PrintUNA remembers December 6 and presses for action to prevent violence against women and girls
Each year, United Nurses of Alberta remembers December 6 and continues to press for action to prevent violence against women and girls.
It has been 35 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 mourns the 14 engineering students who were murdered and recommits 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
