Walk4Justice, seeking public inquiry on missing women, calls for support

Leaders of the Walk4Justice, a march from Vancouver to Prince Rupert in support of the missing women, have released this statement:

We are walking to Prince Rupert, BC to publicly address the key issues faced by marginalized, missing and murdered women, children and their families.

We are demanding a public inquiry for the more than three thousand unsolved cases of missing and murdered women & children in the last 10 years. Sadly, 80% are Aboriginal. We are looking for ongoing support for the families of these missing and murdered women. We need action from the investigative, judicial and government bodies of this province to end this violence against our women.

This walk is to stop this on-going violence against our women and children. We want to honor our lost, but, not forgotten women who have died through violence and/or are still missing for over 40 years. We want to demand action from the Premier Gordon Campbell, Attorney General, Public and Safety Minister, and all levels of the government to seek justice, closure, equality and Accountability and ask for a public inquiry into all of these cases we present to them. We want them to stop ongoing genocide and this legacy of "systemic racism" happening in this country. We want Accountability for the children of these women, they are our future leaders and we want them to know that somebody cares.

We want to raise awareness for the children for health facilities, counseling, cultural awareness, treatment centers and education facilities. We want to help build for these children’s futures and stop the violence against women for our future generations.

To make it a successful journey we need names of the loved ones from the family members, spiritual guidance, donations, volunteers, walkers, drummers, singers, vehicles, drivers, community involvement, medical supplies, food, accommodations, water, adequate clothing and footwear, letters of support and lots of love and respect for the families of these beautiful women.

With unyielding support from the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, First Nations Summit, Assembly of First Nations, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Public Service Alliance Canada, Amnesty International, BC Government Employees Union, United Native Nations, Native Women’s Association of Canada, Longshoreman’s Union Local 500, BCGEU, BC Federation of Labor Most importantly, the support and love of the people of this nation, Canada....Violence against women and children does not recognize skin color or social status. The government of this country must answer us

Please show your support for the families. Prayers and thank you to all of you for your invaluable support in this cause

Donations are urgently needed and will be gladly accepted at any Scotiabank branch, the account is under the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, transit number 10140, account number 00271-11.

Donations, goods and services can also be forwarded to:

Walk4Justice
c/o Don Bain, Executive Director
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
500 - 342 Water Street,
Vancouver, BC, V6B-1B6, CANADA
Email: don@ubcic.bc.ca
Ph: 604.684.0231, Fax: 604.684.5726
http://www.ubcic.bc.ca

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For checks or money orders, please make payable to Union of BC Indian Chiefs and note Walk4Justice on the check or money order.

Please join us.

Respect,

Gladys Radek
Bernie Williams
& Walk4Justice Working Group