The Quilt

Since 1991, the Women’s Memorial March Committee has organized a march on February 14th to honour the memory of all women from the Downtown Eastside (DTES) who have died due to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual violence. Each year since 2005 the Women’s Memorial March Quilt is carried by dozens of people during that march.…

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Women’s Memorial March

The Women’s Memorial March is an annual event which occurs on February 14 in honour of the lives of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls across Canada and the United States. This event is also a protest against class disparity, racism, inequality and violence. Wikipedia https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/women-s-memorial-march

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Death Doula Mono Brown 

Oppenheimer Park Tuesday, April 19, 2022 Program Description:  Participants learned about what a death doula is and some of the ways that death doulas support people and communities facing end of life. The session also introduced participants to several widely available end-of-life planning resources and engaged participants in an activity to explore what death and…

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Cross Cultural Mountain View Cemetery Tour

Image Description: A close up of a left hand holding a Mountain View Cemetery Self Guided Walking Tour Booklet. The booklet cover has a title and an image of the old Jewish Cemetery gates. The Cemetery grounds are out of focus in the background of the photo.

Sunday, April 10, 2022 @ 10:00AM – 12:15PM PDT Cross Cultural Walking Tours bring awareness of the contributions of Indigenous and early immigrant communities, the richly layered history of Vancouver’s downtown eastside neighbourhoods (including Jewish Strathcona, Hogan’s Alley, Downtown Eastside, Chinatown and Paueru-Gai), in celebration of Asian and Jewish Heritage Months. Program Description:  Representatives of…

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Advance Care Planning (ACP) Resources

From the BC Centre for Palliative Care (bc-cpc.ca) – these resources will help you make your advanced care plan. Have you thought about your wishes for your future health care and personal care? Have you talked about your wishes with the people you trust, like family and friends? This website can help you learn more…