Yesterday marked the 16 year anniversary of the “Montreal Massacre” that left 14 women dead.
On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lepine opened fire at Montreal's École Polytechnique, targeting the female engineering students. He screamed, “I hate feminists.” He then turned his gun on himself.
At yesterday’s memorial ceremony, organizers called for an end of violence against women:
"We're asking for a 10-year campaign to raise awareness, and change behaviour toward women," Michele Asselin, president of the Quebec Women's Federation...Organizers distributed white ribbons and candles at the Place du 6 decembre 1989, and called for a minute's silence in honour of the women killed at the engineering school.
Most of the women killed in 1989 were in their 20s--blogger Shaky remembers them by name.
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As the above quote hints at, this massacre inspired the "White Ribbon Campaign." The project aims to encourage men to raise awareness about violence against women and to act as agents to stop that violence. The campaign is gaining strength in the United States, as well. If you're not familiar with the NGO that runs this project, definitely check them out. (I heart progressive men.)