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...
Aug 6, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
Part 2: August 2025-December 2025 To view the 50th Anniversary 1975–2025 web posts in order by date: – Move left to right across each row.- Hover your mouse over an image to see its title- Click the image to open the related “50th Anniversary” web post 50 Ways:...
Jul 31, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
Part 1: January 2025-July 2025 To view the 50th Anniversary 1975–2025 web posts in order by date: – Move left to right across each row.- Hover your mouse over an image to see its title- Click the image to open the related “50th Anniversary” web post 50 Ways:...
Jan 23, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, News and Views
Today, January 23, 2025, is officially the 50th anniversary of the formation of the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Today, we are delighted to launch our anniversary year with a festive 50-year logo, created for us by Mag Lillo at Ruby Square Design. Look...
Dec 16, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, Uncategorized
The PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women has been a long-time member of the Migrant Workers Action Team led by Cooper Institute, advocating for rights and protections for Temporary Foreign Workers on PEI (TFWs). TFWs make up a significant part of the PEI...
Dec 11, 2025 | Community Notices
Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, December 11, 2025 New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways: Supporting PEI Women Artists 2) Thank You… 3) Shame Must Change Sides: An Intersectional Approach / La honte doit changer de camp : Une...
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 | Purple Ribbon Campaign
Alyssa Coghlin, Therapist at the PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre, was the guest speaker at the December 5, 2025 Montreal Massacre Memorial Service. It’s an honour to be here with you all today for this memorial. There is power in the returning and remembrance and...
Dec 9, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?
The PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women made an intentional commitment to support local women artists by featuring their work on the covers of our annual reports, beginning in 1988 and continuing since. We believe this to be an important part of uplifting...
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...
Dec 4, 2025 | Community Notices
Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, December 4, 2025 New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways: Montreal Massacre Memorial Services for Victims of Violence 2) Tomorrow – Montreal Massacre Memorial Services – Friday, December 5, 2025...
Dec 4, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, Purple Ribbon Campaign
In Montreal on December 6th, 1989, 14 women were murdered in a mass shooting targeting women, at l’École Polytechnique. The 25-year-old perpetrator began his misogynistic violence in an Engineering classroom, and after telling the men to leave he singled out and shot...
Nov 27, 2025 | Community Notices
Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, November 27, 2025 New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways: A PEI History of the Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence Against Women 2) Purple Ribbon Campaign Resources Are Available 3) Montreal...
