Dec 4, 2025 | Did You Know?, News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Today, we gather to mourn a tragedy that occurred on December 6, 1989. Near the end of the academic semester, a 25-year-old man entered École Polytechnique de Montréal, explicitly targeting and murdering 14 women—mostly engineering students—and injuring 14 other...
Dec 4, 2025 | Community Notices
Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, December 4, 2025 New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways: Montreal Massacre Memorial Services for Victims of Violence 2) Tomorrow – Montreal Massacre Memorial Services – Friday, December 5, 2025...
Dec 4, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Did You Know?, Purple Ribbon Campaign
In Montreal on December 6th, 1989, 14 women were murdered in a mass shooting targeting women, at l’École Polytechnique. The 25-year-old perpetrator began his misogynistic violence in an Engineering classroom, and after telling the men to leave he singled out and shot...
Nov 27, 2025 | Community Notices
Welcome to our Community Events and Notices E-News for Thursday, November 27, 2025 New listings this week: 1) 50 Ways: A PEI History of the Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence Against Women 2) Purple Ribbon Campaign Resources Are Available 3) Montreal...
Nov 27, 2025 | 50th Anniversary 1975-2025, Now Available, Purple Ribbon, Purple Ribbon Campaign
The origins and need for the Purple Ribbon Campaign Against Violence Against Women arise from the horrific act of misogynistic terrorism in Canada known as the Montreal Massacre. In Montreal on December 6th, 1989, 14 women were murdered in a mass shooting targeting...
