Barrie shelter to mark National Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women at city hall
A ceremony is taking place in Barrie, Ont., in the Rotunda at city hall Tuesday evening to honour the National Remembrance and Action onOrganizers, the Barrie Women and Children’s Shelter, say they will focus on those killed in the École Polytechnique shooting three decades ago, as well as on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
“So we’re mourning the loss, we remember their lives, but it’s an appropriate affirmation to the commitment of fighting the hatred that led to this tragic shooting,” said Deb James, the shelter’s community development manager. “It’s women and girls, women and young children, but it’s also the entire 2SLGBTQ+ community and what they’re facing, and it’s just unacceptable when it comes to violence and discrimination.”
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