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The »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý’s community marked the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women with a pair of ceremonies.

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science and the Engineering Society held their annual vigil at the Integrated Learning Centre on Friday while another event, organized by a number of community partners such as HIV/AIDS Regional Services, Sexual Assault Centre Kingston and Kingston Anti-Violence Advisory Council, with support from »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý's Pride, Levana Gender Advocacy Centre, and Four Directions Aboriginal Student Centre, was held Sunday at Sydenham Street United Church.

Through the memorials, the »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý’s community remembered the 14 women –12 engineering students, a nurse, and a faculty member – who were killed in 1989 at l’École Polytechnique in Montreal.

Three years after the attack, Dec. 6 was declared Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.