VANCOUVER --
Hundreds of people gathered at the intersection of Main Street and East Hastings Street on Sunday and heard stories from family members who have lost loved ones — before taking to the streets for the annual Downtown Eastside Women’s March.
“We’re here to speak in honour of my mother who was murdered,” Jana Rae Tom told the crowd, as her daughter Shelby Wong stood by her side. “She was raped, she was beaten, and when she was found she was unclothed.”
Tom’s mother’s body was found behind the Balmoral Hotel years ago, just metres from where she spoke Sunday.