Dec 5, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Where Violence Persists, What Women Do Last year we gathered to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, where fourteen women, students at l’École Polytechnique, were murdered because they were women. With our service of remembrance we paid...
Nov 25, 2020 | Purple Ribbon Campaign
Memorial Services for Victims of Violence Direct Link to the Montreal Massacre Memorial Video on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/487804493 Program of Service (PDF): December 6 2020 video commemoration program For decades we have gathered as a community to honour the...
Nov 25, 2020 | Purple Ribbon Campaign
The PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women has adapted the annual Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence Against Women. Purple ribbons and cards will be replaced this year by badges, available by request for contactless pick-up. And of course, if you have one,...
Nov 25, 2020 | Community Notices, Purple Ribbon Campaign
New listings this week: 1) Purple Ribbon Badges 2) Support Survivors Multilingual Posters 3) Resources for Teachers 4) Montreal Massacre Memorial Video Commemoration 5) Activities Update Fall/Winter 2020 E-Newsletter is Now Available “November 25 is the...
Nov 25, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign, Uncategorized
Our Activities Update e-newsletter includes a Chairperson’s message, Council meeting discussions, and information about the annual Purple Ribbon Campaign and the Montreal Massacre Memorial Service, with adaptations for this year. Download Activities Update...
Nov 19, 2020 | Purple Ribbon Campaign
For decades we have gathered as a community to honour the lives of women that have been lost to violence. While we cannot be together physically at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, we can join with others for an online video commemoration. This year, you are...
Nov 19, 2020 | Purple Ribbon Campaign
Teachers’ Resources 2020-2021 Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence This year’s Purple Ribbon Campaign guide for educators has been adapted due to COVID-19. Instead of a resource-pack of handouts, we are pleased to offer our most-requested resources as...
Oct 14, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available
FOR THE PREMIER’S COUNCIL FOR RECOVERY AND GROWTH The following insights and policy directions for a gender-sensitive recovery in PEI come from participants in interviews and a roundtable for the forthcoming report Gender & COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island:...
Oct 2, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available
For Immediate Release Charlottetown, October 2, 2020 – October marks Women’s History Month in Canada, and today the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women is pleased to release a new report, Gender and COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island: In the Words of...
Sep 10, 2020 | Did You Know?, News and Views
Please share this information if you know of someone who is eligible and should be applying. In English En français Diane Kays Memorial Bursary / Bourse commémorative Diane Kays The Diane Kays Memorial Bursary is available to a woman-identifying student who is a...
