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A special 'Thank You' to everyone who helped make

A special 'Thank You' to everyone who helped make this year’s Shoe Memorial a meaningful and powerful event.To all our union and community members who donated shoes, shared stories, volunteered their time, and supported the cause—your generosity helped honour the lives of women, girls and gender-diverse people lost to violence.We extend our gratitude to our guest speakers @lorelei.williams, @jenniferwhitesidenewwest, and @susibcfedprez for their courage and commitment to raising awareness. Your voices made this year’s memorial especially impactful.Thank you for standing with us, remembering with us, and helping keep this important work alive.

Each December 6th, we commemorate the National Day

Each December 6th, we commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women by holding a Shoe Memorial in a public place.This year, we are at Hyack Square in New Westminster, honouring the memory of murdered women and girls by displaying their names and placing a pair of shoes to represent each victim.December 6 is the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, where 36 years ago, 14 women were murdered in an attack motivated by misogyny.Started by the late Pat Kelln, the Shoe Memorial is a powerful public display and reminder of how so many women and girls continue to be killed as a result of gender-based violence.

Will you join us tomorrow at Hyack Square in New W

Will you join us tomorrow at Hyack Square in New Westminster?Every December 6, UFCW Local 247 and 1518 members honour the memory of murdered women and girls by collecting shoes and displaying them in a public place. We join together, and together with powerful speakers, we generate important conversations about how gender-based violence affects our communities. The shoes we've collected are later donated to women and children in need. 👠The Shoe Memorial is just one way in which we can take action on National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.Here are the details:🗓️ December 6, 2025
⌚ 10 AM – 2 PM PST. Speeches at Noon
📍Hyack Square (800 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC)Press release in the comments

On this International Day of Persons with Disabili

On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we join with other organizations around the world in fostering disability inclusive workplaces.Part of that means transforming our perceptions about what being affected by a disability "looks like." Quite often, however, the challenges our coworkers face are not so visible.Neurodiversity, the different ways in which our brains are wired, impacts how we are able to function in society, including at work.While this sometimes may require accommodation on the part of employers and coworkers, it always requires us starting from being understanding of each other.When we break through the stigma and assumptions about what it means to be affected by a disability, we build more accessible and inclusive workplaces.

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