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SUMMARY:Write Your Grief
DESCRIPTION:Queer Death Salon is a community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death\, dying and grief. It is a facilitated drop-in discussion space\, with the purpose of building connection\, skill\, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities.  \n\n\n\nParticipants will be led through a short meditation/reiki offering to ground and center in the space\, followed by some intentional and prompted writing time\, where we’ll pick a source of grief\, or grief itself\, and write letters. There will be optional time for sharing about the experience itself or what you’ve written and some additional prompts for continued writing practice. Participants are also invited to submit completed letters to a queer grief zine for publication.  \n\n\n\nFacilitator Melissa Delizia\, MSW\, LSW\, DSW (she/they) is a writer\, witch\, social worker\, educator\, death doula\, and Reiki Master Teacher whose work lives at the intersection of sacred care\, social justice\, and transformative education. Their practice centers queer and transgender experiences of death\, dying\, grief\, and ritual\, with a deep commitment to equitable\, accessible\, and community-rooted death care.  \n\n\n\nQueer Death Salon takes place over Zoom\, in English\, with Automatic Closed Captioning
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/write-your-grief/
CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,Regular programming,Virtual event
ORGANIZER;CN="Queer Community Deathcare":MAILTO:Queercommunitydeathcare@gmail.com
LOCATION:https://maxottawa.ca/list/write-your-grief/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260121T130000
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SUMMARY:Enhancing harm reduction and sexual health programs for equity-deserving youth
DESCRIPTION:This webinar highlights harm reduction and sexual health programs for equity-deserving young people\, including Indigenous\, queer and trans youth. Presenters discuss how these programs centre lived realities\, reduce stigma and provide more inclusive\, responsive models of care. Designed for frontline workers and programming leaders\, this session explores strategies to increase youth engagement and strengthen services that address the unique needs of young people.  \n\n\n\nMany equity-deserving youth begin exploring sex or drug use without the support\, knowledge or resources needed to stay safe. Those who are disproportionately impacted by HIV\, hepatitis C and drug-related harms often face barriers to sexual health and harm reduction services. This leaves many young people without access to the resources and knowledge they need to take care of their health and well-being. Through this webinar\, learn how youth-centred approaches can advance more equitable models of care that reach youth where they’re at. \n\n\n\nModerator: Magnus Nowell\, CATIE \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\nStevie Thompson\, Mycelium\, YouthCO\n\n\n\nColby Hangle\, Mycelium\, YouthCO\n\n\n\nChantal Williamson\, Huddle\, Ka Ni Kanichihk\n\n\n\nKimm Kent\, Peer Outreach Support Services and Education (POSSE Project)\n\n\n\nKayla Slaunwhite\, Peer Outreach Support Services and Education (POSSE Project)
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/enhancing-harm-reduction-and-sexual-health-programs-for-equity-deserving-youth/
CATEGORIES:Educational,Virtual event
ORGANIZER;CN="CATIE":MAILTO:info@catie.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260126T183000
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SUMMARY:Effective Messaging for 2SLGBTQIA+ Advocates
DESCRIPTION:Join Queer Momentum’s executive director Fae Johnstone for a webinar on effective messaging for 2SLGBTQIA+ movements. In this session\, you’ll learn effective messaging frameworks and build your capacity to change hearts and minds – in conversation\, on stage and in the media. \n\n\n\nQueer Momentum’s Winter Webinars\n\n\n\nThrough our webinars\, we help power-up 2SLGBTQIA+ advocates and allies with training on effective advocacy\, movement-building and community organizing. These sessions are free\, and intended to help you – as an activist or ally – become a stronger advocate.  \n\n\n\nThis winter\, we’re bringing you five sessions designed and delivered by our team\, ranging from effective messaging to arts-based activism to undertaking culturally aware advocacy. We’re proud of these sessions\, and excited to share them with you. All sessions will be recorded and shared with registrants – so don’t hesitate to sign up even if you can’t make it during the time-slot. 
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/effective-messaging-for-2slgbtqia-advocates/
CATEGORIES:Advocacy & empowerment,Educational,Virtual event
ORGANIZER;CN="Queer Momentum":MAILTO:info@momentumcanada.net
LOCATION:https://maxottawa.ca/list/effective-messaging-for-2slgbtqia-advocates/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260130T130000
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SUMMARY:The Canadian Calls to Action: Advancing the health and rights of women living with HIV
DESCRIPTION:Presented in partnership with Simon Fraser University and the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS). \n\n\n\nJoin us to celebrate the launch of the Canadian Calls to Action to advance the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV. Building on the World Health Organization’s 2017 global guidelines\, leaders from across Canada have come together to create a framework that ensures women’s rights and health remain at the forefront of Canada’s HIV response. \n\n\n\nThe Calls to Action emphasize the importance of integrating women living with HIV across research\, policy\, practice and programming. They centre Indigenous women’s perspectives\, the improvement of knowledge creation and sharing\, the enhancement of sexual and reproductive health services\, as well as the reciprocal relationship between evidence and action.  \n\n\n\nThis webinar offers a unique opportunity to connect with the organizers behind the Calls to Action and explore how these guiding principles can be implemented to create lasting\, equitable change.  \n\n\n\nModerator: Shriya Hari\, CATIE \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\n\nWangari Tharao\, MEd\, Women’s Health in Women’s Hands\n\n\n\nElder Sheila Nyman\, MSW \n\n\n\nAngela Kaida\, PhD\, Simon Fraser University\n\n\n\nMona Loutfy\, MD\, FRCPC\, MPH\, Women’s College Hospital\n\n\n\nManjulaa Narasimhan\, PhD\, World Health Organization \n\n\n\nMelissa Morris\, University of Manitoba
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/the-canadian-calls-to-action-advancing-the-health-and-rights-of-women-living-with-hiv/
CATEGORIES:Educational,Virtual event
ORGANIZER;CN="CATIE":MAILTO:info@catie.ca
LOCATION:https://maxottawa.ca/list/the-canadian-calls-to-action-advancing-the-health-and-rights-of-women-living-with-hiv/
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