December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against 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.
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On a farm just outside Vancouver, the largest serial murder investigation in Canadian history began in 2002, after more than 60 women were officially recognized as missing from the Vancouver area. In 2004, murder charges were laid against the farmer who owned the land. As DNA evidence from the farm accumulated, more charges were laid. The 23rd charge was for the murder of a woman named Dawn Crey. But Dawn Crey is more than just a number...
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