women were killed by Marc Lepine
at L’ecole de Polytechnique in
Montreal.

Last Friday, at all three Douglas
College campuses ceremonies were
held in honour of the women killed
in the massacre.

The event was sponsored by the
Douglas College Student Society
and the Douglas College Women’s
Centre. Many members of the
Douglas College Student Society
were on hand dfiring the ceremony.
People passed around buttons and

The speech given at the

LAURA SELMAN

e are here today to
\ \ remember the 14
women killed at

L’ecole Polytechnique nine years
ago. In 1989, a disturbed man
entered I’ecole polytechnique in

Montreal and in cold blood shot
and killed 14 women, just because

 

they were women. Today, nine
years later, women worldwide

es to commemorate this
tragedy. People were also wearing
white ribbons protesting violence
against women. ;

In New Westminister, fourteen
people, members of the DCSS,
Women's Centre, College
Administration, BC Benefits and
regular students read the names of
the fourteen women killed and each
placed a white rose around the
names of the dead.

DCSS Athletics Rep, Kelly
Semple said, “These fourteen
women were slain just because they

were women. One deranged man
decided that they shouldn't be
around. It touches you to realize
that this could happen to any one of
us.”

She added, “[Reading the names
of the dead women] ... touches the
men a little bit deeper than the
women because men have been
bashed, that all men are evil and
that’s not what they are.”

Semple also said, “People are
more aware [of violence against
women since 1989]. It is not [just]
violence against women. It is vio-

lence against men
and children. That
is why we had male
and female presen-
ters.”

After they read
the names, there
was a moment of
silence for the
women killed in

Montreal.

e remembers the women killed in Montreal

 

remember and work together to
end violence against women and
children. This day has become
more than a remembrance; it has
become a day of action, a day of
forward thinking and movement.
In the student movement we look
to achieve a balance, with
everyone having equal rights and
no one not being able to have
their voice heard. This event is
being put on today by your

student union and we have had
opposition to having men
participants and presenters. Men
are not the enemy. Abusers and
murderers are. If we do not lean
on each other and depend on each
other for support, how can we
possibly further the cause? The
white ribbons you see some
people wearing are for an
increasingly strong campaign:
Men against violence against

C:0 O@.U lot LAM

memorial service

 

These are the names of the
women killed in Montreal:
Genevieve Bergeron, 21
Helene Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Maria Klueznik, 31
Maryse Laganiere, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 27
Sonia Pelletier, 23
Michele Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 21

 

 

women. In less than ten hours
some male students sitting at a
table collected donations, gave out
the white ribbons to men and
women and got over 300
signatures from men wanting to
end the violence. The more
people willing to stand up and
say, “no, this will not happen,”
the better for all of us and our
children. So we welcome
everyone—women, men, teens,

children—everyone to remember
and teach others. Violence against
anyone is wrong and it will no
longer happen silently. When we
take our moment of silence, think
of the women that had their lives
cut short. Think of the childrea
who will never exist. And think of
all the lives that we can save by
ending all violence.

CoE NT oR Se

Starving Student

DISCOUNT NIGHT

 

 

Just show your student ID card to participating retailers when
you shop the first Thursday of each month from 5pm to 9pm.

List of participating stores available at Customer Service, South Mall.

To make life a little easier, Coquitlam Centre
is offering Douglas College students, staff and

faculty a ‘student discount shopping night’.

a av

COQUITLAM CENTRE
making life a little easier
464 8357

Look for

Cantel

these Savings

and much more!

20% off

 

New York Fries

25% off

 

Pearle Vision

30% off

 

Devon Shoes

15% off

 

2nd Look Studios

10% off Services Only

 

Mappins Jewellers

10% off

 

Tabi International

10% off

 

McBean’s (upstairs)

25% off regular priced
merchandise

 

Taco Don

10% off

 

Shefield & Sons

5% off zippo lighters &
box of 25 cigars

 

Kazari Boutique

10% off regular priced
merchandise

 

OHM Drycleaners

20% off

 

Alive Health Centre

15% off regular priced
merchandise

 

 

 

Discounts not valid with any other promotions. Offers good at Coquitlam Centre only.

 

 

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