Dawson Women's Shelter

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Take Care of Each Other, Dawson City

Living during a pandemic is hard. ~u~n~d~e~r~s~t~a~t~e~m~e~n~t~

Normal coping strategies might not be working. Connection and socializing, which are so important for our mental health, have radically changed. The uncertainty of the future brings some folks right back to the abuse they have survived.

We got this, Dawson City

The town, the land, its people, have survived so much. It’s not comfortable, but it is possible.
While we’re trying our best to keep far enough away from each other to lower transmission rates, it can be hard to remember that we are moving through this crisis together, as a community.

Hǫzǫ łëkʼä̀nä̀cha, Dawson City

Take care of each other. Check in on elders, chronically ill friends, family (both bio fam and chosen fam), and neighbours. What do you need? What do you have that you can share?

Lâche pas la patate, Dawson City

‘Don’t drop the potato’ is a Quebecois idiom that encourages folks to not lose heart. No potato dropping is an invitation to persevere and not give up during the most trying circumstances.

Mähsi cho

Thank you to Georgette and Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Heritage Department for their help with Hän interpretation. Thank you to our Quebecois friends for help with the French interpretation.

Show up

If you’d like a button about taking care or not dropping potatoes, look for them in a plastic bin on the gazebo near front street and the dike as well as other surprise spots around town. Supplies are limited.

If you’d like to show DWS some support, click here to make a donation to help cover the button making costs.

If you’d like to put up a poster in your window here are the print ready files: