Les EssentiElles

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1992:

  • Beginning of discussion with Canadian Heritage for the creation of a women’s committee

1993:

  • Presentation of an action plan for the creation of a Francophone women’s group

1994:

  • Hiring of a contract employee to survey women
  • Hiring of a development officer to put together an organizational structure and a charter for the group

1995:

  • Creation of the logo
  • Incorporation of the group on March 13
  • First Canada-communities agreement

1996:

  • Hiring of a development officer

1997:

  • Survey of needs and priorities of Francophone women in the Yukon
  • Nobody’s Perfect parenting program in French (Y'a personne de parfait)
  • Seminar on women and leadership
  • New Beginnings program (Nouveau départ)

1998:

  • Production of the play Les Belles-sœurs by Michel Tremblay
  • Living without violence Seminar
Les Essentielles - 1998

Production of the play Les Belles-sœurs by Michel Tremblay: Julie Beaurivage, Annie Moreau, Angélique Bernard and Marie-Hélène Comeau

1999:

  • Production of the collective play Les époux vendables
  • Participation in the organizing committee of the Women’s Circumpolar Conference
Les Essentielles - 1999

Production of the collective play Les époux vendables: Julie Beaurivage, Sylvie Baril,  Angélique Bernard and Angie Charlebois

2000:

  • Fifth anniversary of Les EssentiElles
  • Study on the role of francophone women in policy making
  • Beginning of the project Album des femmes
Les Essentielles - 2000

2001:

  • Production of the play Albertine en cinq temps by Michel Tremblay
  • Launch of the Women’s album
  • Creation of a listening and help service for women
  • Management of the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP)
  • Study on the needs of Francophone families in the Yukon
  • Acadian evening
Les Essentielles - 2001

Production of the play Albertine en cinq temps by Michel Tremblay: Marie-Hélène Comeau and Arlin McFarlane

Les Essentielles - 2001

Launch of the Women’s album: Alma Castonguay, Flo LeBlanc, Stéphanie Burchell and Jeanne Beaudoin

Les Essentielles - 2001

Acadian evening: Luc Laferté, Nadine Landry and Paulette Comeau

2002:

  • Participation to the States General on the Francophone community
  • Participation in the study on health care needs in French
  • Community quilt
  • Creation of the project Vieillir en santé (Healthy Aging)
  • Rose-bonbon evening
Les Essentielles - 2002

Approximately 30 people took part in the Rose-bonbon evening, which was a fundraising activity for the Vagina Monologues

2004:

  • Sanitary napkin making workshop
  • Creation of Le Nombril, special edition on pregnancy and labour, magazine on perinatality. Read more
  • Benefit evening "Women’s Talents"
  • Comparative gender-based analysis workshop
  • Each year: International Women’s Day (March 8)
  • Sexual Assault Prevention Month (May)
  • Take Back The Night March (September)
  • Women’s History Month (October)
  • Woman Abuse Prevention Month (November)
  • National Day of Remembrance and Action against Violence Against Women (December 6)
Les Essentielles - 2004

Sanitary napkin making workshop: Chalia Tuzlak, Lyne Carrière, Catherine Forest, Stéphanie Clavet, Geneviève Hétu, Rachelle Dufour, Bianca and Annie Martin

Les Essentielles - 2004

Launch of the perinatality magazine: Louise Cashaback

Les Essentielles - 2004

"Women’s Talents" evening: Hélène, Véronique et Lara St-Onge