"Finding Dawn" Response Questions

1. Systemic racism - how is the inherent racism in the justice system demonstrated in the story of Dawn Crey?
      In the case of Dawn Crey, inherent racism was shown through the fact that her case did not recieve the publicity, devotion or attention it deserved from the police or the public to locate her.

2. How did Dawn suffer from a loss of identity and how did this affect her?
        Dawn faced a loss of identity through the fact that she was forced into prostitution as a means of survival, and unfortunately, many women turn to selling their bodies for the same reason. The majority of people who are unable to relate to these women in their situation label this jobs as incredibly degrading and consider these women to be of not much self-worth, hence disregarding their identities.  As a result of this prejudice for Dawn, the significance of finding her was lost.


3. What made the missing women of the downtown eastside nameless and faceless?
        Unfortunately, these women lost their identities for the same reason Dawn did.  These women were people who held traits that many fortunate people in society would be considered lower class: they were poor, living on the streets, selling their bodies, aboriginal, most likely faced addiction problems, and many more unfortunate situations that should not be frowned upon or disregarded, but aided.


4. Can you see a difference how the women on the Highway of Tears and the women of the downtown eastside are viewed?  How was the response of the community different?  Why might that be? 
          I cannot see any significant differences between how the Highway of Tears and the women of the downtown eastside are viewed, beside the fact that the women from the down town eastside are most likely prostitutes who have had their life situation inflicted upon themselves, and the women on the Highway of Tears could quite possibly just need a ride.  The responses of the communities would be different because those women taken from the Highway of Tears are more likely to have family and friends who are adiment about finding them, where as the women of the downtown eastside have virtually no one, due to the fact that they are living on the streets or in poverty.


5. "Women's issues are men's issues too."  How is this statement demonstrated in this film?
           This statement is demonstrated through the film by the lost womens' brothers, husbands, friends, and other associated men who are concerned for their well being and whereabouts.