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December 6th is the anniversary of the horrific mass murder of 14 women at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal 31 years ago, in 1989.
in 1991, Canada’s Parliament formally recognized this date as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in an effort to acknowledge the sense of grief associated with this loss and reflect on the impact of violence against women in our society.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many traditional public gatherings have been replaced this year with virtual vigils and events have been planned to mourn the loss and honour the memory of the victims:
- Geneviève Bergeron
- Hélène Colgan
- Nathalie Croteau
- Barbara Daigneault
- Anne-Marie Edward
- Maud Haviernick
- Maryse Laganière
- Maryse Leclair
- Anne-Marie Lemay
- Sonia Pelletier
- Michèle Richard
- Annie St-Arneault
- Annie Turcotte
- Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Please consider joining these virtual events:
Virtual Vigil presented by the New Westminster & District Labour Council, starting at 6:00 pm. Featuring special guests MLA Rachna Singh, BC Federation of Labour Secretary-Treasurer Sussanne Skidmore, Louella Vincent of HEU, Julia MacRae of the Surrey Teachers' Assn and Balbir Gurm of NEVR. Please register for this Zoom event here.
Virtual Memorial sponsored by Public Service Alliance of Canada Vancouver Island Regional Women’s Committee, starting at 5:00 pm, RSVP required, sign up at https://psacbc.com/end-violence-against-women-virtual-memorial.
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