This day, also known as White Ribbon Day, is celebrated in Canada each year on December 6 to commemorate the anniversary of the 1989 Massacre at Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, in which fourteen women were murdered and ten others injured in the name of “fighting feminism.”
As we remember these women, we also remember all who continue to be victims of gender-based violence. The day also reminds us of the danger of power imbalance between men and women around the world and of our responsibility to make efforts to bring an end to all forms of violence against women.
Message from Canada’s Governor General, Mary Simon, for this day:
December 6, 2022
Today, we mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. It is a day of reflection, but must also be seen as a day of action. For too long, we have seen the results of neglect and abuse. Today, let us all take a moment to reflect on the many women who have lost their lives to violence. The 14 women killed in the Polytechnique Montréal attack on December 6, 1989. Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls who suffer because of who they are. All the women who are victims of racism, inaction and misogyny—so often unseen and ignored.
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Este día, también conocido como Día del Lazo Blanco, se celebra en Canadá cada año el 6 de diciembre para conmemorar el aniversario de la masacre de 1989 en la Escuela Politécnica de Montreal, en la que catorce mujeres fueron asesinadas y otras diez resultaron heridas en nombre de la “lucha contra el feminismo”.
Al recordar a estas mujeres, recordamos también a todas las que siguen siendo víctimas de la violencia de género. Este día también nos recuerda el peligro del desequilibrio de poder entre hombres y mujeres en todo el mundo y nuestra responsabilidad de esforzarnos por poner fin a todas las formas de violencia contra las mujeres.
Mensaje de la Gobernadora General de Canadá, Mary Simon, para este día:
6 de diciembre de 2022
Hoy celebramos el Día Nacional de Conmemoración y Acción contra la Violencia hacia las Mujeres. Es un día de reflexión, pero también debe verse como un día de acción. Durante demasiado tiempo, hemos visto los resultados de la negligencia y el abuso. Hoy, tomémonos todos un momento para reflexionar sobre las muchas mujeres que han perdido la vida a causa de la violencia. Las 14 mujeres asesinadas en el atentado de la Polytechnique de Montreal el 6 de diciembre de 1989. Las mujeres y niñas indígenas desaparecidas y asesinadas que sufren por ser quienes son. Todas las mujeres víctimas del racismo, la inacción y la misoginia, que a menudo pasan desapercibidas e ignoradas.
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More than five women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family.
On this, her last day on earth, Catherine spoke with each sister individually, giving each “her blessing and a parting advice” as noted by Sister Mary Sullivan. Her brother James, his wife and two young daughters visited in the afternoon, as did several of Catherine’s priest friends. All day long the sisters kept vigil until her death just before 8:00 pm. The following morning Sister M. Ursula Frayne sent a brief announcement of her death to the foundations outside of Dublin.
She spent the early years of her religious life at St. Michael’s Convent, Belvedere and in 1904 was assigned to St. Bride’s Academy, teaching student teachers and senior students. Four years later she was transferred to Sacred Heart Convent in St. Lawrence, where she endeared herself to both students and parents. Upon her return to Belvedere in 1910 she took on the responsibilities of superior and novice mistress.
a universal human right. This includes the right to accessible and acceptable good quality care, the right to independence and the right to inclusion in the community.
Bless the Lord, all the earth … let us join with all creation in giving thanks to the God who has gifted us so lavishly!