​Just a friendly reminder that whenever school is cancelled due to the weather, Second Story is closed as well! If you have an appointment scheduled for that day, the Second Story staff member your appointment is with will reach out and make other arrangements.

December 3 is the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. It is also the 9th day of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. 

According to the NS Advisory Council on the Status of Women, 55% of all women with disabilities in Canada who’ve been in an intimate partnership report experiencing some form of partner violence in their lifetime – compared to 37% of women without disabilities.

The “Not Without Us” Community Response project is a group of government and community stakeholders working to develop a plan to remove accessibility barriers for all women with disabilities who experience intimate partner violence. If you haven't read their report, it is available HERE.​

Join us for a virtual gathering on Monday, December 6th, from 6:00 - 7:00 pm to remember the 14 young women engineering students murdered at École Polytechnique in Montréal 32 years ago.

Co-hosted with Be the Peace Institute, South Shore District Labour Council and Harbour House.

​Special guest: Local poet and survivor, Katie Feltmate will share from her recently released book of poetry, Love in the Age of Quarantine.
Registration is required, but easy! Just send an email to info@secondstory.ca and Colleen will send you the zoom link. Have a candle handy and we'll light them together.