December 6 2019 at Marker of Change
December 6th is our National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Remembering and protesting 30 years after the Montreal Massacre
Where are we now?
10:00am CEREMONY
Introduction by MC Angela Marie MacDougall,
Battered Women’s Support Services
Welcome by T’uy’tanat Cease Wyss
‘The meaning of December 6’ by MC Angela Marie MacDougall
Laying of the flowers and lighting of candles
Meditation
Minute of Silence
10:30am MEDIA INTERVIEWS
Groups and individuals gather in the circle with media representatives
As global protests denounce violence against women, the Women’s Monument Committee has called together passionate voices to speak to the media on this dark day: Indigenous activists, women’s advocacy groups and individuals, filmmakers, legal advocates, a writer, an artist, direct service workers and more.
Our warmest thanks to everyone here today.
Dec. 6, 2019
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November 28, 2019 (For Immediate Release)
MEDIA ADVISORY
30 years after the Montreal Massacre: Where are we now?
December 6th is Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The Women’s Monument Committee has called together passionate voices to speak to the media on this dark day: Indigenous activists, women’s advocacy groups and individuals, filmmakers, legal advocates, a writer, an artist, direct service workers and more.
DATE: December 6, 2019
TIME: 10:00 AM Ceremony, 10:30 AM Media Interviews
LOCATION: The Women’s Monument, Marker of Change, in Thornton Park
Main St and Terminal Ave, Vancouver, BC
AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE AND FOR ON-SITE INTERVIEWS:
- Battered Women’s Support Services, Angela Marie MacDougall director@bwss.org
- Vancouver Park Board, Stuart Mackinnon, Chair mackinnon@vancouver.ca
- Butterflies in Spirit, Lorelei Williams 778.709.6498 butterfliesinspirit@gmail.com,
- Women Transforming Cities, Ellen Woodsworth womentransformingcities.org
- West Coast LEAF, Elba Bendo, Director of Law Reform lawreform@westcoastleaf.org
- Women in Film and TV President, Shannon Kaplun
- Filmmaker, Baljit Sangra, Director “Because We Are Girls”, www.vivamantra.ca
- Wenlido Women's Self Defense, Jennifer Kirkey www.wenlido.org
- Women Refugees Advocacy Project www.womenrefugeesadvocacyproject.ca
- Artist, Jury Member for selection of Marker of Change, Haruko Okano
- Author of “Speaking for a Long Time”, Adrienne Burk
MEDIA CONTACT:
Women’s Monument Committee: email: rememberoursisterseverywhere@gmail.com
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A Meditation for those living and dead
who have suffered from violence
May all women who have been murdered be at peace,
May you be safe and protected from harm,
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May all women and children who have been murdered be at peace,
May you be safe and protected from harm,
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May all women, children and men who have been murdered be at peace,
May you be safe and protected from harm,
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May all those who are suffering from violence today
Know that there are people who care and who are striving
To create a better world.
May the world be at peace,
May we be safe and protected from harm,
May we be free from suffering and the causes of suffering,
May we have happiness and the causes of happiness,
May our hearts open to the beauty and wisdom of our spirits,
May love light our way and may love lighten our load
Through these difficult times.
May we be at peace.
(Variation of a Buddhist Loving Kindness Meditation)