#nationaldayofremembrance in 2020, 145 women and girls have died at the hands of someone they know. Intimate partner/domestic violence can not be ignored.Nova Scotia witnessed the depth of its insidious nature when an abuser gunned down 22 people in April. https://femicideincanada.ca/2020_victims 

Today is Canada’s #NationalDayOfRemembrance. On this day, we remember 14 women who were massacred at #ecolepolytechnique in 1989. We also remember that gender based violence requires attention.

• 1 in 5 women in Canada is or has been the victim of violence (intimate partner/domestic violence/dating violence).
• Indigenous women are 6 times more likely to be murdered than non-indigenous women.
• Every 6 days, a woman in Canada is killed by a man she knows.

• 3500+ women accesses emergency shelters nightly because it’s not safe at home.
• The UN states that 1 in 3 women world wide is the victim of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
• It’s estimated that 50% of all IPV go unreported.

• 80% of victims of gender based violence are women.

Today, & everyday, take note of the women you see & know that many of them have suffered at the hands of someone they knew & loved.

Remember & honour those who no longer have a voice, our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women #MMIW. Honour them by using your voice and your actions to help raise awareness and stop gender based violence.

Trans women, especially trans women of colour are at high risk of violence. Protect them. Love them. Look out for them. https://www.hrc.org/resources/violence-against-the-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2020