91亚色 U to host special event to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
TORONTO,听Thursday, November 30, 2017-听91亚色鈥檚 Lassonde School of Engineering will host a special event to commemorate the听National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women with a ceremony on Friday December 1, 2017.听 This event will commemorate the lives of 14 women who were killed at Montreal鈥檚 脡cole Polytechnique on December 6, 1989.
听The event will feature special guest, Toronto Star听science and technology journalist and听91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Science first 鈥淪cience Communicator in Residence鈥澨鼳llen will speak about听women in STEM and in the media.
As well as paying tribute to the 14 women who were killed as a result of gender-based violence,听this day represents an opportunity for Canadians to reflect on the causes of violence against women and others who are marginalized听in our society.听The event was produced using Lassonde鈥檚 recently developed online tool, the听.
This pan-university ceremony is open to the media. It will be a collaborative initiative between 91亚色鈥檚 President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton, the Lassonde School of Engineering, the Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion, the Office of Student Community Relations, and the Department of Community Safety.
Date:听Friday, December 1, 2017
Time: 12:00pm 鈥 1:00pm
Location:听First Floor Caf茅,听Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence
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听champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥 our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
Media Contact:听听Anjum Nayyar, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416 736 2100 ext. 44543听anayyar@yorku.ca
