Montreal vigil honours 11 femicide victims this year
Dozens gathered near Charlevoix metro Thursday. Organizers called for increased funding for housing, shelters, and education programs to prevent gender-based violence.
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Dozens of Montrealers gathered Thursday near Charlevoix metro station in Pointe-Saint-Charles to honour 11 femicide victims in Quebec so far this year.
The vigil was organized by le Comité d'action féministe d'Action-Gardien. Community groups displayed the names of victims and called on the Quebec government to fund social housing, shelters for vulnerable women, and education programs for children and young people about gender-based violence.
"Women and girls, especially Indigenous, racialized, and sexually and gender-diverse women, are dying from the lack of will to address gender-based violence," organizers said in a statement. "Each femicide is a stark reminder that our society is failing to create safe living environments for half of its population."
The vigil underscores the ongoing crisis of violence against women in the province and the push for concrete prevention measures from government.