Date(s): Friday, December 5
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: : Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park

UFV’s Remembrance Campaign

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

Nov 25 – Dec 10

We need your help to raise awareness and eradicate gender-based violence in your community, school, or family.

Visit information tables at Chilliwack campus at CEP, Trades and Technology at CEP, and at the Abbotsford campus.

Join UFV’s candelight vigil for

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Fri, Dec 5 at 12:30 pm

On plaza outside Gathering Place at the Chilliwack campus at Canada Education Park

Candle Light Vigil-poster

FSA Information tables at Abbotsford and Canada Education Park on Dec 5

Visit one of the FSA sponsored information table at Abbotsford campus (Alumni Hall -Building B or at Canada Education Park (near the Library Building A) set up between 11 am and 1 pm. Videos addressing the issue of violence against women will be running on a continuous loop.

Cake available on a drop-in basis.

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Dec 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.

As well as commemorating the 14 young women whose lives ended in an act of gender-based violence that shocked the nation, Dec 6 represents an opportunity for Canadians to reflect on the phenomenon of violence against women in our society. It is also an opportunity to consider the women and girls for whom violence is a daily reality, and to remember those who have died as a result of gender-based violence. And finally, it is a day on which communities can consider concrete actions to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls.

See Government of Canada or Canadian Women’s Foundation for additional details.