A Video to Relive the Spirit of Solidarity in the 2025 World March of Women

More than 16,000 people took part in the 2025 World March of Women, held in Québec City on October 18. This edition carried special significance, marking the 30th anniversary of Bread and Roses, the historic 1995 march that brought renewed attention to the urgent need to uphold women’s rights. That landmark event left a lasting imprint on the collective imagination, challenged political perspectives, and paved the way for the creation of the World March of Women in 2000.

The Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM) maintain a deep and enduring connection with this movement. Several Sisters took part in the 1995 March to support their fellow Sister, Sr. Lise Gagnon, who walked from Montreal to Québec City alongside women from all walks of life. Actively engaged in community organizations in Montreal’s South Centre neighbourhood, she still recalls that experience as a defining moment.

Thirty years later, Sr. Lise continues to carry that flame. Having participated in every edition since 1995, she once again joined the March in 2025, surrounded by women and men united around the powerful message: “Together, still marching to transform the world!”

She was accompanied by Sofia Elena Ranke Farro, partner with the SNJM Justice and Peace Committee (Québec), and her family; Kavitha Culam, recently involved with the CATHII–UN project and the Centre des femmes d’ici et d’ailleurs; Josée Desrosiers, an SNJM co-worker; and many other committed participants.

“Let yourself be immersed in the atmosphere of this unifying event, filled with hope and carried forward by a new generation that is just as determined and vibrant,” concludes Sr. Lise, paying tribute to the work of Sofia Elena, who created a commemorative video capsule of the March.