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10 Years After the Montreal Massacre
But December 6, 1989 is a day few Canadians will ever forget
1\Y CHISTI N;\ CA.\IPISI
' 'y;u·rc all a hunch of feminists,
and I hate feminists," Marc
l.epinc yelled on Det:emher G,
he entered a
at the
1\ ole Pol)1echnique uf the Unircrsitc de
a
in the air. After
the male ami female students into
two sqwate
l.cpine opened fire,
\.) and
111.
All of the dead were wolllcn. lle finally
tuml11 the on himself.
only a
suicide note
women for the troll·
hies in his life and in the world.
This year
the lOth annircrsary
of this
erent, certainly one of the
most
in modern Canadian his·
tory. lt is the hrutal misogyny of the act
that it remains so striking and
in our ntinds tntlay. The
of these
wunttn turned a spotlight on the
issue of l'iolt•nn· against women.
women and men across th ·country tu get
inrolml and 1111rk for social dtange.
On · such II'! Jillan is 11 •itli ltllh jen. who
:11 the
the night of
the shoot and lll:lll:lgLxl tu stu,·ire. One
year after the ·rent, she founded the
Coalition fur <iun Control, which lohhiL11 the
gmwnntent to tighten its gun-controll:t11:.
In I'JJ). hcq ·titionswcr •
:uul the
of llill C· l Ill •ant stricter controls
onth •IKJS:
all(ltraiTicking of guns.
All:m l;nck. who :11 the ti1ne w:L> ft\l ·r·
:llln lnister of
w:L' instrtllll ·ntal in
the gun cont rol legislation adopted following the llt:L,sarre. 1\oll', the mini:ter of
he:1lth. h ·
I ·n actirc in th · men·s
nuJre1nenttoend riolenrc against 110111en.
"The s:1cre w:L'i a crucialnllllllent
when Can:ul:i lust ib innocence, wh •n 11c
could lltl long·r s:1y that riolence else·
11 hl'rc:· s:1ill lhx:k :11 :1 recent fund r:li!oer
"11 O!lt'llt'd up our t•yes :md
and 11c
ht\':lll ll' conscious of th · l'iolent world 111
11!Ud l Ill: hre and of the inll llt:ll!oe prohlem
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of l'iulence
women. IJt:cemlx:r Gth a political, rather than random, crcnt.
is now a symbol of hope
Gazette columnist
!lain h:Ls
Canada. This crisis marked a pusitire expressed similar frustration with the
change in our outlook, in our courageand manner in which this
has been
determination to address the problem. \Vc rememlx:red. According to 1\ain, a "mad·
of 14
been transformed
into a symbol of
/
·'
much
and Canadians
/
dose to transforming
into a sort of
ual all-men·:lrc·l'ilc bti·
." !lain contended that the
of l'iolcncc applil'S to
as a whole, and thus
effort to stop l'iolencc
women specifically
HnnL'CL'S.sary.
Socioi01\)' Professor Pcta
ami fon11er Director
of the
Centre for
l{cscarch ami
on
'
disagrL\'S.
think.'i that a fail11re to
recognize the significance of
this
"individualiZL'S
and minimizes what is a real·
lya
social problem," ami
is itsclf :111 example of the
and systemic
IIYJ/Jil'/1 . n:1111re of riolence
hare created laws that more cffectil'l?ly wo1nen. "Ercn if ll.rpi nel was not in com·
addr the prollem ind11di ng
plete cont rol of all facult ies. there ar •
!:111." , amlla11. protecting theco11fident ial· many · he could h:11·e exprc:sctl ti ns
ity or 1\'lJillCII who report
of sexual rescntmcnt," said Tancred. "The fact th:ll
Self-intluml intoxication is n he d1usc tu kill these women was not b)·
longer :111 exc11se fu r l'iolencc agaimt chance. b111 tu himthe must appropri·
women anti female )ienitalnHitilatiun is :1 ate way tu do so in :t wlture where men
criminal act."
ha1·c
power. 1\udt 11110
Despite the concerted eflitrt to :1tldress the male psyche is an clement of
the prohll'lll of l'iulenre against wolm'n, lion which that II'OIIIl'll are an awpt·
. 111 • h:11·c IJIIC.tion•d the approach heiHg :1hle ·t of1·iolent acts."
