Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Candlelight Vigil: National Day of Awareness and Action on Violence Against Women
On December 6, 1989, 14 women lost their lives at École Polytechnique de Montreal because they were women studying engineering. This act of violent misogyny led Parliament to designate December 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. As we continue to remember these women 35 years later, this day also brings awareness to the continuing occurrence of violence against women in our society.
Please join us at UFV’s annual vigil:
Friday, December 6, 2024
12:00 noon
Abbotsford Campus
Breezeway (outside, between buildings A & B)
If you have any questions regarding the vigil, please contact Christina Forcier at christina.forcier@ufv.ca.
It has been over 30 years since the murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal (December 6, 1989). This act of violent misogyny shook our country and led Parliament to designate December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
On December 6, we remember:
- 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
As we mourn their loss and remember their lives, we reaffirm our commitment to fight the hatred that led to this tragedy, and the misogyny that still exists today. In Canada and around the world, women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ individuals face unacceptable violence and discrimination. Gender-based violence in Canada has been magnified and amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been reports from police services, shelters, and local organization of an increase in calls related to gender-based violence across Canada during the pandemic.
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is about remembering those who have experienced gender-based violence and those who we have lost to it. It is also a time to take action. Achieving a Canada free from gender-based violence requires everyone living in this country to educate themselves and their families and communities on gender-based violence, centre the voices of survivors in our actions and speak up against harmful behaviours.
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Date(s): Friday, December 6Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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