Every year on March 1st, the disability community comes together to remember the victims of filicide – people with disabilities killed by their family members. Vigils are held on the Day of Mourning in cities around the world.
Since 2012, Autistic Self Advocacy Network and other disability rights organizations have come together at local vigils across the country to mourn those losses, bring awareness to these tragedies, and demand justice and equal protection under the law for all people with disabilities.
Ways to participate:
- Visit Disability-Memorial.org, a memorial to the people with disabilities who were victims of filicide. Active cataloging of cases started in mid-2014; the site contains cases from 1980 to the present.
- Attend a vigil. A list of vigils taking place across the country can be found on Autistic Self-Advocacy Network’s website.
- There is also an online vigil happening on March 1st, 5 pm to 7 pm MST/ 6 pm to 8 pm CST
- Download the 2023 Anti-Filicide Toolkit for tools and resources you can use in your own communities. The toolkit also includes information on understanding and responding to filicide, frequently asked questions about filicide, and a guidebook for Day of Mourning vigil site coordinators.
SLN is committed to sharing resources and information to support sibling tools and support to advocate with their brothers and sisters. Visit our Resources section for more support.