taken. Furml'r ()uehc · pr 'lnier Hohert
Sar:1h Cl:trke. a U2 PolitiCal Science
lloura:s:1spoke openlyabout his irritation
at
i. one of th •organi z•rs
th:ll th · m;L,sacre wa · being interpret ·d :L' uf the lk'tcn1lx:r th ,\lcnwrial Cennonies
that will take place on c:unpus, and also
works at the Scx11al Assa111t Centre at
McGill. She considers IJecemlx·r Gth not
only an example of how far women hare
come - they now ha1·e the opport11nity to
st11tly in fiehls such cnginLwing from
which they were deniedaccess in the rlwnt
p:LSI · hut also :LSa reminder or the great
prcl'alencc of riolencc against women that
still exists.
"The onlyway things will change is hy
teaching women they arc not lesser llCings
l)(:causc once theyIJelierc this, men will he
forced to
anti a greater hal:mce of
power willllC reached," she said. In pileof
an OI'CI'whelming existence of riolcncc
against women, Clarkc thinks that many
women do not identify with the efforts of
feminisLs to address the prohlem. "The
feminist mm·ement i still in a backh h
ph:L'iC,.. she said. "Feminists arc
as
troublemakers who work to alter power
structures and make ch:u1ges in socie·
ty. lt's hard to get
11hcn yo11're
Sl.\'11 as a tro11hlemaker - lli.'C ially for
women who arc still largelydis:ulrantagctl
in the workpl:lcc - · it·: e:L" ·r for yo11ng
women today 1 th
·1ate them: ·he·
with the mOI'l'lll •nt.
"In order to he a part of the: lu11un
lliCil miiSI ace pt th'Y hai'C 111heritetl
greater power inl'lrlll ' of th •ir
11 is
tr11e that in.titlltion·
of women
were not created hy th · m·n :dire today,
hut th at dOL'S not llll'an it is enough for
men to hewail thci r existence," he added.
(Jtlt is th '
Day of
Hememhrance ami Acllon Again 1\'10len·'
\\'omen. it :ltl:ty to re11und our·
elres of the tho11 ami: of Canad1an
women who h:m.: lx\'n, and contin11e to he
the targets of ahu: • and rinl•nc•. lt Ill liSt
:ll ·o be a tim•for 11on1en to recogn1z· ami
n:lehr:lle the tr ·ngtlt ofwomen11lul •con·
•ring ho1· we r:m ea ·h take action to
White Ribbon Campaign a growing voice in the campaign against violence
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\\ hilt' 1;1bhon C:1n1p:ugn. :111
org:llll/.:lllllll of lllt'll COIIlllliiiL\I to
t.:lldlllg I lllkll(l' :l"allbl 1'11111 '11 .. 'Ill
tll ll :1
on
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klt:ht'd
oil
a
'll'flt':l
of
t'l't'lliS
to
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0
lnllrtt·t'll .\lttlllrt•,ll lotnen hy \l:ll'l LL'JllllL'.
.J :Ick
:1 'liJI'I llliOcity C
lllllletllor
<t: :111d I'nirersity of 'l(mmto professor, is one
': of the
ftHIIHicrs. ton spoke at
:1hout the D·cent her 6 n1:1ssane and
'" tlle:llli ng 10 w:u: !:iter.
"I1C:bl :1Iong
. Ilatoll'
I on ('.:lllatItans,..
UJ
ht•
"l',·uple l•:g:111 to
of the
itnp:lct it had on
\\'oml'n
CO :1cross the country rre:ll ,,·onlen's shl'l·
lt'l. :1nd
thl'ir JX'I>Oil:ii L'XJlt'l'h'IICt'S
"l'nlll tlwn:·
s:ttd. "I llt'lt'r
thought I kn · l' th •llllllll'll hdund tht•
The .\lontre:ll
h:ippt•ns
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• A vigil will take place on
Monday, December 6th at Moysey
Hall in the McGill Arts Building
from 2:30 until 5 pm. This commemorative event is presented by
the Women's Union, SACOMSS,
the McGill Centre for Research
and Teaching on Women and the
SSMU. Speakers will include, Judy
Rebbeck, ·former chair of the
National Action Committee on
the Status. of Women, Lauraine
LeBlanc, OPiRG co-ordinator and
author of "Pretty and Punk," as
well as Barbara Gedard, a visiting
professor from York University.
