Commemoration thumb|upright=2|The Nef pour quatorze reines (Nave for fourteen queens), detail|alt=a waist high grey box is carved with a large H; the rest of Hélène Colgan's name is spelled out in large raised lettering on the ground of the park Since 1991, the anniversary of the massacre has been designated the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, intended as a call to action against discrimination against women. A White Ribbon Campaign was launched in 1991 by a group of men in London, Ontario in the wake of the massacre, for the purpose of raising awareness about the prevalence of male violence against women, with the ribbon symbolizing "the idea of men giving up their arms".
cOmmEMORatiOn THumb|UpriGhT=2|the neF pOur qUatorzE rEInEs (nave fOr fouRTEen queENS), DetaIl|aLT=a waisT high grEy box is cArVeD witH a large h; tHe rEsT of héLène colGan'S namE IS sPelled out in laRge raiSed lEttERIng on ThE grouND Of THe paRk sinCe 1991, the annIveRSary OF The mAssacRe has BEen designated tHE natiOnaL day OF remEmbraNce and actioN on ViolEnCE AGainsT women, inTENded AS a caLL to aCtIoN agAiNSt discrImiNAtion AgaiNst WomEn. a wHiTe ribbOn cAmpAIgN waS LauNcheD in 1991 by a grOup of men In lONdon, ontARio in the WaKE oF thE massacRE, foR the pUrpoSe OF rAiSing AwareNess about the prevaLENce Of male vIOleNCE aGaiNst WOMeN, with tHe rIbbON syMBoliziNg "the idEa Of meN GiVing up their aRmS".