The 35th Women’s Memorial March. Photo: Catharine Winstanley
The Annual Women’s Memorial March takes place every Valentine’s Day.
On Saturday, February 14, members of our Indigenous Initiatives Committee and the UBC Psychology community came together to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people (MMIWG2S+) at the 35th Women’s Memorial March in Vancouver.
This was an opportunity to put our commitment to the reconciliation process into action and to show solidarity with Indigenous communities.
Dr. Catharine Winstanley, a member of the Indigenous Initiatives Committee, says, “this was the first time for many of us to attend this event, and it felt good to stand with our Indigenous communities. Many thanks to the faculty and students who joined us for this year’s march.”
“Together, we gathered to acknowledge the pain caused by the loss of too many women, girls, and two-spirit people, and to add our support to calls for change. We shared bannock and conversation, listened to drumming and song, and witnessed the strength of community coming together.”
The 35th Women’s Memorial March. Photo: Catharine Winstanley
This event is part of the committee’s Celebrate INdigenous Culture and History (CINCH) event series.
About CINCH Events
The Psychology Indigenous Initiatives Committee is organizing a series of monthly events designed to Celebrate INdigenous Culture and History (CINCH). Please come along and join us as we explore Indigenous films, performances, activism, and literature. All department members are welcome!
The goal of Celebrating INdigenous Culture and History (CINCH) is to build community and cultivate our knowledge of Indigenous culture and history on Turtle Island,
UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has been a place of intergenerational learning for the Musqueam people from time immemorial.
