Approximately 2,000 people marched to raise awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women in downtown Montreal on Saturday. The march was organized by Missing Justice, a Montreal grassroots collective focused on indigenous women’s rights. According to Monica van Schiak, who was in charge of the march’s public relations, it was[Read More…]
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