For those of you in the neighbourhood, I'll be assisting with this event tomorrow from 1-5 pm - hopefully some of you can come out and say hi. It's also a great chance to learn more about the work Vancouver Rape Relief does, and the many ways you can get involved.

If you can't attend, look for local events in your area - and see below for links to some thought-provoking articles.

======

Monday, December 6, 2004 Fifteenth Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre Central Branch of Vancouver Public Library 350 West Georgia Street 9:45 am - 8:00 pm On December 6, 1989, a lone gunman entered an engineering class at the ecole polytechnique in Montreal. He separated the men from the women, and told the men to leave. He declared that he hated feminists and opened fire on the women. He killed 14 of those women.

December 6 is now a national day of remembrance and action on violence against women.

Tomorrow's event at the Vancouver Main Library includes interactive displays, panel discussions, performances, workshops, information tables, activities, videos and speakers throughout the day. All events are free and open to the public.

Guest speakers and performers include:
The Honourable Iona Campagnolo, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Young Aboriginal Women�s Drumming Group
Solidarity Notes Choir
Nanaimo Street Taiko Drummers
Raging Grannies
Kate Braid
and more...

Please visit the link below for full descriptions of presenters and speakers:

http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/events/index.html#dec6

And here's a couple of thoughtful and challenging articles which touches on the media (mis?)interpretation of December 6.

http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/dec6/leearticle.html
http://www.rapereliefshelter.bc.ca/dec6/speech_sKearney.html

- - - - - - - - - -

To unsubscribe from this list, visit my homepage: http://www.adamabrams.com. Thanks!