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QTAY Art Space!
Are you looking for a space to make some art? Work on your own stuff, or come create something new! We are hosting an art space at the ACAS office for community members to gather and be creative! There will be some art supplies provided but feel free to bring your own supplies too. Hope to see you there! If you have any questions, feel free to email Dany at youth@acas.org.
Men’s Pottery Workshop
Clay Space 1324 Gerrard St East, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThis event is for East & Southeast Asian gay, bisexual, queer cis and trans guys SAY GAY with CLAY! Join the Men's Program for a private group pottery lesson. We will be taught on both hand building and wheel throwing. Your pieces will be glazed, fired, and yours to keep after. Date: Sunday March 26 Time: 3:00pm–5:00pm Location: Clay Space (1324 Gerrard St East) Costs: $20 per person (originally $40 full price, partial costs are covered thanks to Viiv Healthcare) Sign up required at: https://forms.gle/78EKV4DmK9SyT4cg8 Up to 14 spots available. Your spot is secured on a first-come, first-serve basis.
ACAS Seed25+ Community forum: Cabenuva & Chill?
Dear ACAS supporter, sponsors, and community members, We invite you to ACAS Seed25+ Community forum on Tuesday evening, March 28, 2023, from 7PM to 830PM online. This forum is generously sponsored by ViiV Health Care. "Cabenuva & Chill?" 🤔 Want to learn about Cabenuva (long-acting HIV injectable treatment?) Join us for an informative presentation & relaxed community discussion. You bring your questions. We’ll bring our community of fabulous subject matter experts, folks with experience with Cabenuva, and people with questions of their own to ask. Deal? TUESDAY MARCH 28, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m (via Zoom) Our smart sassy cool panelists: • Dr. Alice Tseng • Alfonso Perez-Cortes • Viviana Santibanez • Michael Wu Moderator: Ambrose Fan To register please contact: Alex Ma (support@acas.org)
The Power Lies in Me by Eva Sin
Sky Dragon Chinese Restaurant 280 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDear ACAS support program clients and caregivers, You are cordially invited to the upcoming workshop by Ms. Eva sin. Eva Sin is a Spiritual Psychotherapist in private practice. Former staff in Toronto Public Health in Sexual health and Women support coordinator at ACAS. As someone who is deepening her own spiritual journey, her approach focuses on tuning into our bodies, using mindfulness, trauma-informed parts work to reclaim disowned parts of ourselves, and emotional focused techniques to explore the possibilities of All of who we are. As we all come with a spectrum of identities and social locations that influence our lived reality it is essential in the work to honour the impact of multiple intersectionality such as race/class/gender identity and expression/sexual orientation/disability and unpacking how they intertwine with your interaction in this world and meaningfully exploring your life choices in achieving the best version of your beautifully complex Self! Workshop: The Power lies in Me! An experiential workshop to connect to the most important relationship in our life--Our Self! We will learn exercises to connect and strengthen the body/mind/spirit to become fuller versions of ourselves. When we can be in, be with, and accept the whole of who we are, we are limitless in our Power. Eva Sin, RP Decolonize Your Spirit to retrieve the Essence of Your Light The workshop is held on Tuesday April 04 at Sky Dragon Chinese Restaurant at 280 Spadina Ave, top floor. Reception will be at 6:30 p.m. and presentation starts at 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. When you register, please propose one question you have in mind to ask the presenter and it will be anonymous to create a more meaningful interactive worksho during the time we spend together. RSVP no later to Jun Liu womensupport@acas.org no later by Sunday April 02, 2023 [...]
