Humans have so many unique and amazing gifts to give. We all are unique and different, and we all have talents and ideas to contribute to our beautiful planet, which is our Home, and to Humanity, our Brothers & Sisters. There are also so many problems, systemic or not, that different cultures and groups of Humans face across the Globe; And it all starts with a lack of understanding.
DEFINITION OF IGNORANCE:
ig·no·rance/ˈiɡnərəns/noun: ignorance
IGNORANCE is at the root of racism and prejudice, as well as misogyny. Ignorance LITERALLY means a lack of knowledge or information. It is our own responsibility, as Human Beings, to educate ourselves about things we don't know and understand.
Awareness is the opposite of ignorance. Awareness is about knowledge and understanding, which is KEY to achieving respect, compassion, empathy, and harmony between humans.
Every Color. Every Class. Every Creed. We are ALL Humans. Sharing Our Knowledge & Different Perspectives Are CRUCIAL To Living In Peace + Harmony AND Solving The Problems Facing Humanity + Our Planet.
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women is one of the biggest systemics issues that plagues Indigenous Reservations across the Nation. Many of these Women & Girls end up being sex trafficked or worse. There is a complete lack of support from Federal Agencies and other Law Enforcement. In fact, the last year the FBI updated the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Database was in 2016. That's HORRIFIC. And completely systemic.
And it also means that there is a lack of AWARENESS that this issue even exists.
But that's ALL starting to change. Indigenous Communities & Indigenous-Owned + Operated Non-Profits across the United States + Canada are working together to bring this atrocity to light. They provide knowledge, toolkits for allies, resources, and training materials to teach ALL humans about this very specific problem.
Even though awareness is slowly coming to light, our Indigenous Sisters & Brothers NEED OUR HELP. We MUST become allies in this fight against human trafficking and early death. Becoming an Ally can look like any of the following actions;
Spreading awareness through teaching others, for example, sharing #MMIW posts on Social Media, signing petitions to let our Congresspeople know that we support taking ACTION on passing legislation like "Savanna's Act", or donating monthly to #MMIW causes from Indigenous Owned + Operated Organizations, every act counts.
THE FIRST STEP IS AWARENESS.
"It is time for congress and the United States to stop lip service without action. It is their responsibility and oath to push for the complete and thorough implementation of Savanna’s Act. As you probably know, the Savanna act was named after Savanna Lafontaine-Greywind, who was murdered in 2017 at 22 years of age. She is one example of too many Indigenous women and girls finding the same fate. The murder rate of Indigenous women is three times higher than non-Native women. It is the third leading cause of death for Indigenous women; over 84 percent of them have experienced violence."
-Red Road Institute
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Teaching Indigenous History Couldn't Be More Important; Especially In This Specific Era We Are Living In; We are seeing the grotesque themes of Colonialism come to a head, and we can either learn from the atrocities that were committed against our Indigenous Brothers & Sisters, and stop repeating the cycles, or we can continue killing each other over greed and power dynamics while oppressing the truth to continue enabling racist, prejudice, and misogynistic systems. It's a simple choice.
WE MUST BREAK THE CYCLES OF GENOCIDE, RACISM, MISOGYNY, + GREED.
"Pacific Island Knowledge 2 Action Resources (PIK2AR) builds alliances, bridges across all communities, providing culturally relevant services to eliminate violence and its effects, increase income into ethnic and overlooked communities through business, preserving and perpetuating all Pacific Island cultures art forms for empowered positive change for all-around health and wellness."
-PIK2AR's Mission Statement
PIK2AR is a Community Partner of Journey of Hope, Inc. We support PIK2AR in all they do, and we highly recommend getting involved with PIK2AR for culturally diverse initiatives that include creating understanding by addressing the tough conversations around racism and generational trauma that Pacific Islanders experience in the Community.
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"The Utah Pacific Island Film Series serves as a communal space of inspiration, individual expression, and social responsibility tied together by a shared love of the cinematic arts and an emphasis on nurturing and highlighting the work of Pacific Islanders and Pacific stories. Film is a powerful tool of connection and conversation and the Utah Pacific Island Film Series began with this belief in utilizing it to have difficult conversations as a community on a number of social issues and topics through film screenings and panel discussions." -PIK2AR.Org
When We Create Together, We Find Understanding Within One Another. When We Understand One Another, We Can Heal Generational Trauma.
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