Honouring our beloved daughters, sisters and friends: NUPGE - Dec. 6, 2003 Montreal tragedy happened 14 years ago today
Canadians called to remember and take action against violence against women: Status of Women Canada News Release dd Dec. 6, 2003

Ottawa - The National Union of Public and General Employees is again urging members across the country to pause and reflect, and take action at a personal level, in honour of the 14 women who died 14 years ago in Montreal.

On December 6, 1989, these young women at the Ecole Polytechnique tragically lost their lives to one man's hate.

Let us remember each of these women by name:

'Today we mourn, but we know that we must also continue to work for change.'

These are the beloved daughters, sisters and friends whose spirit, vitality and intelligence are deeply missed to this day and lost to us forever.

National President James Clancy stated:

"To honour the memory of those 14 young women, it is appropriate for all Canadians to pause and reflect on this national day of remembrance and action on violence against women. Today we mourn, but we know that we must also continue to work for change. We owe it to their memories to eradicate the poison in our society that deprived them of life just because they were women - the violence that still continues to rob women of the right to a safe, productive and happy life. Violence against women must end."

The National Union would also like to use this opportunity to pay tribute to the courage and dignity of survivors of acts of violence against women and to praise the numerous defence groups, parents and friends, whose support is invaluable to these women.

Canadians called to remember and take action against violence against women - Status of Women Canada News Release dd December 6, 2003

(Excerpted from the Canadian Social Research Links newsletter dd Dec. 7, 2003 published by Gilles Seguin)

OTTAWA -- Canadians across the country will reflect on the lives of women and girls who are survivors of violence and remember those who died as a result of violence. Candlelight vigils, memorial services, and film viewings and discussions are just some of the many ways Canadians will mark December 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women." http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/newsroom/news2003/1206_e.html

Related information and products http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/dec6/index_e.html

Calendar of Activities (List of Dec. 6 activities across the country)
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/dates/dec6/calendar_e.html

Related Links:

Violence against women: old news
December 6, 2003
"In North America, women find themselves in an increasingly precarious position."
http://www.rabble.ca/news_full_story.shtml?x=29000

Violence against women 'still a sickness'
Victims of massacre in Montreal recalled as new cases shock 'Crimes are different but cause the same,' mourner says December 7, 2003 http://tinyurl.com/y3tc
Source: The Toronto Star

Montreal Massacre quietly remembered
http://tinyurl.com/y3to
Source: CTV.ca

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