Monthly Archives: November 2020

ACAS office is closed to the public for 4 weeks from November 23 to December 18, 2020. As the number of COVID-19 cases in Toronto is rising, and for the safety of our service users and staff, we will continue to operate remotely, and deliver our online programs and phone services to you. Please contact program staff for service details. All staff will be working from home. No in-person services will be offered including appointments with the Support Program. Acupuncture appointments in this timeframe are also cancelled.

When You're Ready (WYR) is an 8-week program where East and Southeast Asian youth (ages 18-29) come together to discuss topics relating to their identity, with an emphasis on the whole idea of coming into your identity. What does it mean to be a queer and/or trans Asian youth? Did you recognize your queer-ness or Asian-ness first? What does it mean to be bi-cultural, biracial? Do you ever feel NOT Asian or queer enough? Is coming out part of the gay white agenda? These are just some of the questions we will be exploring as a group. Also, some topics we will touch upon are: anti-oppression, intersectionality, chosen family, shadeism, mindfulness and SO much more! QTAY Presents: When You're Ready CYCLE 1 Peer Leaders: Angela, Min and Vale! DATES: Nov 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3, 5, 10, 17 TIME: 6-8:30 PM for all sessions, EXCEPT December 5th (1pm-3:30pm). LOCATION: Zoom STRUCTURE OF WYR We will be capping CYCLE 1 at 10 participants to facilitate an intimate environment where youth can explore and discuss these topics more in-depth. So please RSVP as soon as you can! We will be meeting once a week, every Thursday evening starting November 12 to December 17th, 2020 (Nov 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3, 5, 10, 17) from 6-8:30PM online, except December 5th (Saturday, from 1pm-2:30pm). We encourage participants to attend all 8 sessions, but alas, the gig economy is real, school stress is very real and life in general is too real! So, please try to make at least 6/8 sessions! If you already know this is going to be tough to do, please refrain from signing up so that we can prioritize folks who can attend as many sessions as possible. If drop-in casual events are more your thing, keep an eye out for [...]