Dec 23, 2021 | News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Hello Everyone, Welcome, we are gathered to remember the victims of the Polytechnique massacre and all the victims of gender-based violence. I remember hearing about the massacre in Montreal growing up in the 90s. I am both deeply honoured and profoundly saddened to...
Dec 23, 2021 | News and Views, Purple Ribbon Campaign
My adult daughter texted me once with a message that said, Mom, Mom, Mom. I guess she felt I would answer quicker or realize the urgency. When I heard that the attempted murder charge for Michael Arthur Gaudet was reduced to aggravated assault for the stabbing of an...
Dec 23, 2021 | News and Views, Purple Ribbon, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Council members and staff of the PEI Status of Women offer their heartfelt appreciation to all who contributed to the 2021 Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence, including the December 6th Montreal Massacre Memorial Service. We are especially grateful to those who...
Dec 20, 2021 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Purple Ribbon Campaign
The selection of photos below are from the December 6, 2021 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, watched the livestream, and participated...
Dec 16, 2021 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
Congratulations to UPEI student Zamzam Aden. Zamzam was the refugee woman selected by the Council’s bursary committee members to receive the Inge Blackett Memorial Bursary. Zamzam, in the photo above with Chairperson Cathy Rose, attended the December 6th...
Dec 10, 2021 | News and Views, Purple Ribbon Campaign
We have been working with partners and allies, survivors and survivor advocates, to create this visualization of the challenges of reporting sexualized violence in PEI and the barriers to reaching outcomes that are desirable for survivors and desirable for our...
