National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women | |
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Genre | Violence against women |
Date(s) | December 6 |
Frequency | Annually |
Location(s) | Canada |
Years active | 32 |
Inaugurated | 1991 by the Parliament of Canada[1] |
Organized by | Parliament of Canada |
Website | National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women at Status of Women Canada |
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (
Canadian flags on all federal buildings – including the
The victims of the 1989 massacre were Geneviève Bergeron, 21; Hélène Colgan, 23; Nathalie Croteau, 23; Barbara Daigneault, 22; Anne-Marie Edward, 21; Maud Haviernick, 29; Barbara Klucznik, 31; Maryse Laganière, 25; Maryse Leclair, 23; Anne-Marie Lemay, 22; Sonia Pelletier, 23; Michèle Richard, 21; Anne St-Arneault, 23; and Annie Turcotte, 21.[3]
In response to the event, many Canadians have worked hard to establish memorial sites all across the country to ensure that people will become more aware of the incident that occurred. This is intended to force society to recognize how often violence occurs towards women and to appreciate the lives of the women who were killed. Feminism advocates and activists trying to stop violence directed towards women have shown concern about using the massacre to solely represent violence against women.[4]
The day is aimed to examine the power dynamics between men and women. The news took the ascribed perspective of the killer having mental problems. This effectively dismissed feminist analyses stating that the killer went to this extent to proclaim his anti-feminist opinion.[5] Every act that exists on the spectrum of violence against women happens due to women being viewed as less human than men.[6] That is why the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Woman stands for more than simply one massacre. It stands for awareness and change against the violence that occurs to women all around the world at the hands of men. Thirty-five percent of women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence, according to the United Nations.[7]
See also
- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25
- Public holidays in Canada
- Stop Violence Against Women, a campaign of Amnesty International
- White Ribbon Campaign
References
- ^ Status of Women Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2011. "December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance 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 l'École Polytechnique de Montréal. They died because they were women at the hands of Marc Lépine, a troubled young man who blamed his failures in life on women."
- ^ Sourour, Teresa K. "Report of Coroner's Investigation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ Bindel, Julie (2012-12-03). "The Montreal massacre: Canada's feminists remember". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ^ Rosenberg, Sharon (1998). "Reflections on Demoralizing December 6". ProQuest.
- ^ Blais, Melissa (Autumn 2009). "Masculinism and the Massacre at the École Polytechnique de Montréal". Rain and Thunder.
- ^ THÉRIAULT, ANNE (6 December 2017). "Remember the Women of the Montreal Massacre by More Than Just Their Names". Flare. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Domestic (Intimate Partner) Violence Fast Facts". CNN. 1 June 2018.
External links
- National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women at Status of Women Canada
- http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/commemoration/vaw-vff/remembrance-commemoration-en.html
- http://www.osstf11.com/news/event-658.php Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141208055319/http://ywcacanada.ca/en/pages/rose/about
- Rosenberg, Sharon (1998). "Reflections on memorializing December 6". Resources for Feminist Research. 26 (3/4). Toronto: 203–212. ProQuest 194881366.