The École Polytechnique memorial, with the school crest, 14 names, and the date engraved on black granite. Genevieve Hélen BERGERON COLGAN Nathalie Barbara CROTEAU DAIGNEAULT Anne-Marie Maud EDWARD HAVIERNICK Maryse Maryse LAGANIERE LECLAIR Anne-Marie Sonia LEMAY PELLETIER Michele Annie RICHARD ST-ARNEAULT Annie Barbara KLUCZNIK TURCOTTE WIDAJEWICZ 6 DECEMBRE 1989

I should only ever have learned these names had I met them as graduates, working in the Canadian engineering sector.

Instead I memorized them decades ago, while laying white roses at memorial gardens at another engineering school. #14NotForgotten

The École Polytechnique memorial, with the school crest, 14 names, and the date engraved on black granite. Genevieve Hélen BERGERON COLGAN Nathalie Barbara CROTEAU DAIGNEAULT Anne-Marie Maud EDWARD HAVIERNICK Maryse Maryse LAGANIERE LECLAIR Anne-Marie Sonia LEMAY PELLETIER Michele Annie RICHARD ST-ARNEAULT Annie Barbara KLUCZNIK TURCOTTE WIDAJEWICZ 6 DECEMBRE 1989

I should only ever have learned these names if I had met them as graduates or working in professional roles in the Canadian engineering profession.

Instead I memorized them decades ago while laying white roses at memorial gardens at other engineering schools.

#14NotForgotten #Polytechnique

#14NotForgotten #RememberThe14 #December6 #NationalDayofRemembrance #16Days #NoExcuse #EndGBV #WomenInSTEM #STEMWomen #WomenInEngineering #InclusionInEngineering #NSERC_CRSNG #WISEPlanet

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Maryse Laganière, 25, worked in the #engineering school’s finance dept. “She was always smiling and was always appreciated by her colleagues.” 4 months earlier, Laganière had married Jean-François Larivée, a former École Polytech student. #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Maryse Leclair, 23, was a 4th-yr materials #engineering student. Maryse was the eldest of four girls. “Very intelligent and a woman of character. She had all the talent in the world and a promising future.” #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Maud Haviernick, 29, was a 2nd-yr #engineering student, specializing in composite metals. She already had earned a degree in environmental design from UQAM. One of three Haviernick sisters, Maud had an energetic personality. #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Known as “Mimi” by her family, Michèle Richard, 21, was a 2nd-yr metallurgical #engineering student. She was the oldest of two children raised by a single mother, her best friend and confidante. She was a strong student, adored by everyone #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

Sexism, misogyny, imbalance of power & control continue to impact women all over the world. We can't take our gains here in Canada for granted; it takes deliberate, concerted, sustained effort & the courage to accept nothing less than equality for the women & girls in our lives. #14NotForgotten

Geneviève Bergeron,
Hélène Colgan,
Nathalie Croteau,
Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward,
Maud Haviernick,
Maryse Laganière,
Maryse Leclair,
Anne-Marie Lemay,
Sonia Pelletier,
Michèle Richard,
Annie St-Arneault,
Annie Turcotte,
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz. 💜 #14notforgotten #16days

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Hélène Colgan, 23, was in her final yr of mechanical #engineering and was interested in pursuing a master's. Her father said she was a studious young woman and would read anything she could get her hands on. #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Geneviève Bergeron, 21, was a 2nd-yr scholarship student in mechanical #engineering. She was a music lover who played the clarinet and sang in a professional choir. She considered studying music in university, but instead chose engineering #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

Today, we remember the victims of the École Polytechnique massacre as aspiring engineers with bright futures ahead of them.

This day challenges us to confront systemic inequities & build pathways where diverse perspectives are welcomed & celebrated.

#16Days #RememberThe14 #14NotForgotten

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz 31 was a 1st-yr nursing student. Barbara & her husband had moved to Montreal from Poland in 1987. A trained economist, she decided to make a career change as her husband, a physician, worked toward his Cdn quals #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Barbara Daigneault, 22, was expecting to graduate from mech #engineering at the end of the yr. She was a TA for her father, Pierre Daigneault - a mech eng professor with the city's other French-language engineering school UQAM #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Granby, Que native Annie Turcotte, 20, was a gentle and athletic woman who was as comfortable taking apart cars as she was baking with her mother. She went into metallurgical #engineering w/ dreams of improving the environment #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

#14notforgotten
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Anne-Marie Lemay
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Daigneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Genevieve Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Leclair
Maryse Laganière
www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

white ribbon with white button, red text "14 not forgotten December 6, 1989", light red silhouette of candle

Remembering Montréal, December 6, 1989.
#14notforgotten

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - Canada.ca Information on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and why we commemorated tragedy at Polytechnique Montréal.

14 women were massacred in 1989 (+10 more injured) at École Polytechnique in Montreal. They were targeted because of their gender & are remembered every year on Dec. 6.

#NationalDayofRemembrance #14NotForgotten

www.canada.ca/en/women-gen...

Picture shows a white ribbon looped once and pinned on a black dress shirt with a University of Alberta Engineering pin

I remember.

Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte

#14notforgotten

www.polymtl.ca/december6

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Annie St-Arneault, 23, was a mech #engineering student from La Tuque, Que. Youngest of 3 and the 1st girl, Annie was a bright child who had a keen interest in ecology. She represented her local 4-H club at the provincial level in her youth #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Anne-Marie Lemay, 22, was a 4th-year mechanical #engineering student. The elder of the two Lemay sisters from a Montreal suburb. Outside of her studies, she sang in a rock band and was helping raise funds for a class trip overseas. #14notforgotten #EndGBV www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...

École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14 On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.

Sonia Pelletier, 28, was the head of her class and the pride of St-Ulric, Que. She had 5 sisters and 2 brothers. Sonia was the youngest. Her family said her dream was to return home to start her own #engineering firm. #14notforgotten #OurActionsMatter www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...