Important Winnipeg Dates

(1) Today is World Aids Day, and while I wasn't able to make it to any of the events due to work today and baby-sitting this evening, here are the details for those interested.

Nine Circles Community Health Centre - 705 Broadway

Winnipeg Event Schedule for World AIDS Day - December 1

9:00 am Pipe Ceremony
10:30am Press Conference
12noon March from Nine Circles to the Legislature
2:00-4:00pm Paint a Memorial Tile
6:00pm Remembrance and Celebration of People Lost to HIV/AIDS

(2) Wednesday is December 6th, the 17th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre and the National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence Against Women. On December 6th, 1989 14 women were brutally murdered. If you can't make it to any of the remeberance events, at least take a moment to read through their names and think of them.

Geneviève Bergeron (b. 1968), civil engineering student.
Hélène Colgan (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Nathalie Croteau (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Barbara Daigneault (b. 1967) mechanical engineering student.
Anne-Marie Edward (b. 1968), chemical engineering student.
Maud Haviernick (b. 1960), materials engineering student.
Maryse Laganière (b. 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique's finance department.
Maryse Leclair (b. 1966), materials engineering student.
Anne-Marie Lemay (b. 1967), mechanical engineering student.
Sonia Pelletier (b. 1961), mechanical engineering student.
Michèle Richard (b. 1968), materials engineering student.
Annie St-Arneault (b. 1966), mechanical engineering student.
Annie Turcotte (b. 1969), materials engineering student.
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (b. 1958), nursing student.

The UofW Womyn's Centre has a display called "The Gallery of Empowerment (And Menstrual Art)" located on 1st floor centenial. The art is going up to draw attention to violence against womyn in canada.

The memorial event to remember the montreal massacre is occurring at the University of Winnipeg campus on Dec 6 at 12:30 in the space beside the info
booth.

The Annual Vigil is held at the Legislative Grounds at 7pm.

(3) As more details come out regarding the cuts to the Status of Women Canada it's obvious that the conservative government does not care about women's equality. 12 of 15 of the SWC offices will be shut down. Help send a message to the federal government that Canadians will not stand for this assault on women's rights. (For grassroots ideas read http://statusreport.ca)

Join us on December 8th, 2006!

What: Funeral for Women's Equality
When: Friday, December 8th 12:00 noon
Where: Meet at the Women's Memorial Grove (on the legislative
grounds) and join the funeral procession to the Federal Building,
310- Broadway Avenue
Why: To mourn the cuts to Status of Women and other social programs
and to let Stephen Harper know that "WE ARE NOT DEAD YET!"

For more information please contact Kate at the University of Winnipeg
Students' Association,
786-9073

Please wear black and bring items to help us mourn the loss of these
programs.
you can't be all that you can be when you are dead.


Please continue to write letters to your MP, PM Harper, and Beverley Oda. I plan to be at all the events except for the ones going on today. Thank you.

http://www.thewomenareangry.org/
http://statusreport.ca/