Events for November 14, 2024 - November 14, 2024

QUEER ASIAN JOY is a project that sparks joy in being queer/trans and Asian. This is a series of classes to learn fan dance styles from various cultural regions in Asia without the segregation of gender. Registration required to reserve your spot in the classes: https://forms.gle/JLS3kEaawQP1n8NH9 These classes are for queer and trans East, Southeast, and mixed Asian folks across all genders along the 2SLGBTQ+ spectrum and for all ages ranging from 18 to 60+. Filipinx Fan Dance with Candace Kumar (Oct 9 & 16) Chinese Fan Dance with Jeffrey Chan (Oct 30 & Nov 6) Vietnamese Fan Dance with Kim Trang Tran (Nov 20 & 27) Dates: Sundays Time: 12pm-2pm Location: Star Dance Centre (Sheppard & Yonge) Address: 4750 Yonge Street, Unit 326, 327 & 331, Toronto, ON M2N 0J6 FREE, no cost! We have space for 20 people per class. Each cultural style will be taught in two classes. You must attend both classes per style. There will be a one week break in between each style before the next set of classes start. You can sign up for 1, 2 or all styles. Please arrive on time. Each class is 1.5 hours with extra 15 min before and after to give time for people to arrive and leave. If you have more questions, please email Ryan at men@acas.org This project was made possible thanks to funding from the Rainbow Grants by the Community One Foundation

Dear Supporters, Sponsors, and Community Members, You are cordially invited to the first ACAS Seed25+ community forum for 2022/2023 on Wednesday October 26, 2022 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This forum will take place by Zoom, and is generously sponsored by Viiv Healthcare. Our topic will be: Perspectives in Intercultural Exchange by People in P.O.C. Communities. For this forum we are pleased to have 3 panelists with wide-ranging lived and professional experience in the HIV/AIDS sector, from Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian communities. Claudette Cardinal, Ower Alexander Oberto, and Brian-Bao Ly (panelist bios available below) will speak candidly on their experiences and perspectives on how racialized people/people of color, and their organizations, can learn from, support, and practice solidarity with each other. The event will include a Q&A. Join us for a constructive, interactive—and unrehearsed—conversation! To register please contact Alex Ma (support@acas.org) no later than Monday, October 24. You can also register using this link. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvfuysrDIoE9b8NQzf0yyQABIhgek7LCo3 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We’re looking forward to connecting with you. Our panelists: Claudette Cardinal is a Cree Indigenous woman from Treaty Six territory of Alberta who currently resides on the Unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples and gives thanks for allowing to be a longtime resident of this territory. She brings twenty eight years of Living Knowledge of HIV/AIDS and works with multiple community-based research projects and is dedicated to bridging community and researchers together in a ‘good way’. Ower Alexander Oberto is a pansexual person living with HIV; he was born and raised in Venezuela. Prior to coming to Canada, he was involved in activism against HIV stigma and homophobia in Venezuela and Latin America. In 2008, Ower established an NGO in Venezuela called “Aprovida” to assist people living with HIV. His [...]

This free in-person event is for East & Southeast Asian LGBTQ+ folks. We will be watching: Umma (USA, 2022, 1 hr 23 min) Watch the trailer here: youtube.com/watch?v=QQdXvvtu-iI Bring your own food or snacks. Popcorn will be provided. Scary Asian Movie Night Date: Wednesday, October 26 Time: 7:00PM-9:00PM Location: ACAS Office (260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410) For more info email Ryan at men@acas.org

Book Your Monkeypox vaccine The monkeypox vaccination service, provided by Toronto Public Health nurses in collaboration with ACAS, is on Friday, October 28th 3:00 pm-6:30 pm at 260 Spadina Ave, Unit 410. This is open eligibility for gay, bisexual, queer men who have sex with men, including trans men and trans women. Please use this link acas.setmore.com and choose any of the staff names for appointment time. Last appointment will be at 6:15pm Please consider that we are a community-based organization that has small capacity. If it suits you better, there are multiple mass immunization clinics run by the City of Toronto that can handle larger numbers through walk-in. You can find the mass clinics at www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/monkeypox/ The current eligibility criteria determined by the Ontario Ministry of Health are: a) Two-spirited, non-binary, trans- or cis-gender individuals who self-identify or have sexual partners who self-identify as belonging to the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) community AND at least one of the following: Have received a diagnosis of bacterial STI (i.e., chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis) in the past 2 months; Have had 2 or more sexual partners recently or may be planning to; Have attended venues for sexual contact (e.g., bath houses, sex clubs) recently or may be planning to, or who work/volunteer in these settings; Have had anonymous sex (e.g., using hookup apps) recently or may be planning to; and/or Are a sexual contact of an individual who engages in sex work. b) Any individual who engages in sex work or may be planning to. c) Household and/or sexual contacts of those identified for PrEP eligibility in parts (a) and (b) above AND are moderately to severely immunocompromised or pregnant may be at higher risk for severe illness from an MPX infection may be considered for [...]

