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DESCRIPTION:On October 9th at 12 Noon the community will gather at City Hall  in prayer 
 and love for Jessica Alva and all Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and 
 Girls (MMIWG). All are invited to show solidarity with and love to 
 Jessica’s children and all of the 134 families of California Missing & 
 Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. \n\nAs October is National Domestic 
 Violence Awareness Month and marks the 6 month anniversary of her violent 
 and senseless death, Jessica’s family and loved ones join with families 
 of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in California calling for 
 justice, healing and protection for all survivors of domestic violence and 
 an end to the racist disparities in resources allocated for the 
 investigation and prosecution of these crimes against Indigenous women at 
 the local, state and national level.   \n\nJessica is profoundly missed and 
 her absence compels her loved ones to call on the Office of the San 
 Francisco District Attorney to address the protocol in cases where the 
 deaths of women such as Jessica, who fought bravely for their lives before 
 succumbing to their injuries in the hospital, are frequently not 
 investigated and charged as homicides. This procedural mishandling leaves 
 victims’ families with no closure and women with the message that their 
 lives are not valued by law enforcement agencies. A committed Indigenous 
 activist and mother of 6 children, Jessica Alva is remembered by all those 
 that loved her as beautiful spirit. She fought courageously for her life 
 for 3 days in San Francisco General Hospital after being found 
 unresponsive, left for dead and badly beaten in her Bayview home. Claims 
 were made that Jessica had attempted suicide. Her family’s testimony, and 
 the documented evidence of her injuries, strongly suggest otherwise and it 
 is unconscionable that the San Francisco Police Department did not further 
 investigate to substantiate these highly suspicious claims. \n\nRestoring 
 Justice for Indigenous Peoples joins with Sovereign Bodies Institute to 
 stand with Jessica Alva’s family and the families of all Missing and 
 Murdered Indigenous Women to urge the community to join efforts to ensure 
 our missing sisters and relatives are not forgotten by public officials in 
 San Francisco. We call for action to address the epidemic of domestic 
 violence in a culturally competent manner to provide pathways of healing to 
 survivors. \n\nWhat: Press Conference & Prayer Vigil for Jessica Alva  
 \nWhen: Wednesday October 9, 2019, @ 12 Noon  \nWhere: City Hall Steps on 
 Polk Street \nWho: Jessica Alva's immediate family members, community 
 leadership, and Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women advocates & 
 allies.\n\nConfirmed speakers include: \n\n*Cindy Martin-Wolfe- Mother of 
 Jessica Alva, Justice For Jessica Coalition\n*SF Supervisor Vallie Brown- 
 City Board of Supervisors \n* Lauri Hayward Davis, Pit River Tribe - 
 Opening Prayer & Ceremony\n*Oakland Family Justice Center \n*SF Commission 
 on the Status of Women \n*SF Native American Health Center -Drummers & 
 Singers\n*San Francisco Friendship House of American Indians \n*Annita 
 Lucchesi - Sovereign Bodies Institute\n*Morning Star Gali- Restoring 
 Justice for Indigenous Peoples\n* April McGill - California Consortium for 
 Urban Indian Health\n*Marge Grow-Eppard, Women's Spiritual Leader and 
 President of MMIW&P of CA\n*Suzy Loftus- Candidate for SF District Attorney 
 \n*Beverly Upton- SF Domestic Violence Coalition\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/02/18826986.php
SUMMARY:Justice for Jessica -- October 9th rally and press conference at San Francisco City Hall
LOCATION:San Francisco City Hall Steps on Polk Street
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/02/18826986.php
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