International Women’s Day Craft Fair and Panel Discussion Thursday March 8, 5-9pm Timber Lounge, 2712 Agricola Street $2/PWYC Avalon Sexual Assault Centre and Ladies Beer League are teaming up to make bars safer for women. “Alcohol is the most commonly used substance to facilitate sexual assault,” says Dee Dooley, regional capacity co-ordinator at Avalon. “Bar […]
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10 places that need gifts more than you do
1. The Shoebox ProjectThe Shoebox Project for Shelters began in Toronto in 2011 and the Halifax branch started up the following year. Since then, it’s continued to grow. The idea is to decorate shoeboxes and full them with toiletries and little luxuries women living with low-income or living in shelters can’t always afford. The deadline […]
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Where to go when the going gets tough
Being a student is difficult to begin with, and it can be a struggle to figure out where to turn when things get particularly hard to handle. Universities offer counselling services, but there are other places to go on- and off-campus when looking for support or a safe space. Mental Health Crisis Telephone LineA phone […]
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Make way for Vulva Culture
Vulva Culture w/Husband & Knife, Special Costello Saturday, March 25, 8:30pm-12am Timber Lounge Vulva Culture w/Chudi Harris, AquakultureMonday, March 27, 8pm-12am The HMCS Wardroom, University of King’s College After a four-month hiatus, Vulva Culture is hitting up two live shows in Halifax at the end of March. “We’ve still been working in-between, just not playing […]
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Happy International Women’s Day from Old and Weird
Awesome band/people Old and Weird will donate any album sales from this weekend to the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre in honour of International Women’s Day. You shouldn’t need any kind of excuse to buy up all of Old and Weird’s music, but if you did, this is a good one. Read more about Old and […]