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Phillips to address SOS gathering

Article Origin

Author

Compiled by Shari Narine

Volume

22

Issue

12

Year

2015

September 25, 2015. Shannon Phillips, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, will be delivering remarks on Sept. 29, for Spirit of Our Sisters gathering in Edmonton. The national gathering will create a forum for various stakeholders to collaborate and identify strategies for next steps in moving forward.

Throughout the two-day gathering, sessions will be offered with the following themes: transforming the past in the present; creating a culture of respect and equality; minimizing risk with focus on prevention; community mobilization; and dialoguing solutions and action planning. The co-hosting Nations are Onion Lake Cree Nation and Alexander First Nation.