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Gladys Radek, a fierce grassroots advocate from Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en First Nations, is looking to replace the car she uses to honour and raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG).
Over the years, Gladys has been driving a car covered with photos of MMIWG shared by family members. Her “war pony” made headlines in 2019, when she drove across the country from Terrace, BC to Gatineau, QC for the closing ceremony of the National Inquiry into MMIWG.
Gladys has found a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan from a local dealership in good condition for $7000. It is bigger than her current car, which means that she’ll have more room for her family and for the photos.
Gladys is a long-time advocate for MMIWG and their families. She was one of the first people who drew attention to the notorious Highway of Tears, Highway 16 in northern BC, after her niece Tamara Chipman went missing in 2005. In 2008, she co-founded Walk4Justice, walking from Vancouver to Ottawa to raise awareness about MMIWG and demand a national inquiry.
Since then, Gladys has completed seven cross-Canada walks, spoken with thousands of family members, was a member of the National Family Advisory Circle for the National Inquiry into MMIWG, and, most recently, helped establish the Highway of Tears Commemoration and Healing Totem Pole on Kitsumkalum Tsimshian Territory near Terrace, BC.
Please consider supporting Gladys’ dream for a new “war pony” and help her continue her tireless efforts for MMIWG.
Over the years, Gladys has been driving a car covered with photos of MMIWG shared by family members. Her “war pony” made headlines in 2019, when she drove across the country from Terrace, BC to Gatineau, QC for the closing ceremony of the National Inquiry into MMIWG.
Gladys has found a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan from a local dealership in good condition for $7000. It is bigger than her current car, which means that she’ll have more room for her family and for the photos.
Gladys is a long-time advocate for MMIWG and their families. She was one of the first people who drew attention to the notorious Highway of Tears, Highway 16 in northern BC, after her niece Tamara Chipman went missing in 2005. In 2008, she co-founded Walk4Justice, walking from Vancouver to Ottawa to raise awareness about MMIWG and demand a national inquiry.
Since then, Gladys has completed seven cross-Canada walks, spoken with thousands of family members, was a member of the National Family Advisory Circle for the National Inquiry into MMIWG, and, most recently, helped establish the Highway of Tears Commemoration and Healing Totem Pole on Kitsumkalum Tsimshian Territory near Terrace, BC.
Please consider supporting Gladys’ dream for a new “war pony” and help her continue her tireless efforts for MMIWG.