Our feminism advocates for the decision-making agency of diverse women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people and challenges all the societal barriers that undermine their choices, freedoms, gifts, and humanity.
We work to be empathetic and nonjudgmental, appreciating the whole lives, varied journeys, and expertise of women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people.
We work to be action-oriented, intersectional, and critical in confronting all oppressions against women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people and in redistributing power to and with them.
We strive to be representative of the people and communities we serve. For our work and volunteer opportunities, we welcome applications from visible minority group members, African Nova Scotians, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community.
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.
Curious about our logo?
Created in June, 2021, our current logo connects to the history of AWRCSASA and is a visual representation of all that we do now.
Women who were looking for services and working for societal change founded the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association in 1983. Our organization remains woman-positive, appreciating the multi-issued and complex lives of women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people, whose diverse experiences provide lessons in resilience and in resistance.