Welcome to
Every Woman's Centre
Every Woman’s Centre exists to promote, develop and support the enhancement of women’s lives in Cape Breton Communities within the context of a feminist analysis.
The Every Woman’s Centre takes the term Every Woman seriously and uses the term woman at its most inclusive.
21 Trinity Avenue, Sydney
Transitional Housing Program
234 Bentinck Street,
Sydney
Sexual Violence Prevention Month
May marks Sexual Violence Prevention Month.
This month serves as a critical opportunity to raise awareness about sexual violence, support survivors, and work towards its prevention. Sexual violence includes any type of sexual activity without consent. Consent must be clearly given and can be taken back at any moment!
Sexual violence can come from any person, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, and regardless of their relationship to the victim/survivor. Sexual violence does not only refer to physical violence and can describe a range of actions, such as, but not limited to, catcalling and whistling, sharing of intimate photos without permission, unwanted kissing and/or touching, threatening an individual to perform sex(ual acts), and sexual assault.
If you are in immediate danger/in need of help, dial 911 or your local police.
Resources/Important Numbers:
Every Woman’s Centre: 902-567-1212
Cape Breton Transition House: 902-539-2945
THANS (Transition House Association of Nova Scotia) 24 Hour Help-Line: 1-855-225-0220
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program: 1-844-858-8036
EWC SANE Program Coordinator: 902-371-3427
EWC Gender Based Violence Hub Coordinator: 902-919-6487
Community-Based Sexualized Violence Trauma Therapy Program: 902-817-3821
Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-833-900-1010
Jane Paul Indigenous Women’s Resource Centre: 902-593-5890
Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Advocate, Sonya Spencer (Cape Breton University Students): 902-565-5328
Nancy Dingwall Health and Counselling Centre (Cape Breton University Students): 902-563-1359
If it happens to someone you know:
- Listen. Don’t interrupt. People may need time to process what has happened. Moments of silence are okay.
- Start by believing. No one deserves to have a sexually violent act happen to them, and it is never the victim/survivor’s fault. Avoid “why” questions as it may make them feel as though the violence was their fault.
- Provide information/resources. Everyone’s situation is different, and people need to do what’s best for them. Provide them with resources, information, and contacts as necessary.
Further information about the Every Woman's Centre SANE Program can be found below.