HIV & STI Test Express at HQ
HQ Toronto 790 Bay St, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFree HIV & STI Express Testing for East & Southeast Asian gay, bi, queer cis and trans men and nonbinary folks 服务同志男人和 跨性别朋友 Dành cho nam Đồng tính và Chuyển giới 남성 동성애자 분들과 트렌스젠더 분들 위함 Results returned in 1 day for all screenings. Register at the front desk. International students are welcome. Date: Thursday April 13 Time: 5:00pm-7:30pm Location: HQ (790 Bay St, 8th floor) 免费 无需预约 欢迎国际留学生 Miễn Phí Hoan nghênh du học sinh 무료 예약 필요 무 유학생 환영합니다 For more info, contact Ryan at men@acas.org
ALPHA gathering with ACT
HQ Toronto 790 Bay St, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDear Support program clients and Caregivers, April is here and hope many of you did have a good start with some Spring Fever. I am cordially inviting you to our second ALPHA social gathering in partnership with ACT on Thursday April 13 at HQ 790 Bay Street (unit 820) starting at 6p.m. sharp. This event had no agenda, mainly social gathering with your peers and hopefully if any of you didn’t get a chance to have a tour about HQ site and their program and services, this is a great opportunity to mingle with some fabulous Caribbean food. This event is partially generously sponsored by ACT, therefore the coordinator Bradley Wallace and one of ACT volunteers will be joining us just to get to know our organization and more importantly get to know you. I hope to see many of you at this social event and is a pre-kick off for those who attend the Cirque du Soleil on Friday. RSVP to Kenneth by latest Tuesday April 11. healthpromo@acas.org With care, Kenneth
Clothing Swap Party
ACAS 260 Spadina Ave #410, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWe are excited to host the 2-day Clothing Swap Party on the weekend of April 15 & 16! Hello #AsianLGBTQ+ folks in Toronto area, this is your sign to start #SpringCleaning your closet👚 All you need to do to be ready for spring is; 🌸Gather the gently used items you’ve loved but no longer wanted. 🌸Remember to machine-wash before bringing it in. Be thoughtful for the next person❤️ 🌸Donate them at the ACAS office then go “shopping” for free! Do you only want to clean the closet? You are more than welcome to just drop the items and leave:) Prepare your wardrobe for spring💐🌈 Note: This is a charitable event. We will use the leftover from this event for fundraising. For any inquiries, contact us at support@acas.org (Sugar) or youth@acas.org (Dany Ko).
QTAY Presents: Papercraft – Spring Flowers! with Winsome & Cam
Papercraft: Spring Flowers event! No matter what level of creativity or experience, Winsome & Cam invite you to join in to craft & learn together virtually on Saturday, April 15th, from 2-4pm EST! Sign up through the link in our bio! Basic Materials List: 📃 paper ✂️ scissors ✏️ pencil ➕ tape or glue Optional craft supplies, such as: 🟥 origami paper (square) ➰ paper strips (can be homemade!) 🔪 precision hobby knife (ie. x-acto) 🟩 cutting mat 📏 ruler 🥢 toothpick or skewer 🖨️ printed-out provided templates We hope to see you there! If you have any questions or concerns, or would like more information, please email Dany at youth@acas.org.
Art Collection Launch Event!
ACAS 260 Spadina Ave #410, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaWe are having a celebration our Queer & Trans Asian Art Collection! You are invited to join us for a fun filled event with food, drinks and most importantly, ART! We have collected many unique and beautiful artworks from the community and are excited to show you what they have created. Come meet the talented artists that participated in the art collection! Participants also get a copy of the zine! This event will take place in-person at the ACAS office (260 Spadina Ave, Suite 410, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2E4, Canada). Free food will be provided! If you have any questions or concerns, please email Dany at youth@acas.org.
OPA+ Gay Men’s Coffee Night with ACT
HQ Toronto 790 Bay St, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDear GBMSM ACAS Members: Please note that this event is only open to those who are self-identified as gay, bi, queer men who have sex with men. Please join us on Monday April 17 at 6pm at HQ (790 Bay Street, Suite 820, Toronto, ON, M5G 1N8) when the ACT Gay Men's Coffee Night, in collaboration with ACAS, OPA+ and Latinos Positivos, welcomes Christian Hui & Samuel Lopez! We'll watch their acclaimed documentary short, Walking in These Shoes, and then chat. Gurl, you don't want to miss this one! To register, please contact OPA ontariopa@gmail.com by noon, April 17, 2023.