December 1 through 25, a suggested charitable or non-profit donation will be made. The goal is to open doors for people, not doors for chocolate, and work on building community. Though Christmassy, this is a secular project. The only organizations with religious ties to be featured will be fully inclusive of all people. The range of organizations will be diverse and are not intended to be exhaustive suggestions; our city has too many to cover all. (So I'll do this annually to promote as many wonderful organizations as possible.)

Please consider monetary or in-kind donations for the featured organizations. I'm hoping each reader can contribute $5 per organization, per day. Please feel free to give more or to give what you can; some organizations have lists of items they need. Many are desperate for volunteers now and all year.

Please post if you have contributed in some way. I'd like to see if there is interest in a municipal charity advent calendar.

Thank you for participating!

Sunday 6 December 2015

Dec 6: Please support the Rose Campaign





On December 6, 1989, a man entered École Polytechnique in Montréal, declared his hate for feminists and women, and began shooting as many women as he could. He killed:
Geneviève Bergeron 
Hélène Colgan 
Nathalie Croteau 
Barbara Daigneault 
Anne-Marie Edward 
Maud Haviernick 
Maryse Laganière 
Maryse Leclair 
Anne-Marie Lemay 
Sonia Pelletier 
Michèle Richard 
Annie St-Arneault 
Annie Turcotte 
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz 
and injured many more.
December 6th is now the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Violent crime, abuse, and murder of women remains a huge cultural problem in Canada.

Today, please donate to the Rose Campaign which offers counselling to women who are victims of violence.

http://www.ywcaofedmonton.org/events/rose-campaign

Please also observe a minute of silence for the victims of the Montréal Massacre, for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, and for women everywhere who endure violence in their daily lives.
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