Members of The Indigenous Land Defence Across Borders project have returned from our first solidarity exchange with the Indigenous people of Palestine. A delegation of seven – cis and two spirit – women (five Indigenous, one Palestinian and one ally) visited villages and cities in occupied Palestine from July 9th – 16th. Our guides, members
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Check out the new No More Silence logo – we have grown over the years and do much more than break silence – we hoped to reflect a bit of that with this new design created by Maaiingan Productions.
ILDAB was initiated by No More Silence along with members of the Palestinian community in Toronto and the West Bank. The collaboration is organizing a solidarity exchange between Six Nations and Palestine. This feminist led initiative of Indigenous women and their allies will coordinate between Indigenous activists on Turtle Island and in Palestine. Solidarity exchanges
No More Silence and Aboriginal Legal Services are teaming up with their shared expertise to create a video for family and community members who are dealing with the violent loss of a loved one. Over the years of working with survivors of violence and families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls trans and two
WOMEN DEMAND JUSTICE FOR CINDY GLADUE We, women outside the system at the grassroots, demand justice for Cindy Gladue and for all Indigenous women in the sex industry. Cindy Gladue was a 42 year old mother of two daughters, an Indigenous woman who was in the sex industry. In 2010 she was killed by an
Sarah Hunt, Monica Forrester and Tanya Kappo on community based responses to Violence.
No More Silence is creating a community run database documenting violent deaths of Indigenous women/Two-Spirit and Trans in collaboration with Families of Sisters In Spirit, community partner The Native Youth Sexual Health Network and with the assistance of Dr. Janet Smylie and Conrad Prince of the Well Living House at the Keenan Research Centre. We
No More Silence is creating a community run database documenting premature and violent deaths of Indigenous women/Two-Spirit and Trans in collaboration with Families of Sisters In Spirit, our community partner, The Native Youth Sexual Health Network and with the assistance of Dr. Janet Smylie and Conrad Prince of the Well Living House at the Keenan
July 1st settler celebrations are coming up – a good time to remember that Canada is founded on the disappearances of Indigenous women and destruction of the land. Let’s honour their spirits during this #SovereigntySummer and work to end the violence! Currently we are working together with Ottawa-based Families of Sisters in Spirit (FSIS) to
Here are videos of the four panelists from Violence No More with Andrea Smith and Families of Sisters In Spirit event at the OISE Auditorium in Toronto on April 29, 2013. (The lighting conditions in the auditorium were not great for video, but beyond our control.) Part 01: Opening and Andrea Smith Part 02: Panel
July 1st settler celebrations are coming up – a good time to remember that Canada is founded on the murder of Indigenous women and destruction of the land. Let’s honour their spirits during this #SovereigntySummer and work to end the violence! Currently we are working together with Ottawa-based Families of Sisters and Spirit (FSIS) to
Strawberry and Water Ceremony with Wanda Whitebird begins at 12:30 Police Headquarters 40 College Street at Bay, TorontoCommunity Feast catered by NaMeRes at the 519 Church Street Community Centre; 519 Church Street following the rally. This year One Billion Rising (the global campaign for an end to violence against women and for gender equality) is
Here are videos of the four panelists from The Silence is Broken, But the Violence Continues: Now What? Part II event at the Native Women’s Resource Centre in Toronto on November 24, 2011. This event was part of Indigenous Sovereignty Week, Toronto 2011. Part 01: Opening Prayer and Song Part 02: Introduction Part 03: Lee
Join Lee Maracle, Darlene Ritchie and No More Silence in talking about the way forward to end the disappearances of Indigenous women!This event is part of Indigenous Sovereignty week and is part two of a discussion began in the summer:
Here are videos of the four panelists from The Silence is Broken, But the Violence Continues: Now What? event at the Native Canadian Centre in Toronto on July 20. Darlene Ritchie Lee Maracle Harsha Walia Native Youth Sexual Health Network
