Sueut Schedule

Dec 2 - DLC -Atrium Ilam-3pm:
Shoe Memorial, Vigil, Sideshow, Pledge
12:30pm: Welcome from Aboriginal Elder,

Speakers, Refreshments. Speakers Include:

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Selina Robinson, MLA Coquitlam-Mailardville:
and Women Against Violence Against Women.

Dec 3 - NWC Concourse 11:30am-3pm: NATIONAL DAY OF

Shoe Memorial, Vigil, Sideshow, Pledge

3pm: Welcome trom Aboriginal Elder,

Retreshments. 3:30pm: Movie “Until the

Violence Stops” Speakers include: Judy Darcy. eas Avs 3 Wy 1B} RANC E
MLA New Westminster; Jane Shin, MLA

Burnaby Lougheed; and Women Against

Violence Against Women.

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance AND AC I | © N

and Action on Violence Against Women in
Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of
Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the
murders in 1989 of 14 young women at I'Ecole ON
Polytechnique de Montréal.

   
  
 
 
  
  
  
 
  
  

They died because they were women. Val 4 3 Ny 'e 3
As well as commemorating the 14 young women
whose lives ended in an act of gender-based
violence that shocked the nation, December 6
represents an opportunity for Canadians to reflect

on the phenomenon of violence against women in FaNe7at | N S aa
our society. It is also an opportunity to consider
the women and girls for whom violence is a daily
reality, and to remember those who have died as a
result of gender-based violence. And finally, it is

a day on which communities can consider WO M 3 |
concrete actions to eliminate all forms of violence
against women and girls.

 

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“powerful!” ’ Until the Violence Stops is a film about empowerment and the importance of dialogue in the

“hopeful and acess ' ’ healing process. A celebration of women reclaiming their bodies and lives, this moving
Fe Acca documentary leaves us with hope that change can happen.

Featuring women from Harlem to Ukiah, California; From the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
BaSerial'a Wisventan eine to the Philippines and Kenya, uniting and courageously revealing their intimate and deeply
inspired a revolution painful experiences with abuse ranging from rape to female circumcision.

We are taken on a poignant journey into the hearts of women and includes revealing
testimonies from men who expose social and cultural attitudes that perpetuate the
pervasive violence against women.

 
 
 
 

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