Past Events

Join ACAS for HIV self-testing workshop followed by a FREE portrait session in your favourite costume! A great pre-Halloween party activity before you parade your costume. Date: Tuesday, October 31 Time: 4 to 6pm Place: Glad Day Bookshop (499 Church St) FREE HIV self testing kits and refreshments For more info, please register at officeadmin@acas.org

Dear ACAS support program, ACAS' healthy cooking program will have another cooking workshop on Nov 01, Wednesday. Please see the details on the poster.

Dear ACAS Support Program clients and caregivers, We would like to invite you to the healthy cooking workshop, first come first serve! Date: November 5 (Sunday), 2023 Time: 2-4:30PM Venue: 235 Broadview Ave. Please RSVP to Sucre at dropin1@acas.org Hope to see you there.

Dear ACAS support program clients, ACAS support program and the harm reduction project will hold a workshop about harm reduction 101 on November 07 from 5 pm- 7 pm. Please see the details on the poster. If you are interested, please register from Alex, support@acas.org or Jun, womensupport@acas.org.

Free 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 Nov 14 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

Date: Thursday November 16 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

#PinkDotTO is coming back again. #ACASToronto connects the dots, bringing the community closer, one positive vibe at a time, on Thursday, 23 November 2023, from 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Dim Sum King Seafood Restaurant 421 Dundas St. W., 3rd floor Toronto, ON M5T 2W4 Buy tickets at: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/asian-community-aids-services/events/pinkdotto-2023/

An online community discussion addressing diaspora concerns around trans and nonbinary curriculum, policy, and practice. Register here What to Expect: Our event seeks to address concerns around 2SLGBTQIA+ policies in schools. How has recent legislation in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick around parental consent impacted Ontario? What are common myths circulating within newcomer communities around LGBTQIA+ content in schools? How can we support queer/trans youth in schools as parents/community members? Why are some parents uncomfortable with gender neutral facilities in schools? Where does fear/ resistance to inclusive school policies come from?   We have four incredible speakers with a breadth of knowledge and expertise to share: Christine Hsu Christine (she/they) is a first gen immigrant settler who moves through the world as a nonbinary genderfluid woman. They are a certified learning professional and a body liberation-centred physical and health educator who have been facilitating training and consulting on intersectional 2SLGBTQIA+ and trans & nonbinary inclusion for school boards across Canada for over a decade. They have worked with administrators, educators, students, queer and trans youth in G/QSAs, and for organizations across multiple sectors, focusing on creating safer spaces in schools, communities and workplaces. Her expertise includes working in policy development within high performance sports for national sports organizations and with HPE curriculum leads for systems change in sports, HPE and school athletics. Christine works full time as an equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and anti-racism learning consultant who delivers workplace training and community based healing-centred workshops, and provides strategic consultation for organizations seeking to make EDI infused transformational changes. Narina Nagra Narina Nagra (she/her) is the proud parent of a 10 year old trans girl who attends Perth Ave. Public School in Toronto. She has been a life-long advocate for social justice, anti-racism/anti-oppression and community building in various spaces for the [...]