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From YouTube: NOVEMBER 25 2019 Statements Mitzi Dean
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
41st Parliament
NOVEMBER 25 2019 Statements Mitzi Dean
A
Remember
for
ask
why
mama
chosen
everyone
deserves
to
live
a
life
free
of
the
threat
of
violence
in
BC.
There
are
over
1000
physical
or
sexual
assaults
against
women
every
week,
indigenous
racialized,
transgender
and
LGBTQ
2's,
plus
people
are
even
more
likely
to
be
targeted
to
many
women,
transgender
and
non-binary
people
are
hurt
and
killed
because
of
their
gender.
We
must
eliminate
this
preventable
trauma
starting
today.
A
The
16
days
of
activism
against
gender-based
violence
is
an
annual
international
campaign
that
runs
from
the
International
Day
for
the
elimination
of
violence
against
women
to
December
the
10th
Human
Rights
Day
Canadians
also
recognized
December
6
as
National
Day
of
Remembrance
and
action
on
violence
against
women.
This
date
was
chosen
to
commemorate
the
lives
of
the
14
women
killed
in
the
Montreal
massacre
at
Ecole
Polytechnique
on
December
6
1989.
A
The
massacre
was
an
explicitly
misogynistic
attack
with
the
killer
separating
men
and
women
and
screaming
I
hate
feminists,
as
he
committed
his
murders.
Violence
is
also
a
threat
in
homes.
Today
we
announced
11
more
projects
to
build
transition,
housing
and
second
stage
housing
for
women
and
their
children
breaking
away
from
violence.
We
know
it
is
long
overdue.
We
heard
about
Patricia
this
morning
who
had
accessed
the
safe
transition
house
in
Duncan,
but
had
to
leave
and
couldn't
find
safe
housing
and
she
killed
herself.