#WrappedinCourage

November is…Woman Abuse Prevention Month

Why do you wear your purple scarf?

For the last decade, #WrappedinCourage has been growing awareness of gender-based violence across Ontario through purple scarves. These scarves mean something different to everyone who wears them. Some wear a purple scarf during #WomanAbusePrevention month and the #16DaysofActivism to #EndGBV to show their support for local GBV services, while some are signalling to survivors that they are believed, valued and never alone.

For some, they wear a purple scarf to remember those who lost their lives to femicide and show they are committed to change. 

In 2021 in Ontario, every 8 days a woman or child was killed by a man known to them, including their current or former intimate partner, a family member or another known relationship. 

Awareness is not enough. This year during the 10th Anniversary of the Wrapped in Courage campaign we are asking Ontario to reflect on why they wear their purple scarves, and what action they will take to address the rising femicide rates across Ontario. Because every life lost to #femicide is one life too many.

Awareness is not enough. This year during the 10th Anniversary of the Wrapped in Courage campaign we are asking Ontario to reflect on why they wear their purple scarves, and what action they will take to address the rising femicide rates across Ontario. Because every life lost to #femicide is one life too many.

Femicides are preventable tragedies with devastating and irreversible impacts on communities and families across Ontario.

Femicide rates are on the rise in Ontario, with over 40 femicides reported by @OAITH since last November.

This month during #WomanAbusePreventionMonth, take action to address the high rates of femicide in Ontario by wearing a @WrappedinCourage #purplescarf. Let your friends, family, and community know why you support the campaign, and what your purple scarf means to you.

Check out the www.wrappedincourage.ca to learn more about the campaign, see a list of participating agencies, and view a video of the 2022 10th Anniversary #WrappedinCourage Scarf being made! 

#10YearsofActionandAwareness

#PurpleScarf

@WrappedinCourage

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