Vancouver Island Univerisity (VIU) gathered this week to remember the worst act of violent misogyny in Canadian history. It has been over 30 years since the École Polytechnique Montreal massacre that took the lives of 14 women on Dec. 6, 1989.
The day is a part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign which begins November 25, the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women and goes until December 10, World Human Rights Day.
The vigil at VIU had speakers, poets, a singer and a dancer. All gathered to honour the 14 women and those living through and those lost to gender-based violence.
