Dec 10, 2025 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Purple Ribbon Campaign
The selection of photos below are from the December 5, 2025 Memorial Service for Victims of Violence Against Women held at the Confederation Centre of the Arts (venue sponsor). We appreciate everyone who attended the service and participated in the 2025 Purple Ribbon...
Dec 10, 2025 | News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
The staff and Council members of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women offer our appreciation to the many people who contributed to the 2025 Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence Against Women, including the Montreal Massacre Memorial Service, held on December...
Dec 4, 2025 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Today, we gather to mourn a tragedy that occurred on December 6, 1989. Near the end of the academic semester, a 25-year-old man entered École Polytechnique de Montréal, explicitly targeting and murdering 14 women—mostly engineering students—and injuring 14 other...
Nov 20, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
To mark our 50th Anniversary, we looked back through Council archives to trace the history of our bursaries. In 1980, the earliest reference we found to the Council’s bursaries was a Guardian advertisement for $100 post-secondary bursaries to UPEI and Holland...
Nov 13, 2025 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon, Purple Ribbon Campaign
What a fun time we had last week pinning ribbons to bookmarks, organizing resources, and having a great time together! It’s always a nice surprise to see who shows up for our Purple Ribbon Pinning Bee. Extra thanks to Kirsten Birch and Marrisa Campbell for...
Nov 13, 2025 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon, Purple Ribbon Campaign
2025-2026 Purple Ribbon Campaign Shame Must Change Sides: No stigma on survivors The 2025-2026 Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence Against Women theme states that the accountability for violence must be placed on those who perpetrate violence, not on those who are...
