A change is coming this year to the way in which the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is being marked at Memorial University.
The day of remembrance coincides with anniversary of one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history.
On December 6th, 1989 a gunman entered École Polytechnique in Montreal, and singled out the women from among the engineering students on campus.
Fourteen women died in the calculated attack.
This year a table will be set up in the main lobby of Memorial University’s Engineering building where daily silent vigils will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from December 4th to the 8th. On the 7th, a table will be set up on the third floor of the University Centre next to the RBC.
The Sexual Harassment Office at MUN says the change is meant to focus on how ending gender-based violence is everyone’s responsibility.
