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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Red Dress Song- Raising Awareness about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

From Amanda Rheaume's music video for Red Dress. (Still from YouTube)

I started to cry when I heard this song, it's very emotional.

"The song examines how there are two sides to every story. According to a press release, it is a reaction to those who blame the victims, without considering the impact that years of colonization have had on indigenous women"

.http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/red-dress-raises-awareness-of-mmiwg-1.3510739?cmp=abfb

RED DRESS LYRICS:

I see the…
line of all the broken hearts
Lining up to tell their side
To the already one sided told story

Years of cycles in my mind
It seems to be the ones we love
Somewhere I learned to say I was sorry

Take me down to the river
Citylights in my eyes
I've got my red dress on tonight.

Take me down to the river
Citylights are in my eyes
I've got my red dress on tonight
I've got my red dress on tonight

I never wanted to be a drifter
I am a woman with no worth
Somewhere, I learned to say I was sorry

©2016 Amanda Rheaume

BUY ON ITUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/red...

All proceeds will be donated to the Native Women's Association of Canada, Safety and Violence Prevention Program.

Special Thanks to Jaime Black and the REDress Project.
http://www.redressproject.org

Directed & Edited by CutCartel (http://www.thecutcartel.com)

Red Dress written by Amanda Rheaume and Jim Bryson (http://www.jimbryson.com)

Vocals by Amanda Rheaume (http://www.amandarheaume.com) and Chantal Kreviazuk (http://www.chantalkreviazuk.com)

Dancer: Aria Evans

Costume design by Twiss & Weber (http://www.twissandweber.com)

https://www.facebook.com/REDressProject/

http://www.redressproject.org

http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1448633299414/1448633350146

http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1448633299414/1448633350146
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/red-dress-exhibit-honours-missing-and-murdered-aboriginal-women-1.3438402
http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/home/culture/artistic-expressions/jaime-black/about-the-redress-project.html
http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2015/09/28/redress-project-for-missing-and-murdered-aboriginal-women.html

The REDress Project is an “art-turned-protest display created in 2010 by Métis artist Jaime Black to represent First Nations women and girls who have been victims of violence, and as a call to action to prevent future violence. The project has been displayed in public spaces across the country including the Canadian Museum of Human Rights. “An empty garment of clothing operates as a marker for those who are no longer with us,” Black has stated.

Although Indigenous women make up four pre cent of Canada’s female population, 16 per cent of women murdered in Canada between 1980 and 2012 were Indigenous. In 2014 RCMP identified a total of 1,181 missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
http://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/367734951.html

The REDress Project INstallation at The Canadian Museum of Human Rights-photo credit: Garry (flicker photostream https://www.flickr.com/photos/24506073@N06/15821893919/)

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Do NOT Despair!! "You, the people have the power ...

You the People have the POWER!!!

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Dictator

The Great Dictator's Speech-
http://www.charliechaplin.com/en/synopsis/articles/29-The-Great-Dictator-s-Speech

"Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost...."

"You, the people have the power - the power to create machines. The power to create happiness! You, the people, have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Dictator#/media/File:Dictator_charlie5.jpg

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This timeless speech from Charlie Chaplin couldn't be more relevant today... Taken from his 1940 movie The Great Dictator, Charlie delivers a hair raising speech that we should all take a moment to think about! The man famous for not speaking, comes up with one of the greatest speeches ever...
Posted by Motograter on Saturday, November 14, 2015

Thursday, February 26, 2015

What do you do when the system is against the victim?

Very disturbing. I cringe and curl back watching it. I always remember years ago with the actor who played on the television show, Elizabeth Montgomery- Samantha ,on Bewitched, and she played in a movie where she was raped and her husband doesn't believe her .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Case_of_Rape This is 1974 people...surely we can change?? See movie below. I haven't watched it yet, again, and not sure I can...

I was just young when I saw it and it deeply imprinted me. Please watch and let's change the system.

Published on Feb 24, 2015 Written/Directed/Edited by Cynthia Kao Cast (in alphabetical order) Pam Murphy (Officer Mulligan) Mark Schroeder (Tom) Paul Welsh (Officer Sakula) Crew Yesel "Yak" Manrique (titles) Ed Spangler (sound) Allyson Schwarz (gaffer) Rose Arscott (pa) Zoe Andrikidis (pa) Special Thanks Jennie Church-Cooper Donna Thomas Ed Spangler Code Fischer Mary Sasson Bill Posley Honora Talbott Dave Thuene Connie Shin