Honest Talk About Preparing For Your Death
Fife House 490 Sherbourne St, Toronto, CanadaPlease join us for our next Community Forum. This time our topic will be: "Honest Talk About Preparing For Your Death." One day you're walking around living life...then the next day you feel a pain in your chest. You go to the doctor, who sends you to the hospital where you are told you have a terminal illness. They're not sure if you'll make it through the night. No one ever thinks this will happen to them but eventually our turn must come. What will happen to the money in your bank account, your possessions? Will anyone know what my final wishes are for my body? Do I want to be cremated or buried? Do I follow a certain religion? How do I arrange all of this? Join us for an in-person dinner and candid conversation with Kyle Vose, longtime HIV/AIDS and anti-poverty activist and worker, about his experience of being diagnosed with a terminal illness, preparing for end of life, and this destination that we all share. Our moderator for this conversation will be Ambrose Fan (ACAS volunteer.) This is our first in-person community forum in a long time, and we look forward to seeing you! Date and Time: Friday, August 25th, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Location: Fife House, main floor community room (490 Sherbourne Street.) To register please contact: support@acas.org
QTAY Presents: Nature Club Field Trip to the Evergreen Brickworks and Farmer’s Market
Evergreen Brickworks 550 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada👉 When: Sat. August 26, 2023 👉 Time: 11:00 pm - 2:00pm EST 👉 Location: Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON, M4W 3X8 👉 Cost: FREE and $15 lunch voucher provided Hey friends! Our next Nature Club event will be a fieldtrip to the historical Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto's Don River Valley. There will be a walk on their nature trails (it's all flat, but still wear good shoes in case it's wet) and then we'll check out their farmer's market for late lunch! https://www.evergreen.ca/evergreen-brick-works/visitor-info/getting-here/ Evergreen Brick Works is located in Toronto’s ravine system. Since 2010, it has been a year-round destination where the world comes to experience sustainability in action. Once an industrial brick factory, now it is an internationally renowned showcase of green design, an award-winning public space and a test site to pilot ideas that can be scaled across the country to shape cities for the better. REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/9CsVYN3uYMLm8Y8x7
Hot Pot Squats
Hong Fook Youth and Family Services partnering with ACAS to run a monthly LGBTQ+ peer support program for Asian LGBTQ+ youth ages 18-29. 👉 WHEN: August 29 👉 TIME: 6:30pm - 8:00pm EST 👉 WHERE: Zoom 👉 REGISTER: email Moshe at msakal@hongfook.ca The peer support group offers a space for youth to connect and share their experiences around a variety of topics relevant to their lives, including LGBTQ+ and mental health. Together we create a supportive, non-judgemental environment that inspires hope, healing, and change.
QTAY Presents: Digital Dinner Club with Kristi from Great Canadian Baking Show
ZOOM👉 When: Tue. August 29, 2023 👉 Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00pm EST 👉 Location: Online (Zoom) Hey friends! Digital Dinner Club is back after a little break and we have a guest cooking demo from Great Canadian Baking Show Season 6 semi-finalist Kristi Carey! Kristi is bi-racial Chinese and brought a lot of Asian influences to her bakes on the show. Kristi's wife Abha may also make an appearance on the zoom call to assist and chat with the audience too! https://www.cbc.ca/life/greatcanadianbakingshow/bakers/kristi-carey-baker-bio-1.6565385 REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/AKrq6Vukp4SWNgcn6
QTAY Presents: Photography Club Field Trip to Japan Foundation Gallery Sept.9
Japan Foundation 2 Bloor St. East Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaQTAY Presents: Photography Club Field Trip to Japan Foundation Gallery 👉 When: Sat. Sept. 9, 2023 👉 Time: 11:30 am - 1:30pm EST 👉 Location: The Japan Foundation, 2 Bloor Street East, Suite 300 Toronto, ON M4W 1A8 👉 Cost: FREE (we'll go for snacks after, provided by ACAS) Hey friends! Our next Photography Club event will be a fieldtrip to the Japan Foundation Gallery for their exhibit A Sense of Movement: Japanese Sports Posters. This will probably more centred on graphic design than photography per se but the two fields definitely inform each other and it's such a great opportunity to both visit the foundation