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Avalon Sexual Assault Centre welcomes new Board of Directors
Avalon Sexual Assault Centre is welcoming a new team of skilled and diverse volunteers to the Board of Directors for the 2019/2020 year. The new board was elected at the Annual General Meeting held on September 26, 2019, with the full support of the outgoing board. This transition in governance reflects the growing demand Avalon has experienced since the #MeToo [...]
CANCELLED Avalon Walks series at Point Pleasant Park on September 13
PLEASE NOTE: due to damage from tropical storm Dorian, the Avalon Walks series will not happen on September 13. Stay tuned for an update on the next edition of the Walks. Past and present clients are invited to join us for a series of simple walks together in nature. The second walk will take place on September 13 at 3pm [...]
Avalon Walks series kicks off at the Frog Pond
Past and present clients are invited to join us for a series of simple walks together in nature. The first walk will take place on August 16 at 2pm at the Frog Pond Trail Loop. No need to pre-register – to join, just meet us in the parking lot. The walks will proceed rain or shine and will take about [...]
In This Week’s News: Systemic Failures of Accountability and Protection
Graphic by Austin Willis, originally produced for the Martlet “About 40 people accused the RCMP doctor of assault, but Halifax police say they didn't find evidence to support charges against him.”¹ “Conservative MPs are demanding to know why the Correctional Service of Canada waited three months to call police after learning of assault allegations at a prison in Nova Scotia.”² [...]
News coverage of the temporary change in counselling service
CBC Nova Scotia April 15 Global April 15 Halifax Today April 15 Chronicle Herald April 15 Yahoo News April 15 Sheldon MacLeod April 16 The Star April 16 Global April 16 Chronicle Herald April 17 Halifax Today April 17 The Coast April 18 Todd Veinotte Show 95.7 April 20
Start By Believing Improves Survivor Response and Access to Justice
April 3 is the 4th annual Start By Believing Day. In April 2011, Ending Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) launched “Start by Believing,” a global campaign designed to increase awareness of sexual assault and improve societal responses to victim disclosures. According to the SBB website, the campaign draws from psychology’s knowledge base about attitude formation and behavioral change, It is [...]