The Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (abbreviated THANS) is a Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based organisation that runs women's shelters.[1] THANS was founded in 1989.[2]
| Abbreviation | THANS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1989 |
| Type | Voluntary association |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | To oppose violence against women |
| Location | |
Region served | Nova Scotia |
Official language | English |
Provincial Coordinator | Ann de Ste Croix |
| Website | thans |
THANS organises an annual purple ribbon awareness campaign in memory of the École Polytechnique massacre.[3] THANS conducted interviews with 34 physically abused women who subsequently sought resolution through family law mediation. In 2000, THANS released a report based on these interviews, stating that most of the women would not recommend legal mediation to other abused women.[4] In 2008, THANS supported Bill 81, which they hoped would become the Domestic Violence Elimination Act, but Minister of Justice Cecil Clarke chose not to call the bill for a third reading.[5] In 2009, Darrell Dexter of the New Democratic Party identified THANS in his promise to increase government funding of halfway houses in Nova Scotia.[6] In 2012, THANS partnered with the World YWCA, Family SOS, Silent Witness Nova Scotia, and Leave Out Violence to host the Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada's Ghosts of Violence, a ballet about domestic violence, in Halifax.[7]
References
edit- ^ "N.S. to study domestic violence after shelving Liberal bill over spat". Cape Breton Post. May 28, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Wendy Elliott (November 27, 2009). "Art, activism an outlet for women". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ "Violence survivors pick purple to highlight Clothesline Project". Nova News Now. November 24, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ James Ptacek (2009). Resisting Co-Optation: Three Feminist Challenges to Antiviolence Work. Oxford University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0195335484.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Wendy Elliott (June 24, 2008). "Domestic violence bill scrapped, Transition House reps say govt. playing politics". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Wendy Elliott (May 22, 2009). "All parties challenged to support women and children". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Elissa Barnard (April 21, 2012). "Dance work reveals plight of domestic abuse victims". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Katherine Reed (2005). Fairness in Education for Single Parents in Nova Scotia. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. ISBN 0886274672.
- ^ "Transition houses, women's centres get funding". Halifax News Net. June 18, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2012.