Women's Memorial March near Hellen Schuler Nature Centre

By Jerran Fisher

Women March to remember

Feb 15, 2022 | 5:00 AM

Lethbridge, AB – Every year, the Women’s Memorial March has been held Canada-wide including in Lethbridge.

The movement started in March of 1992, in Vancouver, B.C. as a response to women being either missing or murdered.

Organizers and community members held a “soft launch” for this year’s march on February 14th along the Nature Reserve Park in Coalbanks Trail.

Until March 7, the public is invited to take part in the “Art Walk” in the area, which features red dressed and other pieces dedicated to the memories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

This is the fourth year Lethbridge has hosted the Women’s Memorial March, organized by the Sisters in Spirit Committee.

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Melanie Morrow, a teacher and volunteer for the Sisters in Spirit Committee, says she wants people to learn from the movement.

“When we were setting up yesterday, there were so many people walking by asking what we were doing and so many people aren’t really privy to this information…some people are, I can’t think of a word like, for lack of a better word, kind of ignorant about the past and the situation going on with women across Canada, especially indigenous women

Morrow says the march is also a call for the government to take action.

“The march is really a call to our government to really kind of step up and start putting action towards the calls of action that were made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2019. And we really need to work together to start raising awareness and advocacy for indigenous people, as well as people that are in difficult circumstances”

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Women’s Memorial March decided to hold an art walk instead of hosting a large gathering.

The Memorial Walk featuring local art, and women’s stories, will be at the Helen Schuler Nature Reserve until March 13.