A campaign is taking place at UNBC where men across BC are choosing to fast for the day, wear moose hide pins, and come together to show commitment to ending violence against women and girls.
The 7th Annual Moose Hide Campaign has speakers come from all over to talk about the importance of men’s involvement in anti-violence work.
Regional Manager for Native Court Workers, Christina Draegen, believes holding events like this helps end domestic violence.
“It’s a celebration today that they announced they have actually handed out a million moose hide campaign hides, because it’s really grown leaps and bounds over the years and with that means there’s that much progress on breaking cycles of violence.”
The campaign started back in 2011, by Paul Lacerte and his daughter after they went on a hunting around the Highway of Tears. On that trip they came across a moose and stating talking about the women who have gone missing on Highway 16 and decided to start a campaign to help end violence towards women and girls.
At the event in UNBC people were given the chance to share their experience growing up in a violent home or being through a domestic relationship.
Draegen shared her story and says telling these stories is the first step to making a change.
“I think if we’re not honest and we don’t talk about the reality of violence in homes, that we’re not going to have the same progression and movement of being able to make change.”
Draegen added the awareness of this campaign is going to bring a bright future for society and indigenous people who have endured domestic violence.
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