IGC marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

IGC marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Institute for Research of Genocide Canada {IGC} remembers the 14 female students of École Polytechnique who lost their lives 29 years ago due to an act of hate. We will never forget them 
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
These are the 14 women whose lives were cut short by the hate of one man on December 6, 1989. We will never forget them. IGC marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, created after 14 women were slain at Montreal’s l’École Polytechnique in 1989. They died because they were women. They died because they dared to break down barriers and enter fields dominated by men. We lost their leadership, their example and the contributions they never had a chance to make.