PrintUNA remembers December 6 and presses for action to prevent violence against women and girls
It has been 34 years since the vicious act of gender-based violence that took the lives of 14 young women at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. On December 6, United Nurses of Alberta mourned the 14 engineering students who were murdered and recommitted to reflect on the impact of violence against women in our society.
The anniversary of December 6, 1989, known as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, also represents an opportunity for all Canadians to think about how reporting of violence against women has grown in recent years.
Communities and individuals must speak out. All levels of government must continue to be reminded of their responsibility to take meaningful steps to prevent all forms of violence against women and girls in Canada, including measures to restrict the possession and misuse of firearms.
Working on the front lines of health care, Alberta’s nurses see the impact of violence against women, and sometimes experience it themselves in their own workplaces and homes.
We remember each of the 14 young women who lost their lives on December 6, 1989:
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
