National day of remembrance and violence against women – a day of action
Here we are, once again, facing December 6th, the National Day of Remembrance and Action, instituted in 1991 to commemorate the women killed in the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique mass shooting.
But one minute of silence, one day when Canadian flags are flown at half-mast, one day of remembering, even one day of acting is not enough; in fact, that’s not even the beginning of what we need to do.
Don’t get me wrong. December 6th matters. We need to remember the always-too-many victims of gender-based violence. Those of us who are GBV advocates need to continue to hold vigils, speak at public events and give media interviews even as we consider the seemingly never-ending misogyny that surrounds us and shapes our communities.
We can make a difference and here’s how:
