an independent, feminist, community-based organization

Antigonish Women's Centre & Sexual Assault Services

We strive to lower and remove barriers in society, as well as those that we have as an organization to be more inclusive and accessible to the diversity of people and communities who need our work the most.

Who we Are

The Antigonish Womenโ€™s Centre & Sexual Assault Services (also known as the Antigonish Womenโ€™s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association or the โ€œWomenโ€™s Centreโ€) is an independent, feminist, community-based organization. We are led by the experiences of diverse women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people towards an equitable and just society for all.ย While our work focuses on women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people and their families and communities, much of what we provide is for people of all genders.

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We strive to lower and remove barriers in society, as well as those that we have as an organization to be more inclusive and accessible to the diversity of people and communities who need our work the most.

Where we are

We are guided byย theย Peaceย andย Friendshipย Treaties of 1725 signed between the Miโ€™kmaq and Wolastoqiyik Peoples and the British Crown that inform our relationships with one another and with the territory we are on. We are honoured to work onย Miโ€™kmaโ€™ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Miโ€™kmaq People,ย primarily in the counties of Antigonish and Guysborough. In these counties, we also recognize the historic African Nova Scotian rural settlements.


Our work spans regionally, provincially, nationally, and internationally to advocate for the women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people of
rural, eastern Nova Scotia, Canada.

What we are up to

Antigonish Women's Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association

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Women's Support Worker, Gisele Carpenter, is attending the 5th annual Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Awareness Conference presented by the RESET Society of Calgary, and will

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WE ARE CELEBRATING 40 YEARS!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

Hope to see you there!

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We are still offering this program!!

Curious about our logo?

Created in June, 2021, our current logo connects to the history of AWCSAS and is a visual representation of all that we do.

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COVID-19

Care of ourselves and of our communities is important to us. We continue to work, though in changed ways following public health guidelines related to the
COVID-19 pandemic.

Reach out via phone or email to know more about these changes.