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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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Report: Aging and Living Well Among LGBTQIOlder Adults in Canada
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Report: Aging and Living Well Among LGBTQIOlder Adults in Canada

What does "aging and living well" look like for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) older adults in Canada? What could it look like? And what social changes are needed to better enable LGBTQI older adults to live and age well, on their terms? ...

The purpose of this national interview-based study was to expand and deepen our understanding of how LGBTQI older adults themselves conceptualize "wellbeing", and what is needed for our communities to live well into old age. ...

This report provides a high-level summary of the research findings and recommendations. It has three main parts. Methodology & Orientations describes the research approach and process. Findings discusses five overarching themes: Employment; Housing; Social Connection and Disconnection; Healthcare Access; and Death and End-of-Life Wellbeing. Each of these sections can be read as stand-alone sections, and we welcome you to navigate to those that interest you. In the final part, we provide summary Conclusions and Next Steps. ...

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Join our partners at ARRC BC in their advocacy efforts to reform Long-Term-Care in B.C.
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Join our partners at ARRC BC in their advocacy efforts to reform Long-Term-Care in B.C.

Join our partners at Action for Reform of Residential Care BC (ARRC BC) in their advocacy efforts to reform Long-Term-Care in BC:
BC Association of Social Workers

Seniors Week is a time to recognize and celebrate seniors in B.C. but we also need to recognize the continued plight of our most vulnerable seniors living in long- term care (LTC) homes. The need for reform of the LTC system remains urgent as resident quality of life continues to be compromised by staffing issues, the lack of continuity of care and little meaningful activity. You can change this.

ARRC has partnered with the BC Association of Social Workers on a campaign to improve quality of life for residents in long-term care (LTC) through comprehensive system reform. [Note: campaign now closed.]

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Tell the Government of Canada to #Act4QueerSafety!
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Tell the Government of Canada to #Act4QueerSafety!


Tell the Government of Canada to #Act4QueerSafety!

Dignity Seniors Society (DSS) has signed on to the #Act4QueerSafety campaign led by Momentum Canada, which identifies six calls to action for the Government of Canada to address rising anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate.

Check out the open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien, and Members of the Canadian Pride Caucus.

You can also add your name to the petition.

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