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Winnipeg Free Press JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A red ribbon at the vigil on the one year anniversary of the police shooting of Eishia Hudson at Oodena Circle in Winnipeg Thursday. The disconnect can’t be more stark. Opinion The disconnect can’t be more stark. During the vigil for Eishia Hudson Thursday the 16-year-old Indigenous girl shot by a Winnipeg police officer one year ago attendees released gold balloons that spelled murdered and missing. Marked with red handprints across their faces the symbol of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls activists carried signs announcing: Winnipeg police killed my sister, Not another Indigenous life… stop killing and Justice for Eishia. ....
Article continues below advertisement ↴ Following a week of shakeups, Siloam Mission s newest new Chair of the Board says the organization has a lot to learn. Last week, Jim Bell and Siloam parted ways after Not My Siloam, a group of former employees, and supporters of the mission brought forward allegations that the mission was preventing Indigenous cultural activity and programming. The new Chair of the Board, Garth Manness, says the board has been trying to identify what is it that we do need to do and what is the right thing to do here with respect to our patrons to move to the point of the potential to heal. ....
Winnipeg Free Press Jim Bell has resigned as CEO of Siloam Mission. Siloam Mission CEO Jim Bell has resigned, and the downtown not-for-profit that cares for our city’s homeless population, has installed a new board chairman, in the wake of a simmering controversy over Indigenous programming. Opinion Siloam Mission CEO Jim Bell has resigned, and the downtown not-for-profit that cares for our city’s homeless population, has installed a new board chairman, in the wake of a simmering controversy over Indigenous programming. It started last November, after nearly a dozen current and former employees of Siloam wrote a letter to the board of directors, accusing Bell of creating a hostile and divisive working environment while maintaining a reluctance, refusal, and often outright denial of culturally appropriate programming. ....
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman wants a local Christian humanitarian organization to take action, after it was accused of not upholding its commitments to Indigenous people and reconciliation this week. ....
Winnipeg Free Press Posted: Last Modified: 4:17 PM CST Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 | Updates Siloam Mission CEO Jim Bell has been criticized for not providing Indigenous programming. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files) In the face of mounting criticism for not being responsive to the spiritual and cultural needs of its Indigenous clients, Siloam Mission has vowed to change its approach. In the face of mounting criticism for not being responsive to the spiritual and cultural needs of its Indigenous clients, Siloam Mission has vowed to change its approach. The board of directors of the Christian organization, which receives millions of dollars in public funding annually, released a statement Friday in which it promises to address the issue. ....