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| Shafiqullah Aziz/ BASICS News |
This Valentine’s Day, the annual memorial march will honour the lives and memories of women who have been lost to gendered violence. The march, founded in Vancouver in 1991, first came about in response to the murder of a Coast Salish woman that received little attention by police or media. Although the march commemorates women of all backgrounds, emphasis will be given to native women, who are the disproportionate targets of this systemic violence.
The recently launched inquest is welcome news, but we need more than just words - we need real change!
À la St-Valentin, la marche commémorative annuelle rendra hommage à la mémoire des femmes victime de la violence genrée. La marche fondée à Vancouver en 1991 a débutée en réponse au meurtre d’une femme autochtone Salish du littoral qui avait reçu peu d’attention de la part de la police et des médias. Bien que la marche commémore les femmes de toutes les origines, l’emphase est mise sur les femmes autochtones qui sont disproportionnément la cible de cette violence systémique.
L'enquête récemment lancée sur les femmes autochtones disparue ou assassinées est un pas dans la bonne direction, mais nous avons besoin de plus que des mots - nous avons besoin besoin d'un véritable changement!
Below is an incomplete list of actions taking place. Please send in the details of actions in your area so we can circulate them further. Note that a few of the actions are occurring before Sunday, Feb 14th. All events with no date are occurring on Feb 14th.
Please take good quality pictures of the actions as Rebel Youth will be posting a debrief of the demos across the country! You can send photos to rebelyouthmag@gmail.com .
Alberta
Calgary :
6:30 pm at Scarboro United
Church, 134 Scarboro Avenue SW
18h30 à l'Église Unie de Scarboro, 134 Avenue
Scarboro SW
Edmonton:
February
10th, 7pm at Churchill Square
BC
Courtenay:
12pm at Simms Millennium Park
Maple Ridge:
12pm at Memorial Peace Park, 11900 224 Street
Vancouver:
11 am at the Carnegie Community Centre Theatre, 401 Main Street
11h00 au Carnegie Community Centre Theatre, 401 rue Main
https://www.facebook.com/
11 am at the Carnegie Community Centre Theatre, 401 Main Street
11h00 au Carnegie Community Centre Theatre, 401 rue Main
https://www.facebook.com/
Victoria:
11am
at Our Place Society, 919 Pandora Ave
Ontario
Guelph:
6:30pm
at City Hall, Carden St
Mississaugas of the New Credit FN:
February
10th, 5pm at Main St in Hagersville
Oshawa:
6 pm at Early Years Center, 1 McGrigor
St
18h00 au Centre Early Years, 1 rue McGrigor
18h00 au Centre Early Years, 1 rue McGrigor
Ottawa:
February
13th, 10am at St. Paul’s Eastern United Church, 473 Cumberland St
Owen Sound:
12pm-4pm
at 380 9th Street East, lower level
Thunder Bay:
12pm at City
Hall, 500 Donald St East
https://www.facebook.com/events/1679042829019917/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1679042829019917/
Toronto:
12:30 pm at Toronto Police Headquarters, 40 College Street
12:30 pm at Toronto Police Headquarters, 40 College Street
12h30 au Centre de commandement de la police
de Toronto, 40 rue College
http://vowpeace.org/event/
http://vowpeace.org/event/
Québec
Montréal :
3 pm at Saint-Laurent subway station
15h00 au métro Saint-Laurent
15h00 au métro Saint-Laurent
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon:
2pm at City Hall, 222 3rd Ave
North
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