Awareness Days

Le 6 décembre est la Journée nationale de commémoration et d’action contre la violence faite aux femmes – une journée où l’on honore la mémoire des 14 jeunes femmes qui ont été assassinées à l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. Chaque année, nous réaffirmons notre engagement à lutter contre toutes les formes de violence dirigée contre les……

Thursday, December 3, International Day for Persons with Disabilities, is a chance for OPSEU/SEFPO and its Disability Rights Caucus (DRC) to point out the significant challenges people with disabilities face. This year’s theme is “Not All Disabilities are Visible.” The COVID-19 pandemic has had a widespread and disproportionate effect on people with disabilities. It has……

Wednesday, December 2, is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. Its ongoing focus is to eradicate contemporary forms of slavery. In addition to human trafficking and child labour, there is also sexual exploitation, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict. All of these forms of slavery pose……