by Marcia | Dec 2, 2025 | December 6th Memorial, Events
36 years ago, on December 6th, 1989, fourteen young women were murdered at the École Polytechnique de Montréal because a man believed they didn’t belong there. Salt Spring Island resident Lucie Wheeler, the first female refinery engineer for Shell Canada, graduated...
by Marcia | Nov 25, 2025 | December 6th Memorial, Events, News
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begin today with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Around the world, communities mark these 16 days by learning, speaking up, and taking concrete steps to prevent gender-based...
by Marcia | Nov 25, 2024 | December 6th Memorial, Events
Learn about 16 ways you can help end gender-based violence (GBV) during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Acknowledge the problem. Everyone in Canada – women, men, transgender and gender diverse people – can be a victim of gender-based...
by Marcia | Dec 6, 2022 | December 6th Memorial, Events
Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. With a vigil in Centennial Park, we remember the 14 young women who were killed in an act of violent misogyny at Polytechnique Montréal on December 1989 and all the other women who have...
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