If not me, who, and if not now, when!

Last week many cities across our country hosted events called “Take Back the Night”, focusing on the need to end violence against women. Even the need for such rallies once again remind us that Gender Equality is still not a reality in Canada or around the world. Embedded in this blog is a message from Emma Watson, of Harry Potter fame, who addressed the UN General Assembly with a strong message for men and women reminding us that this is not just a women’s issue, but it is also an issue for men as well. She has launched a “Heforshe” campaign, and although only 24 years old, reminds us that gender bias and gender violence will not change unless we all embrace this issue. “If not me, who, and if not now, when!”

Joan Atkinson CSJ

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada is situated on the Traditional Territories of:

the Mississauga Anishinaabeg adjacent to Haudenosaunee Territory and in the territory covered by the Williams Treaty, and Rice Lake Purchase Treaty 20

the Algonquin Anishnaabeg in the area covered by the Rideau Purchase or Treaty 27 and 27 ¼

the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and, the Lenape in the territory covered by Treaty 6 and Treaty 2 and,