Mar 7, 2023 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available
Every year, on March 8th we gather to celebrate the achievements of women: to celebrate the progress that has been made to date, and to reflect on the outstanding hurdles that still need to be made towards gender equality. International Women’s Day represents the...
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 6, 2021 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
As we embark on the 30th Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence Against Women and continue to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, I am reflecting on the Purple Ribbon Campaign theme for this year: “Reimagining Safety: self * relationships * world.” As Chairperson of the...
Mar 6, 2021 | Did You Know?, News and Views
Consider for a moment the women that you know. We may not have the obligatory cloak or requisite bodysuit worn by your archetypal superhero. We come in a myriad of colours, ages, abilities, and ethnicities. We are all different in shape and size, and our personalities...
Feb 12, 2021 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
During PEI’s Family Violence Prevention Week, I am reflecting on the days of action and remembrance on violence against women we marked at the end of November and beginning of December with the Purple Ribbon Campaign. The December 6th Montreal Massacre Memorial...
