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VOLUME 27 · ISSUE 16 · JANUARY 24, 2018
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Kamloops celebrates second annual Women’s March Kirsten Folvik CONTRIBUTOR Ω A diverse crowd of more than 150 people gathered downtown Saturday morning for the second annual Women’s March. The event began with impassioned speeches by a few local female leaders and each speaker had a strong focus on how issues of equality intersect with women’s rights.
Margaret Vickers Hyslop, one of TRU’s elders in residence, opened the ceremony. Hyslop called for a moment of silence “to remember all those who were murdered, abused, or are missing” and asked that “we be inspired to know what we can do to help all the families of missing and murdered women in this country, as well as other countries.” TRU professor Kirstin McLaughlin also called attention to the difficulties faced by indigenous women.
“Today I challenge all of us to reflect upon our own social location and the ways in which we can promote a culture of compassion, cooperation and celebration amongst women, as opposed to one of competition, criticism or critique,” McLaughlin said.
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More than 150 people gathered for the 2018 Women's March in front of the Sandman Centre to protest inequality in the workforce and elsewhere. (Juan Cabrejo/The Omega)