SEW AFFIRMING! Embroidery Workshop led by Julie T.
Please join us for a warm and wholesome time! No experience with embroidery required. The first 10 people in Ontario to request an embroidery kit before February 13th will get it in the mail, hopefully before the event! Saturday, February 27, 5:00pm-6:30pm EST Zoom link will be sent the morning of the event. CW: Mental health Description: Stuck in quarantine limbo? Feeling a bit lost? Come practice self-care by learning to identify what grounds and affirms you! Learn how to embroider, and make something that reminds yourself of who you are and what you care about! This workshop will be part introduction to self-affirmations, part embroidery tutorial, and part embroidering/hangout session with others in the Asian LGBTQA+ community. Limited quantity of embroidery kits are available to be mailed out, so please sign up to ensure you receive one and on time! Kits include embroidery hoop, needles, threads, and fabric. About Julie: Julie (She/Her) is a self-taught Chinese-Canadian artist who uses art as a way of reflection and appreciation. She works mainly with pen and ink, mixed paint, digital illustration, and embroidery. Julie is very grateful for the queer Asian community here in Tkaronto. This is her first workshop with ACAS and she is very excited! Supplies: (Kits available upon request) Embroidery hoop, needles, threads, and fabric. Pen and Paper for drafting. This event is made possible thanks to the support of United Way GTA #LocalLove Funded by the Government of Canada.
ACAS Jackbox Games Night
PLEASE sign up at https://forms.gle/1aYGgAE2feX4EF7y7 to ensure you get a spot at this event! This event is open to all LGBTQIAP+ Asian folks. You will get a Zoom link closer to the date. Description: Join us for a series of fun, laugh-out-loud games at our ACAS Jackbox Games Night! We will be playing Jackbox 7, featuring games such as Quiplash 3, Blather around, and The Devils and the Details -- just to name a few. So long as you have a device with an internet browser, you can connect to the game using a code that will be generated on game night. This platform also allows audience members, so even if you don't play, you can listen to us chill and add your own audience votes! If we surpass 8 people, we can switch out players or even go into breakout rooms to have two separate games. We hope to see you there! This event is made possible thanks to the support of United Way GTA #LocalLove Funded by the Government of Canada.