Remembering Women Murdered by Men: Memorials Across Canada March 29, 2006

"Each memorial tells at least two stories: the terrible one of unremitting violence against women and the triumphant one of women joining against all odds to seize public space, name the violence, and insist that society remember. This book is the first to record over thirty of these monuments, and in so doing names the women remembered and the circumstances of their deaths. The authors document the response of the feminist community and the initiatives taken to build memorials along with the official attempts to keep these memorials out of public view. Acts of remembrance are also expressed through annual vigils and demonstrations. In Vancouver, the Aboriginal women's Valentine's Day March; in Chatham, the annual march and memorial service for victims of sexual harassment; the December 6th candlelight vigils in communities across the country."

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