Today, May 5th, is the National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, also known as Red Dress Day. Indigenous women and girls are 6 times more likely to be murdered than other groups of people in Canada. For decades Indigenous women, children and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community have been missing and murdered with no support from the government. Media has ignored or romanticized these stories as seen with movies like Pocahontas. In many Indigenous Nations, women hold key roles as life-givers, water and land protectors, knowledge holders, and leaders.
Colonialism attempted to erase these roles through forced assimilation, patriarchy, and systemic violence. In 2016 the Government of Canada launched a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, independent of the federal government. But more needs to be done. In 2001, the rate of gender-related homicide of women and girls had generally declined, but then there was a 14% increase between 2020 and 2021 even with the national inquiry, marking the highest rate recorded since 2017. The federal government continues to disregard the initiative founded by Indigenous communities. Uplifting Indigenous women and Indigenous communities is essential to restoring community wellness, governance systems, language and culture. Today we remember and acknowledge all the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and members of the 2SLGBTQl+ community.
On Thursday, April 24, 8 Fraser DECA students embarked on an adventure to Orlando, Florida for the annual International Career Development Conference.
Currently, there are 293,179 DECA members worldwide, which includes members from over 25 countries such as India, Turkey, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Spain, China, Trinidad & Tobago, Brazil, US and Canada.
One of the highlights of the conference for participants was trading pins with other
DECA members from around the world during the opening and closing ceremonies.
I am pleased to share with you some results from the competition including that at the Grand Awards ceremony, 2 JFSS competitors were able to achieve a top 10 medal in their respective categories, which is no easy feat.
I am very proud of the 8 Fraser DECA members and how well they represented John Fraser, Ontario and Canada at this event. Well done, ladies!
Special mention to Olivia Yang who won a top 10 ribbon for her exam score, Scarlett Hao who won a top 10 medal for her role play and came 8th in the world and Amrita Rajaram who won a medal for top 10 for her exam and role play and came in 6th in the
worle!
Many thanks to the supportive administrative team and the entire chapter for supporting the team throughout their competitions.
For those interested in trying out for next year's team, stay tuned to the announcements in the next few weeks to find out more about try-outs for next year's team.
Happy Monday Jog.
Attention all BSA members there is an important meeting today for all members in room
216 Hope to See you
Music, Visual Arts, drama, media arts. dance. Arts Council is bringing Arts Gala to Fraser May 22nd from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.! enjoy an evening filled with Stellar performances, food and awards to celebrate our fellow art. tickets are selling at $5 on school cash online. for more information check out Arts council's Instagram at @jfssarts. The Gala is open to everyone so bring your friends along! Remember to be there or be square!!!!
Posted on: 2025-05-05