MEDIA ADVISORY - 25 Years after December 6, 1989 Violence against Women is #NOTokay

YWCA Canada launches Rose Campaign and #NOTokay

OTTAWA, Nov. 21, 2014 /CNW/ -

WHAT:	YWCA Canada press conference on continuing violence against women and how to address it. YWCA Canada will launch Rose Campaign 2014 and #NOTokay, a new social media campaign that asks the public call attention to things they see and hear that promote violence against women. Speakers will discuss the brutal attack on Marlene Bird in Saskatchewan in June, the 2013 Bracebridge murder of Lindsay Wilson by her ex-boyfriend, and the need for public education to reduce violence.
WHO:	Paulette Senior, CEO, YWCA Canada, on 25 years since December 6, 1989
	Donna Brooks, CEO, YWCA Prince Albert on the case of Marlene Bird
	Brittany Eaton, RCMP Cadet, violence witness and survivor, on stalking
	Dianne Woloschuk, President, Canadian Teachers' Federation speaking to #NOTokay
WHEN & WHERE:
	Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 11:00am-11:30 am EST
	Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery - Charles Lynch Room
	130-S Centre Block, Parliament Hill
For  information and interviews:
	Laura Tilley, Communications Manager, YWCA Canada, 416- 962-8881 x 233.

About YWCA Canada:
YWCA Canada is the country's oldest and largest women's multi-service organization. Our 32 Member Associations across the country serve women and girls in nine provinces and two territories. YWCA Canada is the nation's single largest provider of shelter to women and children fleeing violence. For more information visit www.ywcacanada.ca, find us on Twitter @YWCA_Canada or at www.facebook.com/ywcacanada.  

SOURCE: YWCA Canada