Transition House Association of Nova Scotia

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] Shiva Nourpanah is THANS's Provincial Coordinator.[2] Rhonda Fraser, the executive director of Chrysalis House, is a member of THANS.[3] THANS organises an annual purple ribbon awareness campaign in memory of the École Polytechnique massacre.[4] THANS was founded in 1989.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] In 2009, Darrell Dexter of the New Democratic Party identified THANS in his promise to increase government funding of halfway houses in Nova Scotia.[8] 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.[9]

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
Provincial Coordinator
Shiva Nourpanah
Key people
Rhonda Fraser
AffiliationsChrysalis House
Websitehttp://www.thans.ca/

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. "Transition houses, women's centres get funding". Halifax News Net. June 18, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  4. "Violence survivors pick purple to highlight Clothesline Project". Nova News Now. November 24, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  5. Wendy Elliott (November 27, 2009). "Art, activism an outlet for women". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  6. James Ptacek (2009). "Resisting Co-Optation: Three Feminist Challenges to Antiviolence Work". Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women. Oxford University Press: 19. ISBN 0195335481.
  7. Wendy Elliott (June 24, 2008). "Domestic violence bill scrapped, Transition House reps say govt. playing politics". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  8. Wendy Elliott (May 22, 2009). "All parties challenged to support women and children". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  9. Elissa Barnard (April 21, 2012). "Dance work reveals plight of domestic abuse victims". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
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