L’R des centres de femmes
du Québec
The largest feminist coalition of independant community action in Quebec.
Photo by André Querry
About L’R
This coalition, or “regroupement” in French, was named L’R (pronounced “air”) because it is a Resource that belongs exclusively to women’s centres as well as a netwoRk for women’s centres to collaborate so that one day, the eRa where all women will have all the aiR they need to breathe. As the song by Diane Dufresne goes, Donnez-moi de l’oxygène ! (“Give me oxygen!”)
L’R is, above all, a coalition of 72 member centres throughout all of Quebec’s regions. Organized into 15 regional organizations of women’s centres, the members of L’R send one representative from each region to form the provincial coordination committee (called the “Coco” for short). L’R is also an elected executive committee and several working committees made up of representatives from women’s centres across Quebec. As well, L’R is a team of four permanent employees and many contractors.
Photos by André Querry
Calculate your invisible work hours
In time for International Workers’ Day on May 1st (also known as “May Day”), L’R des centres de femmes du Québec decided to raise women’s awareness about the number of hours they work without pay, what’s known as “invisible labour.”
Add it up! How much time do you invest in caring for your loved ones, for free?
Latest news
3 October 2023
Women’s Centres Call for Recognition for the Work They Do in the Fight to End Violence Against Women
To mark Provincial Women’s Centre Day, L’R releases a platform of demands to seek recognition for their work surrounding issues of violence against women.
8 March 2021
L’R des centres de femmes du Québec chooses International Women’s Day to sound the alarm about the number of women across the province in the clutches of psychological distress. Under the banner of Let’s listen to women, L’R takes March 8 as an opportunity to call for immediate action in facing this mental health crisis among women.
22 February 2021
To mark the first day of the Provincial Week of Action, L'R des centres de femmes du Québec releases its Joint Statement for a Feminist Economic Relaunch. Centre workers from across the province will meet with 24 MNAs. They also will participate in disruptive actions to underline the importance of including women in economic relaunch plans.
