US EditionEvents to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989
Ceremonies across Canada honor 14 women killed in an anti-feminist attack, featuring 15 beams of light at Mount Royal and participation by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
- Polytechnique Montréal and other sites will pay tribute to the 14 women murdered 36 years ago on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
- Perpetrator Marc Lépine ranted about feminists before the anti-feminist attack 36 years ago and took his own life, while Polytechnique commemorates victims including Geneviève Bergeron and Hélène Colgan.
- Organizers say the evening ceremony will include families, dignitaries and Prime Minister Mark Carney, while 15 beams of light illuminate Mount Royal with an added beam since last year for femicide victims.
- Across Canada, schools and communities will host events on Dec. 6 to extend remembrance beyond Montreal and promote action on violence against women tied to White Ribbon Day.
- Organizers note the memorial now includes an added beam since last year for victims of femicide, as the 36th anniversary at Polytechnique Montréal keeps the massacre central to remembrance.
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In a moment full of emotion, 14 light beams pierced the sky on Saturday in tribute to the 14 women killed in polytechnics on 6 December 1989.
Honours were paid to the 14 victims of this anti-feminist attack throughout the day in Montreal.
On the morning of the 36th anniversary of the bombing of the École Polytechnique, rose sheaves were laid on Saturday morning in front of the institution's main pavilion, near the commemorative plaque, in the presence of representatives of the institution and student associations.
Advocates make time to remember the École Polytechnique Montreal massacre at U of R
During a bustling last day of classes at the University of Regina, advocates paused routines to honour the 14 women targeted by a gunman at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal on Dec. 6, 1989.
Winnipeg Free Press
Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989
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