8:00 pm at the Yale Hotel and features a silent auction, raffles and great music. All proceeds will go to the Highway of Tears investigation currently underway. The benefit is sponsored by Homebound Productions of Coquit-lam and will be broadcast via satellite by CFRN Radio (Canada First Nations Radio) based in Terrace, BC.
This vigil is sponsored by the Sisters in Spirit campaign and by the Native Women’s Association of Canada. In addition to the 10 vigils across Canada, vigils are also being held in Columbia and Peru where Indigenous women are experiencing the same tragedy.
We want to honour these women and their families and pray for closure and justice.
We want the families to know that they are not alone.
Come out and show your support and love for these beautiful young women and their families.
For more information contact:
Gladys Radek 604-253-5989 or Bernie Williams 604-609-0552
Highway Of Tears Benefit
Thursday, October 4
Doors 7pm. Show time 8pm
$20 in advance or at the door
Homebound Films Inc., member of Women in Film and Video Vancouver will team up with Jamie Thomson’s All-Star Band, Sister Says, and Bitterly Devine for a night of live entertainment at The Yale to benefitthe Highway of Tears Trust.
The Highway of Tears Trust was created in order to finance the efforts of Ray Michalko, local Private Investigator in his pursuit for justice and closure for the victims of the Highway of Tears and their families. Michalko is dedicated to solving the Yellowhead Highway 16 West (that runs between Prince George and Prince Rupert, BC) missing and murdered women cases. Information on any of the missing person cases should be reported to Michalko at 604-831-5585 or by email at vpi@telusmail.net.
The Highway of Tears Benefit is organized by Nancy Ray, Assistant Producer with Homebound Films and Aboriginal Artist Jamie Thomson and will feature live entertainment by Aboriginal artists, door prizes, silent auction and 50/50 draws. The evening will commence with Vikki Peters’ The Women’s Warrior Song and traditional drumming by Skundaaland Gladys Radek. Skundaal lost two sisters and her mother to the Vancouver Eastside and has been an activist for the area and its women since 1989. Radek lost her niece to the Highway of Tears and has been a human rights activist since 1999.
Jamie Thomson’s All Star Band is comprised of top notch musicians Darrel Mayes, Denis Marcenko, and Johannes Grammes who have performed with bands such as Colin James, KD Lang, and Doucette. Thomsonis a former Intellifunk member whose instinctive sound encompasses a Haida and Celtic beat mixed with a dash of B.B. King and Albert King.
Sister Says is an eclectic mix of alternative jazz, R&B, funk and rock featuring Rick Hopkins, Gillian Thomson, Jeff Younger, and Robert Thomson.
www.myspace.com/sistersays
Bitterly Divine traces its roots to a garage on the shores of North Vancouver. The newly formed First Nation band expresses their musical passion for Rock ‘n’ Roll and Blues, electrifying audiences with their blazing guitar riffs, soulful harp solos, and rhythmic harmonies.
www.myspace.com/bitterlydivine
Proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards the Highway of Tears Trust.
www.highwayoftearstrusthbf.ca
Benefit: 8:00 pm
YALE HOTEL
1300 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC
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