Second Story Women's Centre - WHAT'S NEW

Second Story Women's Centre

Christmas Creative Corner

11/17/2022

Creative Christmas Corner!

11/17/2022

How to Donate to SSWC Online (Hint: it's really easy)

11/15/2022

Did you know, we've made it easier than ever to donate to Second Story online this Giving Season (and year round!)?

Head to secondstory.ca/donate, where you can:

☑️Automatically receive your tax receipt by email
☑️Dedicate your donation to someone in their memory or as a gift
☑️Receive a PDF graphic recognizing your donation for gift-giving purposes
☑️Make a one-time or recurring donation
☑️Donate as an individual or organization
☑️You can even direct your funds to a specific need or purpose within our organization! (ie. programming, counselling, etc)

...of course, you can also mail or drop off cheques to the Centre at 18 Dufferin Street (Box 821
Lunenburg NS, B0J 2C0). We can also accept donations via e-transfer, please email finance@secondstory.ca in advance to make arrangements!

Second Story is a non-profit organization that relies on support and donations from the community in order to keep our doors open and our services free! Thank you for your support!

Giving Tuesday

10/29/2022

🗓 Mark your calendars 🗓 Can you believe that Giving Tuesday is just one month away!

#GivingTuesday started just over a decade ago as a suggestion for folks to remember to support non-profit organizations during the busy shopping and giving season at the end of the year. It is now one of the biggest philanthropic events for non-profit organizations around the world, including Second Story.

Stay tuned over the next four weeks as we'll be sharing fundraising tips and ideas, and some information about how you can support our work and our needs as a non-profit, community organization!

➡️ secondstory.ca/donate

How to Access Counselling at SSWC

10/24/2022

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:

✨Reach out! Call or email us at info@secondstory.ca or 902-640-3044
✨We will ask for basic contact information (phone number, when is best to reach you, is it safe to leave a voicemail at your number)
✨Our intake worker will contact you back within two business days to chat about your needs and your situation, and arrange for supports, including one-on-one counselling and referral to other resources that might be available to you
✨Counselling appointments are available in person (either at our Centre in Lunenburg, or we are able to sometimes travel to other communities), over the phone and via Zoom
✨All services at Second Story are FREE, confidential, and available to women, girls and gender-oppressed people in Lunenburg and Queens Counties.

Coats 4 Kids - Teens and Adults Too

10/21/2022

Nobody should be cold this winter.
But unfortunately, for a variety of reasons many South Shore kids, youth, adults and families will be this winter.
If you have warm winterwear that you no longer use or need please consider donating them to Coats for Kids – Teens and Adults Too located in the South Shore Centre/ Bridgewater Mall. This free store is open to anyone needing warm winter wear. At the Coats for Kids Store folks have the opportunity to choose the perfect coat, accessorize it with a pair of gloves, some mitts and add a hat and scarf to finish off the look.
The store is open 7 days a week during Mall hours.
This year we have a particular focus on acquiring coats, snowsuits, sneakers, boots and socks for children and kids aged 12 and under.

Flu Shots now available in NS!

10/20/2022

Who is encouraged to get a Flu Shot?
All Nova Scotians 6 months and older but especially:
🩹Adults 65 and older
🩹Babies and children 6 months to 5 years
🩹Pregnant people
🩹Anyone with chronic conditions like heart disease, asthma and diabetes
🩹People at high risk of COVID-19 related illness
🩹People who live or care for those at high risk of influenza-related complications or hospitalization

Just got your Covid booster and aren't sure when you can get your Flu Shot?
If you’re 5 and older, it’s safe to get an influenza vaccine before, after or at the same time as a COVID-19 vaccine. As a precaution, children 6 months to 4 years (or those aged 5 who receive a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine) need to wait 14 days between their influenza vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine.

For more info and to book your free jab, visit http://novascotia.ca/flu

Naloxone - Now Available at SSWC

10/19/2022

Second Story staff have recently undergone Naloxone (Narcan) training and there is now a Naloxone kit at the Centre!

