WOMEN’S CENTRE

What is the Women’s Centre?

The Women’s Centre, located in the Students’ Union Building, is a safe haven for all self-identified women and non-binary on-campus. The Centre is operated by a student coordinator and volunteers who are trained in crisis intervention and women’s issues. The Centre is strictly a referral service and resource centre which is completely confidential.

What does the Women’s Centre do?

  • Provides a safe and accessible space, which is welcoming, non-judgemental, and open to all self-identified women and people with reproductive concerns.

  • Is an environment where activities, programs, and services are developed by and for women.

  • Is a place that offers feminist resources, services, and programs 

  • Provides peer consulting and referrals

  • Initiates and carries out social change work, the focus of which is to increase the status of all women.

  • Serves women of all ages and backgrounds 


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CBU Resources

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Community Resources

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CBU Library Resources

The CBU Library has a wide and varied collection of books, e-books, journals, and magazines - both academic and popular - focusing on women's interests, issues, and concerns.  Within the physical and virtual walls of the library, you'll find resources and information meant to educate, support, challenge, and entertain.  

This guide details some of the publications and resources available to you.... but not all.  Check out the link below to see what the CBU Library has to offer!

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Hello, Baby!

Congratulations! You have a little human on the way. Check out the link below for everything you need to know in the last few months leading up to their arrival and post-partum!

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