8th Annual Memorial March for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives

Start: Tuesday, February 14, 2023•12:00 PM

8th Annual Memorial March for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives

Please Join us in community as we honor & march for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls , 2 Spirit People and All of our Relatives. #MMIW #MMIWg2S #MMIWR this Valentines Day.
This year the annual event will be hosted at two locations in the Duluth.
Honor Fire at Unity Fire MKE for Gaagige-Mikwendagoziwag https://fb.me/e/32s5m2sKY
FaceBook Event Link: https://fb.me/e/234fYcxNJ

February 14, 2023 Valentines Day Noon -5pm
Wear Red, Calling Jingle Dress Dancers , Men and Women Hand Drum Singers & Red for MMIW,R - Red Dress, Red Skirts, Red Shirts, Red Shawls and All Honoring Survivors Solidarity Shawls.
Opening Ceremony - Noon
Robert Powless Cultural Center @ American Indian Community Housing Organization
212 W 2nd St, Duluth, MN 55802
Special Guest Presenter: Michael LaughingFox Charette

Twin Ports City Duluth & Superior Proclamations - Enger Tower Red for MMIWg2S, MMIW,R
Gaagige-Mikwendaagoziwag MMIWg2S Reward Fund Announcement & Billboard for the Missing Presenters & Speakers, Community Leaders, MMIW,R Families Sharing, Advocates.
Red Shawl Round Dance ( Solidarity Shawls - Sacred Hoop Coalition, FDL Solidarity Shawls & Native Lives Matter Coalition)
Invited Duluth & Superior Mayors Emily Larson and Jim Paine or Representatives
Speakers: Centering MMIW,R Families Speakers and Sharing
Guest Speakers from community organizations and direct support services in Duluth
Rene Ann Goodrich, Gaagige-Mikwendaagoziwag MMIWg2S Reward Fund
Tanya Nelson, Runaway Homeless Youth Program Supervisor - Project Reach Out
Laura Gapske, City of Superior Human Trafficking Task Force Commission Chair
Desiree Otterino, Domestic Violence Housing First Program Coordinator at CASDA
Rene Rote, Fond du Lac Social Services Advocate- Speaking for the FDL Solidarity Shawls
Additional Guest Speakers from co hosting organizations

Memorial March @ 2:30 PM
March Downtown Duluth on Superior Street to Gichi-od'e Akiing, Turn Around to end at YMCA
Car Caravan Supporting the March & March Escort Provided by the Duluth Police Department

Closing Ceremony -
Duluth Area Family YMCA - 302 W 1st St, Duluth, MN 55802
Lite Meal Catered by John "The Meat Man" Enger
Video Showing, Community Speakers and Tabling by Local Service Organizations Sharing Resources
MMIW.R Family Interviews with Media and any Calls to Actions

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The Days Event Program
Set Up & Security Check In 10 AM
11:00 - Reserved Time for MMIW,R Family Interviews with Media
Program - Noon- Meet and Greet - Coffee, Juices, Light Snacks
12:30 - AICHO - Opening Pipe Ceremony and Program
Speakers: Community Leaders, Representatives, Twin Ports City Proclamations, Advocates and Guests
Gaagige-Mikwendaagoziwag update, Centering MMIW,R Families and Calls to Action
Red Ribbon Memorial ~RED for MMIW,R ~
Honor for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives
Hand Drum Honor Song & Red Shawls Round Dance, Calling Red Jingle Dress to join in
March @ 2:30 PM - March Downtown Duluth on Superior Street
(Car Caravan Supporting the March) and Escort
3:00 PM - 5 PM - Duluth Area YMCA - Closing Ceremony- 302 W 1st St, Duluth, MN 55802
Lite Meal and Video Showing Tabling of Local Service Organizations and Sharing Resources @ YMCA
Co Host Organizations tabling and sharing resources at the YMCA

Our goal of the event & memorial march is to increase visibility of our Missing and Murdered, lost loved ones and to honor them-we request no other actions at the event or march that may takeaway or derail the focus from its intended purpose of honoring lost loved ones- Honoring MMIW, MMIWg2S, MMIWR

Additional Events Supporting Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Relative Awareness Day
in Solidarity with the 8th Annual Memorial March for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives

Additional Annual Events in Support for 2/14/2023 MMIW,R Memorial March Event

SATURDAY AT 1:30 PM – 6:30 PM - MMIW, R Art Build, Banner Making https://fb.me/e/5ibeU7aWC

Honor Fire for MMIWg2S - MMIWR - Bring Them Home
Online event 2/11 - 2/14/2023 https://fb.me/e/2xYbOc69I
Unity Fire MKE for Gaagige-Mikwendagoziwag https://fb.me/e/32s5m2sKY

Red for MMIW #MMIWg2S #MMIWR - Red Ribbon: Skirts - Shirts
Sewing Circles - Please register will be taking place at multiple locations during Feb & March
Annual Red Ribbon Ties for MMIW,R at the Duluth Harbor - During the week of 2/14/2023

DownTown Duluth for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives
Duluth Business Storefront Displays with Red Dress and Gaagige - Mikwendaagoziwag
Red Dress Public Awareness Art for MMIWg2S, Information Data Flyer
Starting Monday 2/13/2023 for 2/14/2023

Billboard for the Missing - Say Her Name - Reward Announcement for Sheila St Clair
Reward Announcement by “Gaagige - Mikwendaagoziwag” ( They are remembered forever) MMIWg2S reward fund community partners- City of Duluth, Native Lives Matter Coalition and Mending the Sacred Hoop.Scheduled to be launched 2/14/2023 in west Duluth at 114 East 2nd Street, Duluth MN.
Sponsored by Native Lives Matter Coalition, NorthLand Foundation

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In solidarity with families of missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada. For more information on the origins of the Women's Memorial March, see https://womensmemorialmarch.
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For more information on the the Annual Memorial Marches in MN please see
www.nomoremmiwr.com
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2023 Sponsor Native Lives Matter Coalition - Twin Ports -No More MMIW,R Great Lakes and
North Land Foundation
Co Sponsor & Host: Duluth Area Family YMCA
Supporting Co Hosts: Community Partners-  Mending the Sacred Hoop, CASDA, Rise Coalition, American Indian Community Housing, Treaty People Walk, Men as Peace Makers
Supporting Media & Facebook Event Co Hosts:
CASDA
Women Against Military Madness (WAMM)
Mending the Sacred Hoop
American Indian Community Housing Organization
UMD's Women's Resource & Action Center - WRAC
Sing Our Rivers Red
Native Lives Matter
Twin Ports Democratic Socialists of America
Native Lives Matter / RED for MMIW/ Red Shawl Society
Gaagige-Mikwendaagoziwag
RISE Coalition
Twin Ports- No More MMIW, MMIWR, MMIWg2S Great Lakes
Pending
Northwoods Socialist Collective
(Updating Daily)


Messages Accepted on Event Page
Contact: Rene Ann Goodrich nlmcoalition@gmail.com