"The candle glows
so follow the flame
the light and hope that ease the pain..."
Til the World Ends. Three Dog Night 06/75.
On December 6, 1989, fourteen female engineering students from the ecole polytechnique
in Montreal, PQ were mercilessly gunned down by a deranged gunman, simply because
they were women.The Government of Canada proclaimed December 6 as a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
In 1990, the Women's Action Coalition of Nova Scotia launched a Purple Ribbon Campaign to pay tribute to the fourteen women murdered December 6, 1989 in Montreal to raise public awareness on violence against women.
Members of the tiny community of Bear River, Nova Scotia, have marked their
remembrance of this tragedy by the floating of candles down the Bear River to honour
memory of all victims of violence; those who have died as well as giving hope to those victims who still survive.
Some members of the area wear the purple ribbon year-round to remind us that violence is
an everyday occurrence.
Some Helpful and informative links
Internet Candle Light Vigil...
The Montreal Massacre
Remembering the Fourteen
National Day of Remembrance
The Purple Ribbon Campaign
CAVEAT Canadians Against Violence Everywhere Adovating its Termination
Criminal Code of Canada
Canadian Charter of Rights
Rate your risk of being a crime victim
Blue Ribbon Campaign for Free Speech
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