12/06/2024
Honouring the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
35 years ago, 14 women at L'École Polytechnique in Montreal were murdered and 13 others were injured in a senseless act of violence. There is for gender-based violence, not at home, not at the workplace, not at school, not in public, not online. Nowhere.
HONOURING THE NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
On this National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the Southern Chiefs’ Organization honours the 14 women who were killed at Polytechnique Montréal on this day in 1989.
We solemnly remember their names: 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, and Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz. Violent misogyny drove the tragic killings of these 14 women.
First Nation women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people continue to face violence in their lives. We mourn the loss of those who have been stolen from us.
Women are sacred and deserve to be safe and protected. SCO reaffirms our commitment to stand up and take action to end gender-based violence.
To learn more about what you can do to help end gender-based violence, please visit our webpage that shares 16 actions to end gender-based violence: https://scoinc.mb.ca/16-actions/
For anyone who is impacted by gender-based violence and needs support, please reach out to our Mobile Crisis Response Team at:
Toll Free #: 1-877-SCO-2880 (1-877-726-2880)
Email: [email protected]
The MCRT is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
