The word “feminicide” has appeared in English dictionaries since the 1970s. But not until 2019 did it appear in French ones, 30 years after a young man deliberately ended the lives of 14 students at the Polytechnic school, precisely because they were women. For no other reason.
Are other words missing from our vocabulary to understand how hatred is born and spread? In the age of algorithms, misinformation and social media, what concepts will help us understand and combat violence?
Actors and playwrights Marie-Joanne Boucher and Jean-Marc Dalphond investigate the issue, looking closely at every clue that could unlock the causes and consequences of the Polytechnique femicide. Co-founders of Porte Parole, Annabel Soutar and Alex Ivanovici collaborate on the writing and staging.
An eco-responsible production of Porte Parole in coproduction with Théâtre du Nouveau Monde, Diffusion Inter‑Centres and Écoumène.
This show is supported by the NAC National Creation Fund, the Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Conseil des arts de Montréal.
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Resources
Available resources if you are in need of help:
Centre for the Victims of Crime
1-866-LE-CAVAC
(1-866-532-2822)
Centre for the Prevention of Radalicalization Leading to Violence
Montréal
(514) 687-7141 #116
Ailleurs au Québec
1-877-687-7141 #116
À coeur d’homme
Men’s support network for a Violence-Free Society
Québec
(418) 660-7799
Sans frais
1-877-660-7799
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Projet Polytechnique and Vox Pop
The creators of Projet Polytechnique invite you to share your thoughts and memories surrounding the feminicide of December 6, 1989 at the École Polytechnique in Montréal.
Should we continue to be interested in the massacre of December 6, 1989, more than 30 years after the events?
Subject to your permission, your testimonies will help fuel the public conversation around violence against women. They may be published on our social networks and our website.
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More than 30 years after the Polytechnique tragedy, some still glorify the killer Marc Lépine. Feminicides are piling up, the issue of gun control has not been resolved and the web is fuelling anti-feminist rhetoric.
Actors Jean-Marc Dalphond and Marie-Joanne Boucher engage in conversation and meet with those whose thinking is diametrically opposed to their own. Their research for a documentary theatre play becomes a citizen’s initiative.
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