• Show ·and Speak-out at The
Jailhouse or, Mount-Royal presented by t.he Women's Union and
SACOI·\SS o.n Saturday, December
4th. Performances from predominantly women bands including
Women with Kitchen Appliances,
and Evelyn· Perry. Audience members are invited to speak between
acts. Show starts at 9 pm.
• An event called, "10 Years
Later:
An
Evening
of
Commemoration, Action and
Celebration" will be held Sunday
December 5th at Salle X, 182 St.
Catherine's St. East. From 4 pm
onwards, there will be workshops
as well as · performances by the
likes of Rhythm Mercenaries,
Slow Parker 5, Bad News Brown,
Ellementale 5, Alex Boutros and
Kaarla Sundstrom. Tickets are $5.
• There will also be a vigil at
the Universite de
at
Memorial Par k from noon until 2
pm, on Monday December 6th.
Men Against Violence Against Women
Vl
0'1
0'1
EVENTS COMMEMORATING
THE MONTREAL MASSACRE
erl'r_' four tl:ly 111 C:mad.1 11hl'll a lotn:m
kil led hy a 111an
..
The C:unp:ll)illlll:trk.' a call for. l..:ll'l.'
to 1:1ke rt•,pnluhil ny Ior 1utlt•nce
ltHnen. h · t•xpl.lined. llllllll)i tht.' 1111por·
t:lnl'l' ol nttl onl: a11:1c
he
hut :1bo th ·
of l'l nlcncc. "\\'t.: mmt
Sl:ttl hy 1\lll'king IOII': IrliS
s:tid.ll
· ll:triou. \'ice President of 1:1
Fond:IIIOil tb ricttntes d11 h tk'c 'llthre
contre la rinlence :11111
for the
Co: llit H>nlor <i11n Control, ltl't hl'r tl:iugh·
tt·r 111 the 11 1:1.
!la \'l oll
:11 the
f11 nd r:nscr, and prod:u111ed that, "\'iolcnce
IS not cultural. 11 is cn11unal .\len haI' • a
not a wlpahil ny.to ft ghtt h'
pr11hiL•nl ..
.'h • 1lrt'S· ·d that t'l 11k·nn· of l'lol,·nc
:1g:11m1 liilllell b l'l el'. lilL"re. llOi jlbl l'llh
thox• who arc heaten. hut :llso 1\'lt h !ll!XI 1
111kt . and other
o d ·grad:II HIIl llcr
l101· b that more men rdl con in11e to
101n tit ' \\ lute 1\ihiHlll Campaign.
.\lohan Am:111d, \\'1\C's :\:nional and
lnternatit nal Ed11C:IIIOII Coordi nator
tbrnhcd :1goalt11 hare a male repre!ol!n·
t:ll ir ' o tit · \\'HC in 'IWY
college
and unircrsityin Canad:1, :1 goal which he
. ays, h:L' met :1lot of .ucce:s and contt ll·
lieSIll ):fO I'
And th' Campaign' efforts ltaren't
at Canada. ll 's linked it: •If to
men's
111 C<JIIIll rie:. wit h
ne 1· chapter.' poppi ng 11p :ll'ro
Sc:1nd1nari:1, the llnllcd States. So111h
Amenca. :1ntl a nutuhcr of Afncan nation..
On ,\ l:1rclt i\, \\'1\C :tbo took part 111 an
lnlt'rll:lllon:ll cunferencl' .!aged hy
1'. IFE. I, the l'n11etl :\at llllh' I'Onten·:
lxtly. Strong
111 contlllllcd
WOrk l'llh th' \\ 1\C Cll ll'rgL11, rith O
date · :.t'l for tlm rear' \\ hit• H1hhon :::
'
..8
\\ l ·k.
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()
The conen:nrc abo lent . uppurt
to th •
of men·· group ·
cumhalling riolence agai nst women,
in a mandate that read,
par·
ticip:llion in endi ng riolence agaimt
\'Omen ah: lhllely ll WSS:Iry. llut. of
course, nercr :11 the
or
women's
And Amand calb l till'
scnt o111 at th •conference and :1gain
:11 this week'· c1·ems, rery posit ire.
"\'iulcnn: agaimt wo1ncn is not a
women's
11 is a societal issue
:md
is made 11p of both men
and ,,·omen," ,\nand said.
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