Dec. 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and vigils are being held across the country, including in Ottawa.
Controversy also erupted when the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, which carries items like mugs, clothing, and flags. The CCFR claims the code was a clap-back against the gun-control group PolySeSouvient, which had previously criticized the CCFR for selling merchandise. The CCFR denied that the code was meant to mock the École Polytechnique massacre. The code is no longer valid.
“Our promocode was in no way a reference to the tragedy at École Polytechnique. It was a two-week-old response to a Twitter account criticizing us for fundraising. Any suggestion to the contrary is blatantly false,” the group said on its website.this year for its response to its handling of sexual violence. It was revealed in May that the organization paid an undisclosed settlement to a woman in London, Ont.
Women and Gender Equality Canada says the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is not just about remembering the lives lost to femicide and violence against women but also a day to take action to stop it. “Achieving a Canada free from gender-based violence requires everyone living in this country to educate themselves and their families and communities on gender-based violence, centre the voices of survivors in our actions and speak up against harmful behaviours,” it says. Unsafe at Home Ottawa is a secure text and online chat service for women who may be living through increased violence and abuse at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre supports and empowers trans and cis women, trans men, two-spirit, gender-fluid, and non-binary survivors.
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