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Sunday will be white ribbon day, commemorating the 31st anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. The mass killing of women BECAUSE they were women and (or so the killer speculated) feminists. So this week's donation goes to the Shoebox Project, devoted to providing shoebox-sized collections of essentials (and perhaps one or two luxuries) to women living in shelters. Many of them would be victims of family or intimate partner violence, although some could be homeless for other reasons.

In previous years, friends or families or co-workers have sometimes banded together to assemble actual shoeboxes to drop off at various locations but this year that's not happening. Less hands-on, more virtual, in the name of Covid-safety. But needless to say, monetary donations are needed more than ever! Details may be found here:

https://www.shoeboxproject.com/ottawa.html