Les Essentielles also organizes awareness campaigns; it held three in 2023.
March 8, International Women’s Day, is an important date as it provides an opportunity to highlight the progress women have made and acknowledge all the work that has been done toward achieving gender equality. To mark this day, Les Essentielles organizes a number of events in March.
May is dedicated to raising awareness around the impact of gender-based violence in the Yukon, and the need to provide support and services to people impacted by sexual assault.
Finally, Les Essentielles holds 16 days of action against gender-based violence. This campaign is aimed at eliminating gender-based violence, calling into question societal attitudes that project blame onto the victim, recognizing their resistance, and refocusing the responsibility on the perpetrators of violence. Les Essentielles also highlights and commemorates the victims of the École Polytechnique massacre in Montréal.
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