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Women and Gender Equity

Local 247 activists step up for women’s rights with shoe memorial

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Vancouver – December 6, 2013 – Local 247 activists recently stepped up for women’s rights today by covering the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery with shoes and boots today to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, which commemorates the 14 women who were murdered on December 6, 1989 at Montréal's École Polytechnique as the victims of gender-based violence.

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UFCW Canada activists in BC gather support for December 6 memorial

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Vancouver – December 4, 2013 – This Friday, December 6, UFCW Canada activists in BC who have been gathering donations over the past months, will join other community members for Vancouver's annual Shoe Memorial. UFCW Canada Local 247 activists, members, and family members generously donated dozens and dozens of pairs of shoes and boots to the Shoe Memorial campaign.

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December 6 — the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

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Toronto – December 2, 2013 – Each year on December 6 — the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women — we commemorate the loss of the 14 women who were murdered on December 6, 1989 at Montreal's École Polytechnique simply because they were women.

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UFCW Canada signs NWAC call for action, mobilizes for Sisters in Spirit vigils

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Ottawa – October 3, 2013 – Canada’s leading union, UFCW Canada, has joined labour and social justice activists from across the country in signing the Native Women’s Association of Canada’s (NWAC)  joint statement to demand government and community action on more than 600 ‘known’ cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada.

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Women's History Month – October 2013

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Ottawa – September 30, 2013 – In 1992, October was proclaimed Women's History Month to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of women throughout Canadian history. October was chosen to coincide with anniversary of the Persons Case, which On October 18, 1929 – through the courage and determination of the Famous Five, the five Canadian women who launched the case – established once and for all that women were "persons" when the Privy Council overturned a Supreme Court of Canada decision and ruled that women were indeed persons, and could become Senators.

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UFCW Canada launches new child care campaign tools

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Toronto - September 16, 2013 - As Canada's leading voice for working families, UFCW Canada has launched Take Action on Child Care: a new toolkit and resources to campaign for a quality, affordable, national child care system.

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