Did you know that Naloxone kits are free and can be picked up at most pharmacies in Nova Scotia? The training is a simple 20 minute video at naloxonetraining.com. Just watch the video, do the short quiz and bring the electronic 'certificate' that you are given upon completion to show to the pharmacy and receive your free Naloxone kit.

Naloxone reverses an overdose from Opioids and saves lives. It is easy to use and anyone can learn how.

Consider taking this quick and easy training and picking up a kit from a participating pharmacy. It could save someone's life.

...& the Howler Award Goes To....

10/18/2022

Congratulations to Dr. Krista Watson, the recipient of our 2022 Howler Award!

SSWC celebrates Persons Day every year by giving the Howler Award to a woman, girl or gender-oppressed person who is an exemplary, fearless community leader; an inspiring and hopeful champion who has found their voice and used it to mobilize others to effect change on issues of concern to women.

Dr. Watson has been living in Mahone Bay with her family since 2002. While she initially worked in Family Practice with a side of ER, Krista’s been working full time in the ER in Lunenburg since 2009. Through her work, Krista has been humbled to be part of such a compassionate and caring community.

Dr. Watson enjoys mentoring learners, and sharing the joys/realities of Being Human in Health Care. In spite of the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, she remains grateful for the gifts of hard work worth doing, for her patient and instructive colleagues, and for the community resources that continue care beyond the hospital.

Never explain, never retract, never apologize. Just get the thing done and let them howl. - Nellie McClung

Persons Day - An Honest Look at the Famous Five's Legacy

10/18/2022

Today is the 93rd anniversary of (most) women being declared persons under Canadian law in 1929. We mark Person's Day on October 18th every year with a tea party. Why a tea party? Because the Famous Five used tea parties as a cover for their organizing: check out this quick Youtube video to learn more.

Although Person's Day is celebrated every year as a milestone for equality, it is crucial that we remember that many Canadian women were not included when we were declared Persons in 1929. Women of colour would not get the right to vote until the 1940's and Indigenous people didn't have full voting rights until the 1960's. Married White women were the primary beneficiaries of the Famous Five's advocacy.

It is important to acknowledge the lack of intersectionality in the Famous Five's feminism, and that they held and promoted racist, harmful views. We encourage you to read some of the criticism against the Famous Five - and other White Canadians who are celebrated for their contributions to Canadian society while their more harmful views and actions are ignored.

To some, it's the Infamous Five - Globe and Mail
'Our Histories are Complicated: Famous Five fought a good but imperfect fight' - CBC
After 100 years of women's suffrage, do we really have progress? -Macleans

We would also like to share this article highlighting the work of the 'Indigenous Famous 5,' Mary Two-Axe Early, Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, Yvonne Bedard, Sandra Lovelace, and Sharon Donna McIvor in the hopes of expanding the spotlight on Canadian women who have fought to better the lives of their sisters to rightfully include more non-white settlers.

The women were leading advocates of eugenics and used their power and influence to push for legislation that led to the sterilization of nearly 3,000 Canadians (Albertans) deemed unfit to have children. Many of the victims were poor, disabled, mentally ill and aboriginal. The fact that the Famous Five were giants of women’s rights should not excuse their support for eugenics and the harm it did to innocent people. This part of their life-story must not be hidden - 'Monuments and mythology – let's not sanitize the past of famous Canadians,' The Ottawa Citizen

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Location

PO Box 821, 18 Dufferin Street
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, B0J 2C0

Second Story Women's Centre recognizes that we are on Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaw People. We honour the treaties that guide the relationships of our people.

HOURS *

MONDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY
10am - 4pm
WEDNESDAY
11am - 4pm
FRIDAY
Staff working remotely 10am - 1pm
* The Centre is closed and staff work from home when school is cancelled due to weather.
* Appointments may be available outside of regular office hours.

Contact Us

902-640-3044
Info@SecondStory.ca

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