Thursday, December 6 at 5:30 pm
Women’s Monument, Colbourne St, Perth
On December 6, 1989, 13 female students and a female administrator at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal were murdered by Marc Lépine in the name of “fighting feminism”. The event shocked our nation and led Parliament to designate December 6 as a national day of remembrance.
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women is about remembering victims, as well as a time to take action. We each have the responsibility to stand up against misogyny, sexism, and hate in our community, country and around the world.
Please join Lanark County Interval House on December 6th at the Women’s Monument in Perth to remember those lives lost due to gender-based violence. We also invite you to use the time to reflect on how you can take concrete action to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls in Lanark County and beyond.
All genders welcome and encouraged to attend. You may choose to wear purple as a sign of solidarity with all those who who have experience violence at the hands of men and advocate for a world from from gender-based violence.
