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Crafty Brunch, Thu Nov-07 [Surrey Pride]
Crafty Brunch, Thu Nov-07 [Surrey Pride]

Surrey Pride: Crafty Brunch, Thursday November 07

Create a landscape or an abstract art piece using paper, fabric, images, found objects, buttons, yarn, ribbon, ...

Location: Royal Oak Restaurant, 15336 Fraser Highway, Surrey, B.C.

Jen M., Director of Senior Programs, Surrey Pride Society, runs the Surrey Pride Rainbow Seniors' Social Program. 🏳️‍🌈

They provide:

  • drag queen bingo high teas (daytime);

  • craft events such as this Crafty Brunch;

  • history speed date events (intergenerational); and

  • educational events on 2SLGBTQIA+ elder abuse.

Contact: Jen at surreyjen@yahoo.ca / 604-356-0231

DSS Fall 2024 Newsletter
DSS Fall 2024 Newsletter

Fall is here and the end of year is fast approaching, and it feels like elections are the hot topic. We hope you managed to get out to vote in the BC election and that you caught the great work put into the election candidate survey by our friends at Advocacy Canada.

Our 📰 Fall 2024 Newsletter 🗞️ is designed to keep you informed of all the great work we are doing at Dignity Seniors Society and the work of our partner organizations that affect 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors' care. ...

We are also proud to announce the launch of a new national collaboration in November, of which DSS was a founding member. DSS Board members work hard with a group of amazing people from Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan to develop a solid foundation of policies and procedures that would guide the work of the Senior Pride Network Canada / Réseau de la Fierté des Aîné·e·s du Canada (SPNC/RFAC). ... SPNC/RFAC has looked to its well-resourced sister organization SAGE in the U.S. for inspiration and guidance. Stay tuned for updates on this exciting coalition of over twenty frontline 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors' serving organizations.

Other highlights in the Fall Newsletter

• Welcome New DSS Board Directors
• QMUNITY's Legacy in Bloom: Honouring Our Elders' Stories
• Fall is Conference Season
• New Resources For You To Explore
• United Voices Against Hate and Oppression

How prepared are you?
How prepared are you?

Vancouver can be impacted by hazards such as earthquakes, extreme heat, & windstorms. Let us know how prepared you are, and help shape the future of our emergency preparedness public education program.

Personal Preparedness Survey

From 2024-Oct-16 to 2024-Nov-06, the City of Vancouver is inviting residents to participate in a public survey on personal emergency preparedness. The results will help the City shape future public education and emergency preparedness programs.

Prepared or not, we would like to hear from everyone.

This online survey is available in English, French, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Farsi, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Punjabi, Vietnamese, and Japanese. If you have any questions or need additional materials, please do not hesitate to contact us at emergency.management@vancouver.ca.

Deadline: Wed 2024-Nov-06

Take the survey: Scan the QR code or visit https://ShapeYourCity.ca/personal-preparedness

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The First Annual Bocce Pride Tournament
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The First Annual Bocce Pride Tournament

Join Dignity Seniors Society and BC Care Providers Association Sunday July 18, 2021 for a fun game of Bocce Ball. Meet the two organizations, celebrate pride, and make new friends in a place where we remember old friends, the Vancouver AIDS Memorial.

You'll have a chance to talk to us about the needs of 2SLGBTQ+ seniors in care, and help us guide our advocacy effort to reform residential care in BC to improve the experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors in care.

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YOUR HOST. Dignity Seniors Society (DSS) is a B.C. based organization that strives to provide unique, tailored information and programming that meet the needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ Seniors in our gender, sexually and romantically diverse communities. Our vision is that all 2SLGBTQ+ seniors in BC enjoy fulfilling later years and a dignified end to life. …

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ARRCBC Report
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ARRCBC Report

Dignity Seniors Society (DSS) is advocating for the reform of B.C. long term care facilities and supports the ARRC BC report. Read the ARRC Report here and see DSS’ position paper on pp. 71-72.

Action for Reform of Residential Care (ARRC), 2021, Improving quality of life in long term care: A way forward

Abstract: this paper explores the following:

• Our current situation in long term care (LTC) including quality of facility care, staffing, and resources
• What contributes to quality of care / quality of life (QoL), how staffing / routine impacts this
• How well policy, regulation, and monitoring processes support quality of life in LTC.
• Recommendations for a paradigm shift that detail a model of care, staffing requirements, work force stabilization, standards/monitoring processes that address residents’ and families’ need for QoL.

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The Board of the Dignity Seniors Society sends their love and support to the Muslim community
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The Board of the Dignity Seniors Society sends their love and support to the Muslim community


The Board of the Dignity Seniors Society (DSS) sends their love and support to the Muslim community and survivors of the Afzaal and Salman families, after the hateful and heinous attack that took place in London, Ontario. A hate motivated attack on any minority group deeply affects all minorities in Canada. We are committed to standing together to fight hatred and ignorance and build better communities that can value diversity and inclusion. Support for any Seniors affected by this tragedy can be found through The BC Muslim Association.

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