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Femicide and Violence: Remembering Women
 

December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

This day was established by the Parliament of Canada to mark the anniversary of the murders of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal, in 1989.

These women died because they were women.

Femicide is the systematic and deliberate killing of women and girls and it's happening worldwide.

Discover a multitude of stories here, about this devestating issue and have your say by contributing your media and opinions on this topic now!

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After the Montreal Massacre (Clip 2)
After the Montreal Massacre (Clip 2)
After the massacre at Montreal's École Polytechnique, Montrealers express their inability to comprehend it....
After the Montreal Massacre (Clip 1)
After the Montreal Massacre (Clip 1)
Sylvie Gagnon, who survived a bullet on Dec 6, gives her testimony. Montrealers try to understand the horror....
After the Montreal Massacre (Clip 3)
After the Montreal Massacre (Clip 3)
The keynote speech at a conference on violence against women points to the huge scope of the problem....
Highway of Tears (Clip 1)
Highway of Tears (Clip 1)
The opening of Highway of Tears, a film about the women who have gone missing along a lonely B.C. highway....
Highway of Tears (Clip 2)
Highway of Tears (Clip 2)
Social reasons force aboriginal people to hitchhike along the Highway of Tears....
Highway of Tears (Clip 3)
Highway of Tears (Clip 3)
An interview with Matilda Wilson, whose daughter Ramona Wilson went missing in 1994....
Crimes of Honour (Clip 1)
Crimes of Honour (Clip 1)
The story of Rania Arafat, a young woman who was murdered by her family in a so-called "honour crime"....
Crimes of Honour (Clip 2)
Crimes of Honour (Clip 2)
Rights lawyer Asma Khader convinces a man to stop spreading rumours about a girl who has refused to marry him....
Crimes of Honour (Clip 3)
Crimes of Honour (Clip 3)
An interview with Ahmed, a man imprisoned for the murder of his sister....
Finding Dawn (Clip 1)
Finding Dawn (Clip 1)
Dawn Crey's DNA was found on a Vancouver-area farm, in the largest serial murder case in Canada's history....
Finding Dawn (Clip 2)
Finding Dawn (Clip 2)
A description of Western Canada's Highway 16, a stretch of road that is known as the Highway of Tears....
Finding Dawn (Clip 3)
Finding Dawn (Clip 3)
Daleen Kay Bosse's parents search for clues to their daughter's disappearance from downtown Saskatoon....
Juarez: Clip 2
Juarez: Clip 2
A 13-year-old's testimony, the profile of a suspect and two authorities involved in the kidnapping and homicides in Juar...
Juarez: Clip 1
Juarez: Clip 1
Testimonies and interviews about the numerous missing women and murders in Juarez, Mexico....
Juarez: Clip 3
Juarez: Clip 3
Learn about the relationship between femicide and the sex trade and see the vacant lot where eight bodies of murdered wo...
Juarez: Clip 4
Juarez: Clip 4
Grandmothers and children - the other victims of femicide in Juarez....
With Love and Grief
With Love and Grief
Writing the Femicide list and creating Marker of Change comes together....
A Score for Women's Voices
A Score for Women's Voices
In Senegal, a community battles female genital mutilation through education....
Tee Hee Hee
Tee Hee Hee
A powerful statement on the after effects of the Montreal Massacre....
You Can't Beat a Woman!
You Can't Beat a Woman!
In this clip, a woman talks about her abusive relationship....
Au-delà du 6 décembre (In French)
Au-delà du 6 décembre (In French)
(In French) Nathalie Provost, a survivor of the Dec 6th shooting, speaks out....
Marker of Change - clip 1
Marker of Change - clip 1
Christine McDowell talks about inaugurating the memorial, Suzanne LaPlante-Edward talks about losing her daughter Anne-M...
Marker of Change - clip 2
Marker of Change - clip 2
"Murdered by Men" - could it be written on the Vancouver Women's Monument?...
Marker of Change - clip 3
Marker of Change - clip 3
The granite bearing the names of the women move into place using cranes. Monument Designer Beth Alber watches....
Marker of Change - clip 4
Marker of Change - clip 4
The circle of donors is created, each name etched into the stone and laid into the ground....
Killer's Paradise (Clip 1)
Killer's Paradise (Clip 1)
Families of murdered women are often too afraid to accuse the killers, even when they know who they are....
Killer's Paradise (Clip 2)
Killer's Paradise (Clip 2)
The police in Guatemala put the burden of evidence and investigation on the families of the murdered women....
Killer's Paradise (Clip 3)
Killer's Paradise (Clip 3)
An interview with three men who are accused of raping young girls....
The Bedroom Strangler
The Bedroom Strangler
The story of a serial killer who terrorized London, Ontario in the 1970s....
Killer's Paradise
Killer's Paradise
Killer's Paradise
Killer's Paradise
She Counts
One More Fallen Star
YWCA National Campaign
One More Fallen Star
YWCA Button
Guelph memorial plaque in Marianne's Park
Powell Street and Salsbury Drive
London Women's Monument
The Unveiling of Marker of Change
Peace is Possible, December 6, 2004
Detail of Enclave, Ottawa Women's Monument
Dec. 6 PLUS JAMAIS!
Unveiling of Marker of Change
Valentine's Day Memorial March -2
Valentine's Day Memorial March
Detail of Enclave, Ottawa Women's Monument
Montreal Monument - detail, Annie Turcotte
One More Fallen Star
A Nave for Fourteen Queens
One More Fallen Star
Mexico City
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Mexico City
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Mexico City
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Mexico City
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Mexico City
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Mexico City
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Mexico City
Mexico City

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