BWG Proclaims International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2023

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

November 25, 2023

WHEREAS: Violence continues to be the greatest gender inequality rights issue for women, girls and gender-diverse individuals; and

WHEREAS: November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month; and

WHEREAS: November 25th the lnternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women; and

WHEREAS: Femicide rates are on the rise in Ontario, with over 46 femicides in Ontario since November 26th, 2022; and

WHEREAS: Our community is committed to ending femicide and all forms of gender-based violence; and

WHEREAS: Indigenous, Black, South Asian and South East Asian women and girls continue to experience high rates of violence, including femicide and were overrepresented within the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses' 2021 2022 Annual Femicide List; and

WHEREAS: Last year in Ontario, on average every 7 days a woman or child lost their lives due to femicide; and

WHEREAS: This month and throughout the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, we acknowledge our community’s support of the Wrapped in Courage campaign and commitment to ending gender-based violence; and

WHEREAS: There is an urgent need for greater investment and action to end gender-based violence in our community and throughout Ontario; and

WHEREAS: A Wrapped in Courage Campaign flag will be raised During Woman Abuse Prevention Month In recognition that the courage of a woman alone is not enough, it takes an entire community to end gender-based violence; and

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That His Worship Mayor James Leduc and Members of Council proclaim November 25, 2023, as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.