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The anger, grief, courage, compassion, and hope we hear in these voices inspire and compel us--to remember those who are missing and to work for healing and justice. -Since 1980, more than 520 Aboriginal women have been reported missing or murdered in Canada. -From 1993-2003, 370 women were murdered in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico. -Since 2001, more than 2,000 Guatemalan women and girls have been brutally murdered. Responding to the profound tragedy inherent in these statistics, more than 300 women and men gathered in August 2008 at a conference entitled "Missing Women: Decolonization, Third Wave Feminisms, and Indigenous People of Canada and Mexico". Here, personal stories and theoretical tools were brought together, as academics, activists, family members of missing and murdered women, police media, policy-makers, justice workers, and members of faith communities offered their perspectives on the issue of racialized, sexualized violence. Torn from Our Midst includes images and voices from the conference, together with additional reflections, both academic and personal, on the effects of violence and the possibilities for healing. The purpose of this volume is to raise awareness about missing and murdered women and to challenge communities to be courageous enough to look at the heart of this issue, to recognize the systems that allow such atrocities, and to seek justice and healing for all. DVD included.
Contents
Contents Acknowledgements A Blessing Elder Betty McKenna Introduction The Journey from Awareness to a Conference to a Book...and Beyond A. Brenda Anderson Hands Brittany Matthews Women Missing, Missing Women Pastor Cheryl Toth The Significance of Sacred Space: Reflections upon Conversations with Elder Norma-Jean Byrd and Pastor Cheryl Toth Chelsea Millman Family Stories The Story of the Disappearance of Sylvia Arce Eva Arce The Story of the Disappearance of Maria Sagrario Flores Paula Flores Sisters in Spirit The Story of the Disappearance of Daleen Kay Bosse (Muskego) Pauline and Herb Muskego Wicanhpi Duta Win/Red Star Woman: Amber Redman's Story Gwenda Yuzicappi The Violent Erasure of Women A Message from Amnesty International Gordon Barnes Political Realities: The Effect of Globalization on Indigenous Women Kim Erno From Genocide to Femicide: An Ongoing History of Terror, Hate, and Apathy Leonzo Barreno The Construction of Aboriginal Identity: A Healing Journey Carrie Bourassa Missing Out and Missing: Connecting the Economic and Political Marginalization of Women to the Phenomenon of Disappearance Ian Peach and Kiera Ladner Presentation of the Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons Betty Ann Pottruff Resisting With All the Senses: Art and Activism Missing and Taken Elizabeth Matheson Bison Sentinels: A Living Memorial to Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women Adrian Stimson Patching Our Stories Together: The Conference Quilt Jessica Greyeyes Missing Women Art Exhibit Charlotte Hauk She is Not Forgotten: The Healing Walk Alexis J. Johnson Carrying the Messages from the Missing Women Senator Lillian Dyck Organizational Resistance: Action From Within Media: A Canadian Response Carol Schick "She was not into drugs and partying. She was a wife and mother": Media Representations and (Re)presentations of Daleen Kay Bosse (Muskego) Holly A. McKenzie Reflections of a Northern Saskatchewan Journalist Darla Read Inheriting What Lives On: The "Terrible Gift" of Sarah de Vries's Poetry Amber Dean Women of Juarez Lourdes Portillo Perspectives from the Regina Police Service Michelle Solomon An Academic Role in Activism Cynthia Bejarano The Sisters in Spirit Initiative: Native Women's Association of Canada Judy Hughes Self-Care and the Healing Journey RESOLVE to End Violence in Our Society Mary Hampton, Wendee Kubik, Darlene Juschka, Carrie Bourassa, and Meghan Woods Two- Fold Participation: Dialogue with Self...Heartbeat of Mother Earth... Lori Campbell Kamamakos: The Woman Who Wouldn't Fly Away Chelsea Millman Activism as Healing: People Before Profit Ernesta Vileitaite-Wright Networking and Strategizing Common Themes from Conference Participants Wendee Kubik Appendix A: Conference Handout: Summary of Provincial Partnership Committee on Missing Persons Appendix B: Bibliography of Useful Resource Contributors IndexNER(01): GB IE
