Violence Awareness Days

There are a number of days throughout the year that can be used as opportunities to raise awareness on the issue of violence in the workplace and help change the way we, as a society, think about the issue.

March 8th - International Women’s Day
April 28th - Annual Day of Mourning for Workers who have been killed or injured at work
November 25th - Annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
December 6th - National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
The White Ribbon campaign runs from Nov. 25 to Dec. 6 each year

The sample letter to the editor provided in this kit can be modified and used to continue to raise awareness on the issue.
Letters to the editor have a better chance of getting printed if they are tied to a current event such as one of the days listed
above or when a violent act in a local workplace makes the news.

Awareness to Action

Unfortunately, awareness is not enough to convince employers to implement the interventions needed to protect workers from violent acts.  If voluntary measures worked, we would already see these interventions in every workplace across Ontario.

In Ontario it is time to move from awareness to action. Our message to this government must be loud and clear,