It was on December 6, 1989 that a gunman entered Montreals École Polytechnique and murdered 14 young women. They were singled out and killed because they were women. Since the Montreal massacre, as it has become known, December 6th has been designated as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. It serves to honour the 14 young women who died in an act of gender-based violence as well as a time to reflect on the issue of violence against women in our society. On December 6, 2013, Minister Marie-Claude Blais, Minister Responsible for Women’s Equality, MLAs, Government of New Brunswick employees and community partners will be commemorating this event with a candle lighting vigil All are invited to join us: 8:00am Chancery Place Lobby (The White Ribbon March Fredericton is a response to this tragic event and the issue of violence against women in our community. The White Ribbon Campaign Fredericton holds that violence against women is a mens issue. Engaging Men to End Mens Violence Against Women.)
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:10:28 +0000
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