🌈 LINK TO RRGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8dW4K_7V1LBLT4uuq-Sira1y2jTO1q62r6SjT-Fiq5hl_aw/viewform?usp=sf_link 🎃 👉 When: Saturday, 29 October 2022 👉 Time: 5pm to 8pm 👉 Location: 260 Spadina Ave, Suite 410, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2E4, Canada ❗ NOTE: We can only have fifteen participants in the office at the same time.  If you sign up, please be respectful and let us know ASAP if you can't make it so we can invite folks from the waitlist in. ❗ Let’s celebrate Halloween with Fright Night. Come to ACAS for a spooky night of pumpkin painting/carving, a scary movie and snacks. Feel free to come in costume for a costume contest, winner gets a prize! Liliths, Ghosts, Bats, Tarantulas and undead Queens welcome! This event will take place in-person at the ACAS office (260 Spadina Ave, Suite 410, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2E4, Canada), meaning that the number of people able to attend at once will be limited to 15 people (plus two facilitators).  As for accessibility needs, there is an elevator available, but it is slow.  It generally works, but we will let you know if it is unavailable.  Otherwise, there are stairs to get to the elevator in the foyer. Masks are mandatory to attend this event, and this is (as much as possible) a scent-free space.  This will be a sober event for the safety of everyone, including folks who may be triggered by the presence of substances. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Dany at youth@acas.org.  CW: knives (and other pumpkin-carving tools).  You'll be able to take your pumpkin home afterwards! See you soon~!

QUEER ASIAN JOY is a project that sparks joy in being queer/trans and Asian. This is a series of classes to learn fan dance styles from various cultural regions in Asia without the segregation of gender. Registration required to reserve your spot in the classes: https://forms.gle/JLS3kEaawQP1n8NH9 These classes are for queer and trans East, Southeast, and mixed Asian folks across all genders along the 2SLGBTQ+ spectrum and for all ages ranging from 18 to 60+. Filipinx Fan Dance with Candace Kumar (Oct 9 & 16) Chinese Fan Dance with Jeffrey Chan (Oct 30 & Nov 6) Vietnamese Fan Dance with Kim Trang Tran (Nov 20 & 27) Dates: Sundays Time: 12pm-2pm Location: Star Dance Centre (Sheppard & Yonge) Address: 4750 Yonge Street, Unit 326, 327 & 331, Toronto, ON M2N 0J6 FREE, no cost! We have space for 20 people per class. Each cultural style will be taught in two classes. You must attend both classes per style. There will be a one week break in between each style before the next set of classes start. You can sign up for 1, 2 or all styles. Please arrive on time. Each class is 1.5 hours with extra 15 min before and after to give time for people to arrive and leave. If you have more questions, please email Ryan at men@acas.org This project was made possible thanks to funding from the Rainbow Grants by the Community One Foundation

ACAS would like to invite you to our 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, November 5, from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. We are anticipating two highlights during this AGM: the staff and board will be presenting ACAS’ new strategic plan covering 2023-2025, and we will welcome Rose Femia, our new auditor from Fazzari + Partners, to lead the presentation of our audited financial statements ending March 31, 2022. Please scan the QR code on this post to fill out the online registration form. As with the past two years, we will be holding our AGM this year via video conference using Zoom. We will send the program and meeting link to registered attendees closer to the day of the event. Please fill out the online registration form at https://forms.gle/3GFfh1qRYLgnNsPw8.  As with the past two years, we will be holding our AGM this year via video conference using Zoom. We will send the program and meeting link to registered attendees closer to the day of the event.

QUEER ASIAN JOY is a project that sparks joy in being queer/trans and Asian. This is a series of classes to learn fan dance styles from various cultural regions in Asia without the segregation of gender. Registration required to reserve your spot in the classes: https://forms.gle/JLS3kEaawQP1n8NH9 These classes are for queer and trans East, Southeast, and mixed Asian folks across all genders along the 2SLGBTQ+ spectrum and for all ages ranging from 18 to 60+. Filipinx Fan Dance with Candace Kumar (Oct 9 & 16) Chinese Fan Dance with Jeffrey Chan (Oct 30 & Nov 6) Vietnamese Fan Dance with Kim Trang Tran (Nov 20 & 27) Dates: Sundays Time: 12pm-2pm Location: Star Dance Centre (Sheppard & Yonge) Address: 4750 Yonge Street, Unit 326, 327 & 331, Toronto, ON M2N 0J6 FREE, no cost! We have space for 20 people per class. Each cultural style will be taught in two classes. You must attend both classes per style. There will be a one week break in between each style before the next set of classes start. You can sign up for 1, 2 or all styles. Please arrive on time. Each class is 1.5 hours with extra 15 min before and after to give time for people to arrive and leave. If you have more questions, please email Ryan at men@acas.org This project was made possible thanks to funding from the Rainbow Grants by the Community One Foundation

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 within 24 hours for all screenings. Register at the front desk.  International students welcome. Date: Tuesday November 8 Time: 6:00pm-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

Sex EducAsian is our monthly sexual health workshop at HQ for East & Southeast Asian gay, bi, queer cis and trans men The topic of this month’s session will be Sexual Racism faced by the Asian community. There will be a short introduction and icebreaker followed by a discussion led by our student placement, Marcus. Participants will be able to share their experiences, what sexual racism is to them and how it may affect them. HIV & STI Testing will be available with priority for Asian LGBTQ folks tonight. Come on in for free and quick testing! Date: Tuesday November 8 Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Location: HQ (790 Bay St, 8th floor) No registration needed, just come by! For more info, contact Ryan at men@acas.org