
A march and rally were conducted in Hudson Friday, May 6 in solidarity with the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) officially observed May 5. The march proceeded from the Hudson Riverfront Park up Warren Street to Hudson City Hall where, among the speakers, Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson formalized the annual citywide MMIP Day of Awareness as May 5. Photo by David Lee
HUDSON—May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP), formalized in a proclamation issued by President Biden to raise awareness of the fact that the murder rate of indigenous women is 10 times the national average.
A march and rally was conducted in Hudson on Friday, May 6 to demonstrate local solidarity with the proclamation. The event was organized by the Forge Project, which is a native-led art, culture and decolonial education initiative located on the unceded homelands of the Muh-he-con-ne-ok in Upstate New York. It was the first event of its kind in the area and was supported by RISE (Radical Indigenous Survivance and Empowerment) as well as the Hudson City Council and Mayor Kamal Johnson’s office.
At the May 6 rally, Mayor Johnson formalized the citywide MMIP Day of Awareness May 5. Read more…