***Please note Ribbon Community, and our peer offices at Positive Health Services, John Ruedy Clinic, and Oak Tree Clinic are closed on Monday, September 1 and Tuesday, September 30 for the statutory holidays.***

Ribbon Community September Program Calendar - details in text of webpage

Women's PROGRAMMING AT RIBBON

WOMEN'S GROCERY IN SURREY

September 8 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Contact Hadza at 236-688-6428

KITCHEN PARTY

September 11 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Contact Hadiza at 236-688-6428

WOMEN'S GROUP AND DINNER

September 16 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Join us for a discussion about Mental Health

Contact Millennium at 236-833-0949

WOMEN'S GROCERY AT RIBBON

September 11 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

September 18 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 

GAMES DAY with Matthew

Every Monday, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Board Games (and more) are back in the Resource Centre! Everyone connected to Ribbon Community, whether or not you are living with HIV, is welcome to connect and game the afternoon away.

The last Monday of the month for BINGO Games and prizes.

Matthew will be our Monday afternoon host. Come by for cards, puzzles, and board games. No RSVP required.

 

KITCHEN PARTY

September 11, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

A community member will demonstrate how to cook a family favorite recipe.

Participants who RSVP will receive a kit of ingredients to recreate the recipe - or something else - at home!

  • Drop by anytime between 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • For HIV-positive women
  • Fun, flavorful, nutritious, and easy

To RSVP, call or Text Hadiza at 236-688-6428 or email [email protected]

 

INDIGENOUS ARTS AND CRAFTS with Sabian

Sabian will be leading a class in making an Abalone button blanket pin

  • Free!
  • Bannock and Coffee available
  • No experience needed
  • Indigenous and non-indigenous people are welcome

 

GROUPO LATINO - Tod@s son bienvenid@s.

September 9  | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

September 23 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

"Porque tú eres más que tu VIH"

Este es el mensaje de los organizadores del Grupo Latino. Nos reunimos dos veces al mes en Ribbon Community. Nuestro Grupo Latino es un grupo exclusivo para personas que se encuentren viviendo con el vírus del VIH y es en español.

Tod@s son bienvenid@s.

Personas intersad@s por favor contactar a Otto al correo [email protected]

 

DENTAL HYGIENE CLINIC opens for bookings

September 10 | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

We are so pleased to have students in the UBC Dental Hygiene program back again this year to offer free dental hygiene services at Ribbon. Appointments will be taking place on Wednesdays at 10am and 1pm this year, and the first appointments will take place on September 17.  

Come and get your teeth cleaned at no cost. All work is done by students under the supervision of a certified instructor.

To book, please contact us or drop by on Wednesday, September 10 from 10am - 3pm, leave a voicemail at 604-696-4698, or email [email protected].

BEADING WITH CRYSTALJOY

September 16 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Lunch served at 12:30pm

The Indigenous Committee welcomes back Crystaljoy. This month, they are hosting a beading class in recognition of the “Every Child Matters” movement. She will be sharing how to create a beaded orange shirt pin. All supplies are included, and no experience is needed. 

  • This class is free!
  • No experience needed
  • Indigenous and non-Indigenous people welcome

This class has space for up to six participants on a first-come, first serve basis.

Orange Tshirt Beaded Pins and supplies

POSITIVE TALK DINNER CONVERSATIONS - "LET'S TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH"

September 16 | 5:30 - 7:30

Your Positive Talk hosts invite you to an engaging discussion about Mental Health with a guest speaker, Connor McFadden, RCSW/RCC. This program starts at 5:30 PM. A team of peer facilitators work together to host a shared meal. This group welcomes everyone, including long-term survivors of all ages and people outside of Vancouver.

Throught the evening peer facilitrators offer decicated spaces based on identies of those present, including Arabic speakers, women, and African and Black people.

This is a free program. Ribbon provides dinner and bus tickets.

ﻦﻣ .ﺮﻬﺷ ﻞﻛ ﻦﻣ ءﺎﺛﻼﺛ ﺚﻟﺎﺛ ﻞﻛ .ﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟا ﺔﻐﻠﻟﺎﺑ ﺔﻴﻋﺎﻤﺘﺟا ﺔﻋﻮﻤﺠﻣ

ءﺎﺴﻣ 7:30 ﻰﺘﺣ ءﺎﺴﻣ 6:00 ﺔﻋﺎﺴﻟا.

ﺔﻋﺎﻨﻤﻟا ﺺﻘﻧ سوﺮﻴﻓ ﻦﻋ تﺎﻣﻮﻠﻌﻣو ،ءﺎﻗﺪﺻأ ،مﺎﻌﻃ.

ﻦﻣ ﺪﻳﺰﻤﻟ .عﺎﻤﺘﺟﻻا ﺔﻳﺎﻬﻧ ﻲﻓ ﺎﻳاﺪﻬﻟا تﺎﻗﺎﻄﺒﻟ ﺐﺤﺳ كﺎﻨﻫ نﻮﻜﻴﺳ

ﻢﻳﺮﻤﺑ اﻮﻠﺼﺗا ،تﺎﻣﻮﻠﻌﻤﻟا.

2975-333-236 إ ﺔﻴﺼﻧ ﺔﻟﺎﺳر ﻞﺳرأ وأ ﻞﺼﺗا.

At Ribbon, women always refers to transgender and cisgender women.

 

RIBBON IN SURREY

Our Surrey programs operate on the lands of Indigenous peoples - SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) First Nations.

All people living with HIV are welcome at these programs. Public transit tickets are available to support participation.

  • September 8 Grocery Pop-Up from 4:00 - 6:00 pm      
  • September 11 Social Group 2:00 - 4:00 pm 
  • September 23 Social Group 6:00 - 7:30pm

For groups contact Joshna at [email protected] or 604-315-1968

For grocery, contact Hadiza at [email protected] or 236-688-6428. To maintain confidentiality, location is provided with RSVP. This program is a women's centered space: however, all community members who attend will receive groceries.