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Commemorative Dates
A small gesture...to remember...December 6: a date to remember, reflect and act.
To remember: Twenty-two years ago, on December 6, 1989, Marc Lepine shot and killed 14 students at the École Polytechnique de Montréal because they were women. Some people said it was madness, an isolated act. Others saw in this killing an act of violence against all women.To reflect: The violence of December 6 is a tragic reflection of the violence against women in everyday life: rape, incest, sexual harassment, conjugal violence, murder. Since 1989, in Quebec alone, 973 women and children have been killed by their spouses or ex-spouses.To act: Avante Women's Centre, in cooperation with Quebec's 101 women's centres, invites you to light a candle in your window on December 6 at 6 p.m. and to wear the white ribbon to show your support for all women. Violence against women is a societal challenge. To denounce this violence, make this small gesture on December 6.
Light a candle to remember...Wear a white ribbon to say: "December 6, never again!"
World March of Women 2010
Women on the march until we are all free!
Being “on the march” expresses the idea of moving ahead freely, without constraints and impediments, to express the strength of women organized collectively in associations, groups, and movements.
In 2010, we will make our voices heard with greater force around the world from March 8th to October 17thThe four action areas of the World March of Women are:
Common good. We fight against the privatization of nature and public services. We affirm the principle of food sovereignty and the right to health care, education, potable water and sanitation.
Peace and demilitarisation. We strive to show the complexity of the causes of war, which include the desire to control women’s lives and bodies, the manipulation of ethnic and religious conflicts, the exploitation of natural resources and the interests of the arms industry.Women suffer violence inflicted by members of the army and paramilitary groups as well as their own communities, especially the men, who reject them and blame for the violence inflicted on them.
Women’s work. We defend access for all workers, men and women, to their legal rights, social security, and equal pay, including a fair minimum wage, everywhere in the world, without discrimination of any kind.
Violence against women. We combat violence through actions to increase awareness in society, together with allied social movements, and also through the elaboration of demands made to the State. We want to show how violence towards women occurs, its causes and how they manifest themselves, and make visible all forms of women’s resistance to sexist violence, particularly in the collective sphere.
Come out to show your support at the actions that will be held in your area!
Quebec Women Centres Day
International Women's Day
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
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