Dec. 6 Memorial
Standing up to violence against women
December 6, 2023
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A Smith Engineering student reads a brief outline of one of the 14 victims of the Polytechnique Montreal shooting during the memorial service on Wednesday, Dec. 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Queen’s University marked the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Wednesday with community members taking part in a memorial for the victims of the Dec. 6, 1989 shooting at Polytechnique Montreal.
In the annual event, hosted by the Engineering Society and Smith Engineering at Queen's, 14 women, representing students, staff, and faculty, held roses, lit candles, and read a brief outline of each of the victims, which included 12 engineering students, one nursing student, and one staff member. A total of 14 others were injured in the shooting.
The national flag was also lowered to mark the day.
A key part of the ongoing remembrance is a permanent Dec. 6 memorial in Beamish-Munro Hall. The memorial was designed by Queen’s alumna Haley Adams (Sc’21) and was unveiled in 2020.
We remember:
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 23
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 21
Heidi Ploeg, the Queen's Chair for Women in Engineering, speaks during the Dec. 6 memorial event in Beamish-Munro Hall.
