Dozens of Montrealers gathered to honour the 11 victims of femicides in the province so far this year and called on the Quebec government to increase prevention measures.
Thursday’s rally was organized by the feminist action collective, le Comité d’action féministe d’Action-Gardien, near the Charlevoix metro station in Montreal’s Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood.
Several community organizations from the neighbourhood participated in the rally calling on the Quebec government to fund social housing and shelters for vulnerable women.
The organizers also demanded education programs for children and young people to raise awarneness 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.”
