Dec 22, 2022 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
The selection of photos below are from the December 6, 2022 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 Zoom livestream, and...
Dec 15, 2022 | News and Views, Purple Ribbon, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Council members and staff of the Status of Women offer their sincere appreciation to the many people who contributed to the 2022 Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence, including the December 6th Montreal Massacre Memorial Service. We were so glad to be able to...
Dec 14, 2022 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Listen to Tanya’s performance of “Restoring Community” To restore community, we must explore communitythat means all aspects and all aspects truthfullyit’s more than camaraderie and obvious unityit goes beyond bonds formed easily, and tended...
Dec 12, 2022 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Hello, K’we, Bonjour everyone I am so grateful to the Advisory Council for the Status of Women for inviting me here to speak, and want to thank every one of you for attending today and for bringing your open minds and hearts. In the aftermath of Hurricane...
Dec 6, 2022 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
On December 6, Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we light candles for 14 women murdered because of their gender at l’École Polytechnique in Montreal, and for 10 women killed in PEI in 1989 and since by men who knew them. This...
Dec 1, 2022 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
On Nov. 25, the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability #CFOJA launched #FemicideIs campaign to raise awareness about how/why women/girls are killed globally, mostly by men. To understand why it is important to #CallItFemicide, use #FemicideIs in...
