Community Event
Remembering the victims of Dec. 6
December 5, 2022
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For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community will be joining together in person without gathering restrictions for a live ceremony to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Dec. 6. The national day memorializes the 14 women who were murdered at l카지노 게임 컬렉션École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. It is a day to remember the victims and think about the effects that gender-based violence has had 카지노 게임 컬렉션 and continues to have 카지노 게임 컬렉션 on society.
The ceremony is organized by students in the Engineering Society, and it will be held in the Beamish-Munro Hall atrium at 11 a.m.
카지노 게임 컬렉션It is important for all of us never to forget the horrific acts of violence that occurred on Dec. 6, 1989,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Kevin Deluzio, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. 카지노 게임 컬렉션The 14 victims were targeted because they were women, and the engineering community needs to honour their memory by continually striving to be more inclusive and equitable. I hope people from across the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community join us in reflecting on the significance of this day.카지노 게임 컬렉션
During the ceremony, 14 members of the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community will read the names of the 14 victims, share facts about their lives, and reflect on why it is important to remember them. A moment of silence will follow.
This year will also be the first opportunity for many Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community members to observe the day in the presence of the permanent Dec. 6 memorial in Beamish-Munro Hall. The memorial was designed by Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s alumna Haley Adams (Sc카지노 게임 컬렉션21), and it was unveiled in 2020.
카지노 게임 컬렉션The centerpiece of the memorial is the white rose, which is surrounded by a petal for each of the women who lost their lives that day. The petals drift along the wall, representing the idea that although we move forward, their memories are with us,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Adams. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It is my hope that this memorial can act as a gentle reminder to this generation of engineers that diversity in the profession is our strength. Only when the engineering community reflects the society we serve can we best design for the needs of our communities.카지노 게임 컬렉션