Media Advisory - End Violence Against Women Candlelight Vigil, December 6th, Holland Park, Surrey

VANCOUVER, Dec. 5, 2014 /CNW/ - The British Columbia Federation of Labour and the Public Service Alliance of Canada are sponsoring a candlelight vigil at Holland Park in Surrey on December 6^th, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada.

This year, December 6^th marks the 25^th anniversary of the murder of 14 women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.

Members of the public will gather to reflect on violence against women, call upon the federal government to announce a national action plan to deal with all forms of violence against women, and collect donations for local women's organizations.

• What: End Violence Against Women Candlelight Vigil
• When: 4:30PM to 6PM, Saturday December 6^th 2014
• Where: Holland Park, 13428 Old Yale Road, Surrey BC

Scheduled Speakers:

• Bruce Ralston, MLA, Surrey-Whalley
• Sue Hammell, MLA, Surrey-Green Timbers
• Chantel O'Neill, Representative, Canadian Labour Congress Pacific Region
• Joyce Galuska, Aboriginal Workers Representative, BC Federation of Labour
• Irene Lanzinger, President, BC Federation of Labour

SOURCE: Public Service Alliance of Canada

Jaime Matten, BC Federation of Labour, [phone]