Stand up to violence against women December 6
Fanshawe College will be holding
a memorial in the Alumni
Lounge on December 6 to remembe
14 lives that were lost from the
shooting at L'École Polytechnique
in 1989.
Parliament later declared in 1991 that December 6 would be the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Dayan Boyce, corporate communication officer for Fanshawe, said it has been a goal at the college to create a campus free from violence.
“[The memorial] is sort of an opportunity to reflect on ways to make the meaningful change to prevent violence both against women and violence generally in our society,” said Boyce. “We have to look at the atrocities that have happened so we can learn from them.”
The memorial will include a guest speaker from the community to address attendees, and 14 female student volunteers will place a candle and rose by pictures of the victims.
For Spec. Const. Brent Arseneault, the memorial serves as an awareness piece. “It's providing a voice for the victims,” he said. “We are taking a stand against violence. We are here to support one another through whatever crises that we're in, and we will help as much as we can.”
“An awareness piece is to bring attention to the matter,” said Arseneault. “Every person's going to take something different from the memorial, but it's to know that support structures are in place to help you and that we are here because we do care.”
For anyone in need of immediate assistance, both Boyce and Arseneault put Campus Security Services at the top of the contact list.
“There is also Counselling and Accessibility Services and [students] can tap into the resources there,” said Boyce. “They have incredible counsellors ... Everything is done in the strictest confidence.”
Parliament later declared in 1991 that December 6 would be the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Dayan Boyce, corporate communication officer for Fanshawe, said it has been a goal at the college to create a campus free from violence.
“[The memorial] is sort of an opportunity to reflect on ways to make the meaningful change to prevent violence both against women and violence generally in our society,” said Boyce. “We have to look at the atrocities that have happened so we can learn from them.”
The memorial will include a guest speaker from the community to address attendees, and 14 female student volunteers will place a candle and rose by pictures of the victims.
For Spec. Const. Brent Arseneault, the memorial serves as an awareness piece. “It's providing a voice for the victims,” he said. “We are taking a stand against violence. We are here to support one another through whatever crises that we're in, and we will help as much as we can.”
“An awareness piece is to bring attention to the matter,” said Arseneault. “Every person's going to take something different from the memorial, but it's to know that support structures are in place to help you and that we are here because we do care.”
For anyone in need of immediate assistance, both Boyce and Arseneault put Campus Security Services at the top of the contact list.
“There is also Counselling and Accessibility Services and [students] can tap into the resources there,” said Boyce. “They have incredible counsellors ... Everything is done in the strictest confidence.”
