'We work for change': Chow announces funding for program supporting women fleeing intimate partner violence

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More funding needed for survivors of gender-based violence, says YWCA

On the 35th anniversary of the murders of 14 women at Montreal's École Polytechnique, the YWCA in St. John's is raising money for its national emergency survivor support fund.

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It's time to recognize gender-based violence for what it is: an epidemic

On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were killed at Montreal's École Polytechnique. Since then, little has been done to address gender-based violence

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Windsor — Police officers from the Sûté du Québec du Val Saint-François were present at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Route 249 in Windsor on

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National Day of Remembrance and Action Against Gender-Based Violence

This is the National Day of Remembrance and Action Against Gender-Based Violence, a day to mark the horrific massacre in Montreal on Dec. 6, 1989 when14 young women were gunned down outside the former Ecole Polytechnique – just because they were women. The YWCA St. John’s has launched a fund to help survivors of gender-based violence, the National Emergency Survivors Support Fund. YWCA executive director Maria Gentle says people who experience …

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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

On December 6th, 1989, thirty-five years ago, 14 young women at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered because of their gender. They were: · 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 We honour these women annu…

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Mourn, Reflect, and Work to End Gender-based Violence

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Today we remember those who have experienced gender-based violence (GBV). It is also a time to reflect and act. We can end GBV, but we must educate ourselves, centre the voices of survivors, and take action in our communities. On December 6, 1989, 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal lost their lives to an act of violent misogyny. On December 6, we say their …