On December 6, 2019, the Coalition des Femmes de l'Alberta and the University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean will organise a joint ceremony commemorating the feminicide at the École polytechnique de Montréal that occurred on December 6th, 1989.
This solemn ceremony will take place at the Salon historique of the Lacerte Pavilion of Campus Saint-Jean.
Programme (to be confirmed)
• Presentation of the programme - Patriciane Nankoua, Assistant Dean, Campus Saint-Jean
• Presentation of the "Trinity" sculpture- Patrick Jacob, sculptor artist
• Address - Victorine Abe Mbimbe, Vice-president, Coalition des Femmes de l'Alberta
• Address - Pierre-Yves Mocquais, Dean, Campus Saint-Jean
• Address - Laila Goodridge, MLA, Parliamentary secretary for francophonie
• Address - Elizabeth Johannson, President, Non-Academic Staff Association
• Laying of 14 white roses at the foot of the « Trinity » statue by artist Patrick Jacob
• Address - Anne-José Villeneuve, Assistant Professor, Campus Saint-Jean
• Reading of a text - Josée Thibeault, Author, Spoken word artist
End of the ceremony
Guests are invited to refreshments following the ceremony.