Seth Cardinal Dodginghorse from the Tsuut’ina First Nation cuts off his braided hair in response to Calgary’s Ring Road being built which has required his home be destroyed (the home has been in the family for 5 generations).
"One nurse was fired. However, two were involved. Her losing her job is a mere slap on the hand for murdering a woman. They knowingly murdered a woman, justice will be served when they are charged with murder. Sign this petition to generate attention for this atrocious act committed at the hands of people who are supposed to take care of us. Systematic racism is alive and well."
Yesterday, September 28th, 2020, a native woman, Joyce Echaquan, was murdered by two nurses working at the CISSS de Lanaudiere in Joliette, Quebec. She was neglected for hours on end. The nurses gave Joyce a dose of morphine, after being told not to (allergic) by her next of kin, which ultimately stopped her heart. She was known for heart problems.
Video footage caught these nurses telling Joyce the following:
“We’re gonna leave her on the ground for bit”
“You dumb f*ck”
“Are you f*cking done fooling around f*ck?? you’re so f*cking dumb"
“ what would your children think if they seen you like this?? think about them a little”
“they’re better at having sex than anything else especially since we’re the ones paying for this”
“who do you think is paying for this????”
Joyce was a mother of 7 children, a sister, a daughter, a friend. If this happened to someone close to you, what would you do? How would you feel?
One nurse was fired. However, two were involved. Her losing her job is a mere slap on the hand for murdering a woman. They knowingly murdered a woman, justice will be served when they are charged with murder. Sign this petition to generate attention for this atrocious act committed at the hands of people who are supposed to take care of us. Systematic racism is alive and well.
Francois Legault offered his condolences to Joyce’s family. However, refused to acknowledge that this was an act of racism and that systematic/institutional racism is an issue First Nations people face on daily. We are living in a settler-state where First Nation lives are at the hands of murderers.
I haven’t seen a source directly from her family but have been seeing this request shared over Twitter today and wanted to pass it along here.
[ Image description: A tweet from Red House Series (@RedHouseSeries) that reads
“[caution emoji] PLEASE DO NOT SHARE PICTURES OF CHANTEL MOORE!! [caution emoji]
Chantel was killed by the RCMP during a wellness check and her family has requested her photo not be shared due to Tla-o-qui-aht protocol.”
/ end of description ]
(Under the tweet OP corrects themselves, stating it was the Edmundston police not RCMP, who shot Chantel.)
Hi, I wanted to share some Canadian-specific resources in support of the BLM movement. End the misconception that Canada is better than our southern neighbour, our history is plagued with the systematic oppression of the black and indigenous community and we must do better. Black Lives Matter. All cops are bastards, in Canada too.
As allies it’s essential for us to educate ourselves and support in every way we can. If you are unable to make it to a protest (and even if you have and want to further provide support) and have the means to do so, please consider supporting these Canadian black-led organizations/funds instead:
Resources for non-Black folks to support Black communities in Canada
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