Assiniboine Community College and the Brandon Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Council (BUPAC) will partner once again to host a Walk to End Violence on Thursday afternoon beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Brandon’s Princess Park. The walk, in support of the Moose Hide Campaign brings together staff, students, and community members in a time of remembrance and action against all forms of violence towards women and children.
“We are proud to join institutions nationwide as official ambassadors for the Moose Hide Campaign and the Walk to End Violence,” said Kris Desjarlais, Director of Indigenous Education at Assiniboine College. “Canadian post-secondary institutions are adopting the Moose Hide Campaign to foster safer environments, both within campus confines and beyond, while also championing reconciliation and inclusion efforts. Participating in the campaign advocates for the realization of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the Calls for Justice from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry.”
The Moose Hide campaign is a grassroots movement that was started by a father and daughter on a moose hunting trip near B.C.’s Highway of Tears – a stretch of road where women have gone missing or were murdered. The campaign is an effort to engage men to take a lead role in ending gender-based violence and bring awareness by wearing a moose hide pin. Since the campaign’s inception, the moose hide pin has become one of Canada’s most recognized symbols of our country’s need to make meaningful steps toward reconciliation while seeking to end gender-based violence. To date, over four million pins have been distributed. Wearing a moose hide pin signifies a commitment to honour, respect, and protect the women and children in your life and community.
Following the walk, there is a gathering in Princess Park (at approximately 2:00 p.m.). All are welcome.
The college and the Brandon Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Council encourage community members to learn more about the Moose Hide Campaign at Moose Hide Campaign | An Indigenous led grassroots movement to end gender-based violence or via the hashtag #WalkToEndViolence.
If you are a victim of domestic violence and require assistance please call 911. The Province of Manitoba also has resources available and an information/crisis line (1-877-977-0007) or by visiting the Province of Manitoba website.