and see some fantastic prints! For more info, click the link below: https://tr.jpf.go.jp/gallery-visitor-policy/ ---- Co-presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and the DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, this is an exhibition that explores the connection between Japanese graphic design and sports. Prior to Toronto, the in-person presentations in Sydney (October 2021 – January 2022) and in Paris (December 2022 – March 2023) featured a selection of 31 posters by eight Japanese graphic designers. This exhibition then arrived in Toronto with an extended range of exhibits, a total of 71 pieces by 24 designers from young professionals who are currently active in the field to great masters who led the dawn of graphic design. The exhibition introduces the means by which these uniquely creative minds convey sport and its “sense of movement” through two-dimensional printed media. Here in this extended selection the compositional beauty, dynamism and humour expressed within these Japanese posters are communicated through the perspective of sports. You experience the fruit of Japan’s rich graphic design culture during the half century between the first Olympic Games in Japan and the present time. ---- If you have any questions or concerns, or would like more information, please email Greg [...]
QTAY Presents: Nature Club Sunset Picnic and Bat Watch at Riverdale Park Sept. 10
Riverdale Park East 515 Broadview Ave, Toroto, Ontario, CanadaQTAY Presents: Nature Club Sunset Picnic and Bat Watch at Riverdale Park Sunday Sept. 10 👉 When: Sun. September 10, 2023 👉 Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00pm EST 👉 Location: "Riverdale Sunset Vista" on Google Maps (on the hill across the street from the Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Church 515 Broadview Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 2N6) 👉 Cost: FREE -- Some snacks and drinks from nearby Chinatown will be provided by ACAS Hey friends! Our next Nature Club event will be a casual END OF SUMMER picnic at Riverdale Park to hang out, talk about the season change, watch the sunset *and* spot the local bats that come out to eat bugs when the sun goes down! We may not be sitting exactly at the spot across the street from the Ukrainian Church since it's very busy at Riverdale park lately during sunset, but you can text or call to find our location when you arrive! If you have any questions or concerns, or would like more information, please email Greg at community@acas.org. See you soon~! This program is funded by Canadian Red Cross @redcrosscanada and PHAC @healthycdns
HIV & STI Test Express @ 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: Tuesday Sept 12 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
Co-location focus groups feedback
ACAS 260 Spadina Ave #410, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaACAS, PWA, APAA, PASAN, and THN act like a core group to develop a co-location space or hub at 163 Queen St East, and we would like to hear from you. Participants will receive a $60 honorarium, dinner, and PRESTO TTC tickets from this in-person focus group on Sept 14, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at ACAS (260 Spadina Ave). Limited 15 spots for volunteers and community members. RSVP with Trisha at volunteer@acas.org
Asian Night at Spa Excess
Spa Excess 105 Carlton St, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDate: Thursday September 21 Time: 8:00pm – 11:00pm Location: Spa Excess (105 Carlton St) It's Asian Night at Spa Excess! It's gonna be a wet and wild night. Cum to relax, meet new guys and have some fun. Our volunteer team will be there to create a welcoming and friendly environment while getting you connected with resources on PrEP and HIV/STI testing. Coupon for 50% off lockers available by contacting Ryan at men@acas.org Join our bathhouse volunteer team by emailing Ryan at men@acas.org
ACAS Annual General Meeting (AGM)
AGM 163 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaACAS would like to invite you to our 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, September 22, 2023, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at 163 Queen Street East, 4th Floor. This meeting will be in person, and dinner will be provided between 6-6:30 p.m. During the meeting, the program will also include reports from the Board Chair, Executive Director, staff, treasurer, and auditor and an election for the board of directors. We will send the full agenda closer to the day of the event. Please complete the online registration form at https://forms.gle/NYjv1gDQiANdm48C9 if you plan to attend