“If my son is out there, I am out there helping people also,”
That’s from Phyllis Fleury who is going to be part of a panel of speakers during a special film screening in Prince George at the Cineplex 6 on Wednesday.
Adaawk will feature families of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls along the Highway of Tears – the event is part of the lead-up to National Red Dress Day on Friday.
Fleury has attended prior screenings of the film and says it is a good platform to raise awareness on this issue.
“I have been going to all these film screenings and raising awareness of my son because missing men matter to right, they do have my son on that film talking about his disappearance.”
“It’s important because this is where he went missing from and I want the story out there and I am still working hard at searching and getting answers. It’s not a one-man team anymore. My cousin was the one who is the director.”
The screening is being held on the same day as the five-year anniversary of Colten Fleury’s disappearance. He left without a trace back in the spring of 2018 and his mother along with the RCMP are still looking for clues.
Phyllis, who is an outreach worker for the Central Interior Native Health Society in PG has made countless trips searching for her son, specifically along Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. She has heard many stories that her son may have died within city limits – adding to her already high anxiety citing this as a “really bad rollercoaster.”
Carrier Sekani Family Services is hosting the event – it begins at 6 pm.
Julie Daum, who is the organization’s Executive Director of Justice will be the emcee.
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