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#December6, 1989. They died because they were women.
Today is National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. #Polytechnique #16Days

"Remembrance comes with a responsibility to act."
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/montreal-massacre-ecole-polytechnique-canada-women-engineering-gun-control-230328712.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALpDRfMvqthpVL-tthw10dKi9cAFrM9CVWRduJkdvaLikjSwbYvfcDJV6_R2-GIwJ27GRPJB0ChQeg0sW-v_FIUDuuXjgLJ1YoVoXIt83DdYZ0UV2GkswR2ExPzT61qLTkBLyaqkny-bG_bh9WFds9P82DRuph_l2ogkMYSKSiRJ via @Polysesouvient #MontrealMassacre #ViolenceAgainstWomen #GunControl

The anniversary of the Polytechnique massacre, which left 14 women dead, has become a day to reflect and call for action to end gender-based violence. This year, the public ceremonies will be replaced by quiet reflection. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ceremonies-to-mark-31st-anniversary-of-polytechnique-killings-go-virtual-1.5830266 #December6 #ViolenceAgainstWomen

What if we were as serious about ending #ViolenceAgainstWomen as ending the pandemic? by @LizRenzetti https://theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-what-if-we-were-as-serious-about-ending-violence-as-ending-the/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links via @GlobeDebate @Polysesouvient #MontrealMassacre #16Days

Opinion: What if we were as serious about ending violence as ending the pandemic?

Lessons from the COVID-19 public health response could be a model for ending violence against women

https://theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-what-if-we-were-as-serious-about-ending-violence-as-ending-the/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

Three women, three stories: How their grief turned to action against violence, by @picardonhealth (Dec. 6, 1992) https://picardonhealth.tumblr.com/post/104415642734/polytechnique-massacre-three-years-later via @globeandmail @Polysesouvient #GunControl #ViolenceAgainstWomen #16Days

Right after the #MontrealMassacre, many wouldn’t acknowledge that all the victims were women. It was more than just disbelief. Excerpt from "Because They Were Women," by @Josee_Boileau https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/12/06/right-after-the-montreal-massacre-many-wouldnt-acknowledge-that-all-the-victims-were-women-it-was-more-than-just-disbelief.html via @torontostar #Polytechnique #ViolenceAgainstWomen #misogyny

Right after the Montreal Massacre, many wouldn’t acknowledge that all the victims were women. It...

It soon became impossible to ignore that this was an attack against women. But few could agree on what that meant.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/12/06/right-after-the-montreal-massacre-many-wouldnt-acknowledge-that-all-the-victims-were-women-it-was-more-than-just-disbelief.html

'You can never put it behind you' - Nathalie Provost, shot four times during the #Polytechnique massacre, came perilously close to becoming victim No. 15, but survived, by @TuThanhHa, Ingrid Peritz (Dec. 6, 2004)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/you-can-never-put-it-behind-you/article1145175/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links
via @globeandmail #ViolenceAgainstWomen

The front page of the Montreal Gazette Dec. 7, 1989.
via @mtgazette #MontrealMassacre #femicide #ViolenceAgainstWomen #WomenInSTEM

14 points of light. #December6, National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

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