Mar 12, 2026 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
A BIG International Women’s Day THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate together on March 8th! Many great connections were made over food, conversations, dancing, and collective action. We were delighted with how many people came to listen and learn together...
Mar 6, 2026 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
International Women’s Day: Give to Gain Honourable guests, ladies and gentlemen, It is March 8th, 2026. We have journeyed through the heavy snows and hard work of winter, and here we are, finally approaching the threshold of Spring. Recently, I had the...
Feb 19, 2026 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
International Women’s Day 2026 “Give to Get” On Sunday, March 8 from 1:00-4:00pm, the Advisory Council on the Status of Women and community volunteers invite everyone to join in celebrating IWD in the Rotary Auditorium of the Charlottetown Library...
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 27, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Now Available, Purple Ribbon, Purple Ribbon Campaign
The origins and need for the Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence Against Women arise from the horrific act of misogynistic terrorism in Canada known as the Montreal Massacre. In Montreal on December 6th, 1989, 14 women were murdered in a mass shooting targeting...
