12/06/2025
Today we recognize the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, commemorating the 14 women who lost their lives in the massacre at the École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989. December 6th has come to serve as a symbol for the pervasive gendered and sexual violence that these women faced, and many still face today. Women, girls and LGBTQIA2s+ individuals continue to face unacceptable violence and discrimination.The latest report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the UN Women shows that femicide is rising around the world.
🌸 In Canada, one woman or girl is killed every 48 hours in Canada, primarily by men.
🌸 Every six days, a woman in Canada is murdered by her intimate partner
🌸 There are elevated risks of violence for women who may identify as women with disabilities, Indigenous, visible minority, and LGBTQ+. For example, Indigenous women are six times more likely to be killed than non-Indigenous women.
As we honour those who have lost their lives to gender-based violence, let’s recognize these violent acts not as isolated incidents, but inextricably linked with systems of oppression. Not only of sexism and misogyny, but also racism, colonialism, ableism, classism, and transphobia.
