December 6 is National Day for Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Flags have been lowered at all municipal facilities.
Honour the victims of the Polytechnique Montréal tragedy by wearing a white ribbon.
We remember:
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
On December 6, Lanark County Interval House and Community Support will hold their annual Candlelight Vigil at 6 p.m. in the park outside the Crystal Palace in Perth.
Today and throughout the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (from November 25 to December 10), add your voice to the conversation and share the ways you are being part of the solution to end gender-based violence: https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/commemorations-celebrations/16-days.html
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