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Transition House Association of Nova Scotia
AbbreviationTHANS/TRANS
Formation1989
TypeVoluntary association
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeTo oppose violence against women
Location
Region served
Nova Scotia
Official language
English
Pamela Harrison
Executive director
Key people
Rhonda Fraser
AffiliationsChrysalis House
Websitehttp://www.thans.ca/

The Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (abbreviated THANS and TRANS) is a Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada-based organisation that runs women's shelters.[1] Pamela Harrison is THANS's executive director,[2] and also serves as provincial co-ordinator.[3] Rhonda Fraser, the executive director of Chrysalis House, is a member of THANS.[4] THANS organises an annual purple ribbon awareness campaign in memory of the École Polytechnique massacre.[5] THANS was founded in 1989.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] In 2009, Darrell Dexter of the New Democratic Party identified THANS in his promise to increase government funding of halfway houses in Nova Scotia.[9] 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.[10]

References

  1. ^ "N.S. to study domestic violence after shelving Liberal bill over spat". Cape Breton Post. May 28, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Katherine Reed (2005). Fairness in Education for Single Parents in Nova Scotia. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. ISBN 0886274672.
  3. ^ Selena Ross (August 21, 2012). "Recurring faces of domestic violence". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Transition houses, women's centres get funding". Halifax News Net. June 18, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Violence survivors pick purple to highlight Clothesline Project". Nova News Now. November 24, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  6. ^ Wendy Elliott (November 27, 2009). "Art, activism an outlet for women". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  7. ^ James Ptacek (2009). "Resisting Co-Optation: Three Feminist Challenges to Antiviolence Work". Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women. Oxford University Press: 19. ISBN 0195335481.
  8. ^ Wendy Elliott (June 24, 2008). "Domestic violence bill scrapped, Transition House reps say govt. playing politics". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  9. ^ Wendy Elliott (May 22, 2009). "All parties challenged to support women and children". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  10. ^ Elissa Barnard (April 21, 2012). "Dance work reveals plight of domestic abuse victims". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
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