2022 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Proclamation

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - November 25, 2022

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 Femicide rates are on the rise in Ontario, with over 40 femicides between November 2021- November 2022; and 

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

WHEREAS Black, Indigenous, South Asian and Southeast 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' 2020-2021 Annual Femicide List; and 

WHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic has increased barriers to support and services for survivors of gender-based violence and their children; and 

WHEREAS last year in Ontario, on average every 8 days a woman or child was killed by a man known to them; 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 on November 25th, The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 10th Anniversary of the Wrapped in Courage campaign across Ontario, a Wrapped in Courage 2022 Campaign flag will be raised in recognition that the courage of a woman alone is not enough, it takes an entire community to end gender-based violence; and 

Now, therefore, I, Mayor Wade Mills, do hereby proclaim and declare that November 25th, 2022, shall be known as The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and urge all citizens to recognize this day by taking action to support survivors of gender-based violence and becoming part of Ontario wide efforts to end gender-based violence.

More Information 

UNITED NATIONS: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - 25 November