Community members are invited to attend a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 at the Huntsville Public Library to honour and remember the women and girls who died by femicide during 2022 in Ontario.
EVENT DETAILS:
A candle will be lit for each woman and girl who was murdered during 2022 in Ontario and each
name will be read to help us remember and honour them. This vigil is part of the National Day
of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women — a day of remembrance that began
in honour of the 14 women killed on Dec. 6, 1989, at École Polytechnique, also known as the
Montreal massacre.
The event is hosted by Muskoka Women’s Advocacy Group (MWAG), Muskoka Parry Sound
Sexual Assault Services (MPSSAS) and YWCA Muskoka. Sarah Glencross of MWAG will MC the
event. Hannah Lin, Executive Director for YWCA Muskoka will deliver remarks.
Music will be provided by Sarah Spring. Light food and refreshment will be provided by The
Muskoka North Good Food Co-op.
DATE: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
TIME: 4-6 pm
WHERE: Huntsville Public Library, “Friends Room” — 7 Minerva St E, Huntsville
Statistical information from the Canadian Women’s Foundation:
In 2018, 44 per cent of women reported experiencing some form of psychological, physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetimes.
In 2019, about every six days, a woman in Canada was killed by her intimate partner, and the number was growing. In 2020, 160 women and girls were killed by violence. In 2021, 173 women and girls were killed by violence. This is a concerning increase from 118 women and girls killed by violence in 2019. In 2020, one in five women killed in Canada was First Nation, Métis or Inuit.
Indigenous women and girls are 12 times more likely to be murdered or missing than any other women in Canada, and 16 times more likely than white women.
Approximately 4.7 million women, 30 per cent of all women 15 years of age and older, report that they have experienced sexual assault at least once since the age of 15. This is compared to 8 per cent of men.
Women are more likely to experience elder abuse from a family member and account for 58 per cent of senior survivors of family violence.
On any given night in Canada, 3,491 women and their 2,724 children sleep in shelters because it isn’t safe at home.
Rates of intimate partner violence experienced by rural women are five times higher than for rural men and 75 per cent higher than urban women.
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