Second Story Women's Centre

Second Story Women's Centre supports women and gender-oppressed people, provides safer spaces, and advocates for social change.

[Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity @CCGSD_CCDGS]

Intersex Awareness Day is observed each year on October 26th. 🌟

Today and every day, we recognize and advocate for intersex rights. Intersex people deserve respect, love and bodily autonomy. 💗

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#Intersex #IntersexRights #IntersexAwareness #IntersexAwareness2022

[CaregiversNovaScotia @CaregiversNS]

The Alzheimer Society of NS is hosting a Family Caregiver Education Series in Chester starting tomorrow! They're also starting a caregiver support group in Chester on November 1. #caregiver #caregiving #caregiversupport #supportgroup #Alzheimer #dementia #familycaregiver #chester

[Wisdom2Action @Wisdom2Action]

#ItsNotJust trolling. Being targeted online because of your gender is a form of gender-based violence — and it can have a lasting impact on your mental health. Learn how to stop dismissing #GBV at https://t.co/hWzHCrCY8s.

@WAGE_FEGC

[Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking @thecanadiancntr]

Looking for the scariest #Halloween 🎃 costumes this year?
The scary thing is, traffickers don’t need a costume or disguise, they hide in plain sight.
Learn the signs of #humantrafficking.
#EndHumanTrafficking

[Second Story Women's Centre @secondstorywc]

If you use Bridgewater Transit and have a couple minutes, check out this user survey at https://t.co/tUJCl4naSI before October 31 and let them know your thoughts on the service!
#SouthShoreNS #LunenburgCountyNS #BridgewaterNS

[Second Story Women's Centre @secondstorywc]

sometimes travel to other communities), over the phone and via Zoom
✨All our services are FREE, confidential, & available to women, girls & gender-oppressed people in #LunenburgCountyNS & #QueensCountyNS.

#SouthShoreNS #BridgewaterNS #ChesterNS #MahoneBayNS #LiverpoolNS

[Second Story Women's Centre @secondstorywc]

We've had this question come up a few times recently!

Second Story offers free, one-on-one counselling for women and gender-oppressed people in Lunenburg and Queens counties. Here is how you can access those services and what to expect: 🧵⬇️

[Second Story Women's Centre @secondstorywc]

...to chat about your needs & your situation, & arrange for supports, including one-on-one counselling & referral to other resources that might be available to you
✨Counselling appointments are available in person (either at our Centre in #LunenburgNS, or we are able to 🧵⬇️

[Be the Peace Institute @BethePeaceNS]

We also believe abortion is healthcare!

Thank you @southshoresh @secondstorywc

[Second Story Women's Centre @secondstorywc]

We’d like to echo the sentiments of our friends at @southshoresexual:
Abortion is healthcare. Period.

#SouthShoreNS #QueensCountyNS #LunenburgCountyNS #LunenburgNS #BridgewaterNS #ChesterNS #MahoneBayNS #LiverpoolNS

[Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking @thecanadiancntr]

Where an individual might be in need of housing. They’ll supply a roof over their head. If they’re lonely, they will shower them with their hopes & affection. This quickly turns into a pretty sick form of emotional & psychological abuse.
#ShineTheLight
#EndHumanTrafficking

[Eating Disorders Nova Scotia @nsedrecovery]

Do you feel like your habits around social media, screen time or Doom scrolling have intensified since the pandemic? 📱
Join us on Monday October 24th for our "Creating a Safer Social Media Space" online workshop. Sign up on our website. Open to all Canadians.
#safesocialmedia

[Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking @thecanadiancntr]

The Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline uses a victim-centered approach when connecting #HumanTrafficking victims/survivors with local emergency, transition, &/or long-term supports & services across the country, as well as connecting callers to law enforcement where appropriate.

[NCTR @NCTR_UM]

All Truth and Reconciliation Week programming is now available on Youtube for everyone to view. 💻

Watch these videos at your convenience at: https://t.co/MpwAAgnMxk

Presented by @RBC
#nctr_um #trweek #RememberingTheChildren

[South Shore Sexual Health @southshoresh]

I hope everyone knows how EXCITED I am to be promoting access to sexual health care for anyone without a doctor or nurse practitioner. Services in Bridgewater and Liverpool. Share with your friends.

[Canadian Femicide Observatory 🇨🇦 @CAN_Femicide]

#CallItFemicide

1 woman or girl killed every 2 days in #Canada- that's every 48 hours - mostly by men.

[YWCA Halifax @YWCAHalifax]

The most common forms of online hate experienced are sexist/misogynistic (42%), based on body type or physical characteristics (38%), racist (31%), or homophobic (26%).
Speaking out against racism works towards eliminating racism. https://t.co/PesmXXCXfn

[Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking @thecanadiancntr]

Making a decision to leave a #HumanTrafficking situation can be hard and scary. A victim-driven and victim-centered safety plan can help keep victims/survivors safe.
👉 https://t.co/TodChJwT4R
#EndHumanTrafficking