NWAC Loses Confidence in Government, Walks Away From Toxic, Dysfunctional National Action Plan Process to Put Families, Not Politics, First
OTTAWA, May 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lorraine Whitman, President of the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), and NWAC CEO Lynne Groulx will outline steps NWAC will take to meet the Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
Ms. Whitman and Ms. Groulx will announce NWAC's National Action Plan, Our Calls, Our Actions, via a Zoom webinar on:
Tuesday, June 1
at 11 a.m. EDT
To access the Zoom Webinar, Please click the link below:
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The action plan and accompanying news release will be available on NWAC's website www.nwac.ca at 10 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 1. That will be followed by the Webinar at 11 a.m. which will be conducted in English and in French. There will be no simultaneous translation and there will be no opportunity for media questions.
Reporters who wish to schedule interviews with Ms. Groulx and Ms. Whitman following the Webinar should contact Gloria Galloway at the email address listed at the bottom of this advisory.
The National Inquiry released its final report on June 3, 2019. It is time for real action to keep First Nations, Métis and Inuit women, girls and gender-diverse people safe from violence.
For information, or to arrange an interview, contact Gloria Galloway at [email protected] or 613-447-6648
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