![]() ![]() A total of 150,000 are believed to have been part of the residential school system at one point. Indigenous elders and survivors of the residential schools carried the cloth in the Gatineau, Que., ceremony. Names of children who died in residential schools released in sombre ceremony.The cloth held 2,800 names, written in stark white on the blood-red fabric, the product of years of research into what happened to Indigenous children who were stolen from their parents, placed in these schools, and never seen again. Women's National Team players who posted the BWPC statement to their Instagram stories in support of Gorden.In a sombre ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History on Monday, a 50-metre long red banner was revealed to the public, emblazoned with the names of thousands of Indigenous children who died in Canada’s residential school system. The BWPC released a statement that said: "It was disheartening to see that the Houston Dash's initial response to Sarah's account of the event was to deny the occurrence of any discrimination before an investigation begun."Ĭrystal Dunn, Sam Mewis, Rose Lavelle and Alyssa Naeher were among the U.S. Gorden is a member of the Black Women’s Player Collective and has used her platform to be an activist for social justice and fighting against systemic racism. Red Stars team members released a joint statement that read, in part: "It is unacceptable that a player is left in tears due to the actions of a stadium employee." It seemed to me that Sarah and her 3 Black friends were the only ones being addressed in this way and it was extremely upsetting." ![]() Red Stars assistant coach Scott Parkinson doubled down on Gorden's claims on Saturday, writing: “My instincts told me they were being unfairly treated because of the color of their skin. "We apologize to her and the club for anything that may have created an impression on the contrary," the statement read, in part. The Dash initially apologized before a larger investigation was opened, citing COVID-19 safety being partially behind the incident. "This is just another reason why we kneel." “At first I didn’t realize this was a racial issue until I saw white Houston Dash players surrounding the stadium talking closely to their family and we were the only ones targeted,” Gorden wrote. Gorden said the racial profiling became evident in comparison to white players and family members. We were immediately (before he was close to me) followed by security and told he would be arrested if he came close." After the game he came down the steps to talk to me. ![]() Gorden tweeted: “My boyfriend came to our game against the Houston Dash. Gorden posted a Twitter thread that went viral Saturday after the game, detailing how she and her boyfriend were allegedly targeted by a BBVA Stadium security guard when her boyfriend attempted to speak to her near the field. The Dash announced in a statement Monday that the NWSL's "formal investigation" is "underway." The National Women's Soccer League opened an investigation after Chicago Red Stars defender Sarah Gorden said she and her boyfriend were racially profiled by a Houston Dash security guard after the team's match in the Challenge Cup in Houston.
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