US EditionEvents to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989
Commemorative events include an evening ceremony and 15 beams of light on Mount Royal to honor the 14 women killed in the 1989 anti-feminist attack.
- 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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Winnipeg Free Press
Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989
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Polytechnique Montréal will pay tribute, on Saturday, to the 14 women murdered 36 years ago in the University of Engineering during an anti-feminist attack. Wreaths of white roses will be laid in front of a commemorative plaque at the main building of the École Polytechnique, during a morning ceremony in the presence of members of the university community. In the evening, 15 bright beams will illuminate the sky above Mount Royal: 14 beams are in…
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