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Sending love and light to this Northern Ontario community. This tragic situation will spread if Canadians - especially those in Parliament do not address colonialism, climate change, poverty and disconnection of First Nations, Metis, Inuit and all indigenous people and the land they need to protect. In the meantime grassroots people are organizing and sending a truckload of love!!
In response, a group of Ottawa business women who make up the Facebook group Ladies Who Lunch put
out the call for donations. The group's founder, Catherine Landry,
launched the #MotherLove hashtag just three weeks ago, and what
has happened in that time has surprised even the veteran volunteer
coordinator.
“I started (#motherlove) because I wanted to make a change,” said
Landry, who had plenty of support from local business leaders, including
Ottawa injury lawyer Brenda Hollingsworth. “I was just tired of seeing
talk but no action was being taken, so I put it out there.”
When she asked, Landry learned the youth in the north had five specific requests.
“One was prayer, two was musical instruments, three was sports
equipment, four was messages of support and hope and five was ‘things to
keep us busy,'” said Landry, who called the project #motherlove
“because it’s the only thing that can heal a broken kid.
“You don’t need to be a mom to do this, you just have to have a really
good heart and you’ve just got to put it out there … the #motherlove tag
is really strong. Anybody can be #motherlove.”
Dr. Bert Lauwers spent seven years at the
Office of the Chief Coroner in Ontario. In 2012, he published a paper
that extensively reviewed suicide in children ages 10-19 at the First
Nation in Northern Ontario. His research sheds valuable light on what
some are calling a suicide pandemic in Indigenous communities across
Canada. Dr. Lauwers is now the Vice President of Medical at Ross Memorial Hospital.
Her mother said parents need to talk to their children more.
She also said the community sees a lot of bullying. “There is big bullying going on in town,” said Mattinas, who is a single mother of eight children
“My heart is aching and broken due to the fact that we are continuing to lose young people to suicide,” wrote Solomon in the letter dated March 8. “Our communities continue to do their best with existing available resources and efforts to reduce our unpredictable suicide pandemic, but we are struggling with and need intervention and support from Ontario and Canada. I am sure that you notice that the suicide disease is reaching unprecedented levels…this is a national pandemic and we need immediate action from all levels of government.
A group of walkers from Attawapiskat, Kashechewan and Fort Albany First
Nation went on a healing walk last week in response to the suicide
crisis gripping their communities. Screen grab from video by Jackie
Hookimaw.
Just had a chat with the Economic Development Officer of the
Attawapiskat First Nation; who also happens to be the Manager of the
Attawapiskat Development Corporation in charge of all telecommunication
for the Nation.
I asked him how I and all of those involved in the #motherloveattawapiskat project could help his community both in the short term and in the long term. He was so grateful for my call.
He said that in the short term, anything to help keep the kids and
teenagers keep busy before and after school would be great. He listed
items like:
-Baseball bats, gloves and balls
-All types of balls and pumps to keep them inflated
-Skates
-Bikes
-Needlework supplies including beads
-Boardgames
-All types of school supplies
-Funding to setup after school programs, outdoor programs and healing circles
As for the long term, he asked that we keep sending our
parliamentarians letters urging them to work with them in finding a
sustainable longterm plan for their community.
Since he is the man in charge of telecommunications, he asked if it was okay to put ad on television tonight about my call and #motherlove; I said absolutely!
We will keep in touch and he very much looks forward to receiving
Kindness Cards and Letters. He promises to distribute them first in the
schools and then to the population at large.
Please send cards and letters to:
Attawapiskat First Nation, Attn: Mr Kebokee, Box 248, Attawapiskat, ON. P0L1A0
If you wish to send a letter to our parliamentarians, below are a few
good contacts and addresses. Otherwise please refer to List of
Parliamentarians at: http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members
Charlie Angus, NDP MP Timmins-James Bay
Constituency Office Address:
202-60 Wilson Avenue, Timmins Ontario P4N 2S7
Tel: 705-268-6464, Fax: 705-268-6460
The Honourable Jane Philpott - Minister of Health Canada
Constituency Office Address:
6060 Main Street, Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 1B8
Telephone: 905-640-1125 Fax: 905-640-1184C
The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development
Constituency Office:
650 Yonge Street, Suite 103, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2A2
Telephone: 416-952-3990, Fax: 416-952-3995
The inspiration for this entire project came from the love that Creegirl Kicknosway has for her son THELAND .The bond they have and the love they share = #MOTHERLOVE Thank you both for everything.
RIP
Sheridan - I send love and light to everyone who loved her. I am so
sorry she hurt so badly and felt so lost. Shame on Canada for failing her. Let's not fail
anymore beautiful souls.
Sheridan Hookimaw, 13, was found dead outdoors in October. Her death was determined to be a suicide. Family
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As a child growing up in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Macarldie performed religious music with his Father and siblings.
Macarldie
His teenage years found him in nightclubs and hotels performing the Island standards and top 40 hits of America and the Caribbean.
After moving to the United States, he studied Jazz and Classical piano and Vocals at "Florida Atlantic University" and began performing throughout the states.
Macarldie on Piano
Macarldie is a Multi Instrumentalist and phenomenal Vocalist and performs live on Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Steel Drums and Vocals. His vocal stylings are a fusion of Jazz, Caribbean and Pop blended with a touch of Rap and Poetry.
He has fused the sounds of all the music he enjoys into a coherent sound.
Macarldie has been a sideman with many musical greats including Ernest Wranglin, Othello Molyneaux, Chris Valdala and many more. He has toured with the "Natty Love Joys" and has opened for "Gregory Isaacs", "Chuck Mangione" and the late great "Dizzy Gillespie".
Macarldie has now formed the group Macarldie & the Jazz Allstars
Take The Train
Blue Bossa
"Angel Eyes" Jazz Piano
Macarldie jamming on the jazz standard "Angel Eyes" with two of his buddies; Ploomie and Brian Baudrit
