NEWS photo Mike Wakatiold

THE RAIN: fit. the sombre mood on Thursday, Dec. 2, as Mobina Jaffer addressed the crowd

‘. gathered at Capilano Coilege to remember the 14 women murdered at Ecole Polytechnique in

Montreal Dec. 6, 1989.

 remony honors slain women

APPROXIMATELY 90 PEOPLE braved the rain and cold
to gather outside Capilano College on Dec. 2, to remember
“14 women: murdered four years ago in Montreal and to
“honor all women who have been victims of violence.

‘The. crowd huddled under um-
brellas for. more than ar hour as
speakers called. for action to end
violence against women. |

“We need to do’ some thinking
‘about"' why we. are. here," said
. Mobina Jaffer. .

“Jaffer, who participated in: the
Canadian Panel on Violence
: Against Women.and a. provincial
“task. force on .family violence,
didn’t talk about statistics.

“What we have: to: look .at: is.

: - personal ° things, “personal. torches
- we earry.for people,’’ she said.

“.: Jaffer:spoke of her experiences
of mecting some-of the parents of
“thé women killed in Montreal,

"I was absolutelyamazed at

“how™: they -stopped : _ grieving and

started action.”*

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By Robyn Brown.
Contributing Writer

now... is part of their work.”
Jaffer emphasized that cach
person must, make goais for what
he or. she can personally do to
stop violence.
“YT ask that we individually take

_action today to decide that our

personal space is going to be vio-
she concluded.
“‘That’s how the change is going
to happen.”

Change will also happen when .

more men acknowledge that hun-
dreds of women die every year in

_ Canada as victims of male vio-

fence, according to BC. Hydro
president and chief executive of-
ficer Mare Eliesen.

“Even today,” he said, “public

opinion polis show that about
65% of Canadian men felt ‘that
Marc Lepine’s murderous attack
had no relationship to male vio-
lence towards women in general.
“The same chorus of denial
takes place every time there is
some. publicity about sexual
harassment, wife beating or sexual
assault: a deranged individual, an
isolated act, don’t blame me, I

‘don’t beat my wife.

““Men must understand that
there is a continuum that begins
with male privilege... and runs all
the way through the abuse of
power, harassment and domestic
brutality,”’ Eliesen said.

In memory of the 14 women,

.BC Hydro last year established 14

$1,000 scholarships for women
enrolling in full-time engineering
or technical programs.

Other speakers at the memorial
included Capilano College student
and Women’s Monument Project
committee member Janine
Carscadden,: former North Van-

See Scholarships page 28

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#300-1401 LONSDALE, NORTH VANCOUVER, BC.

To all the numerous and generous individuals and
organizations that helped us with the development
of this initiative.

The ultimate results will be to begin the process of
making our homes and neighbourhoods safer and
‘happier for all. The sacrifice of time and energy
spent by the many volunteers is for the benefit of
all of us on the North Shore.

“Together we can make a. difference”

“THURSDAY OTH, FRIDAY LOTH & SATURDAY 11TH, DEC.

After working thirteen years a5 general manager of ker family’s Japan

FREE!

Come and sample a
selection of natural
food & beverages:

Camera stores, Donna has ventured out on her own. With the support
of her family, she has opened “Good Nature Health Foods” in the

Westview Shopping Centre.

‘Celebrate the Grand Opening of the store on Thursday,

SPECIAL
PRICES

IN EFFECT ALL
WEEK!

December 9th. Come by and get to know Donna and her manager
Kelly Hamilton and let them show you the exciting tine of products
they will be carrying. .
° tasty and nutritional organic foods ° gift baskets
® quality vitamins, minerals and herbs © body care
° non-dairy and wheat-free products
* yummy snack foods for the holidays