{"id":11057,"date":"2018-12-06T10:48:45","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T15:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/?p=11057"},"modified":"2020-09-23T04:15:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T08:15:51","slug":"leaf-remembers-murdered-women-and-commits-to-working-for-change","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/fr\/news\/leaf-remembers-murdered-women-and-commits-to-working-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"LEAF Remembers Murdered Women\u2014And Commits to Working for Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On December 6, 2018, LEAF joins feminists across Canada in remembering 14 women who were murdered in Montreal 29 years ago. Today, 67 percent of women in this country have experienced physical or sexual violence, and on average, every six days a woman is killed by her intimate partner. Violence affects us all, but women who face intersecting forms of discrimination are especially at risk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year December 6<sup>th<\/sup> comes upon us as a harsh and tragic reminder of the importance of continuing to combat violence against women,\u201d says Shaun O\u2019Brien, LEAF Executive Director &amp; General Counsel, \u201cincluding the use of firearms against women. Today, our thoughts are with women and families who have suffered family violence, as well as with victims of incidents of mass violence. We stand with renewed determination to advocate for legal and policy change to help protect women and children.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our friends at the Canadian Women\u2019s Foundation have prepared a number of resources on violence prevention and healthy relationships. They are available <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianwomen.org\/our-work\/sector-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>Women\u2019s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)<\/strong> works to advance the substantive equality rights of women and girls through litigation, law reform, and public education. Since 1985, we have intervened in landmark cases that have advanced equality in Canada\u2014helping to prevent violence, eliminate discrimination in the workplace, provide better maternity benefits, ensure a right to pay equity, and allow access to reproductive freedoms. For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\">www.leaf.ca<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For media inquiries, please contact:<\/p>\n<p>Shaun O\u2019Brien, Executive Director &amp; General Counsel&nbsp;<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Legal Education and Action Fund&nbsp;<br \/>\n416.595.7170 x225&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:s.obrien@leaf.ca\">s.obrien@leaf.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[25,17,4],"tags":[100],"class_list":["post-11057","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-featured","category-media-releases","category-whats-new","tag-women"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LEAF Remembers Murdered Women\u2014And Commits to Working for Change - LEAF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/fr\/news\/leaf-remembers-murdered-women-and-commits-to-working-for-change\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LEAF Remembers Murdered Women\u2014And Commits to Working for Change - LEAF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On December 6, 2018, LEAF joins feminists across Canada in remembering 14 women who were murdered in Montreal 29 years ago. 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