Queer Asian Youth

QAY Health Promo Team Presents:

Slice of Me
Gourmet Cooking Workshop

 

 

Pizza: grain, vegetables, dairy, and sometimes meat. That's right, pizza has something from all the food groups in Canada's Food Guide. Let us assist you in your journey to a healthier lifestyle by introducing you to homemade pizza! Join our pizza-making workshop on March 13th and welcome a fun, delicious, and healthy recipe to your diet!

 

Date: Wednesday, March 13

Time: 5:30 - 8:30PM

Location: Fife House (490 Sherbourne Street)

 

Space is limited.

To participate, please RSVP to Meza.

 

Tel: 416.963.4300

Email: youth@acas.org

 

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Mmm, Movie Night

Merry-Monthly-Monday Movie Night for QAY

Date: Monday,Feb 25

Time: 5:30 - 8:00pm (Movie starts at 6pm sharp!)

Location: ACAS Office (260 Spadina Avenue, unit 410)

Starting 2013, QAY will be hosting series of Movie Nights to explore
the diverse queer movies out there. Classics, musicals, romance,
action, drama, horror, or comedy... we'll watch anything as long as it's
queer and good.

Are you a movie lover? a popcorn lover? or just wanting to chill? We
think this may be the right event for you. We'll set up a projector,
comfy sofas, and make some popcorn. Bring your friends, make yourself
comfortable, and let's have a great time together.

What are we watching? Ask us by email!

If you have any questions or want to request a movie for our next event, please contact Meza (ACAS Youth Program Coordinator)

 

Tel: 416.963.4300

Email: youth@acas.org

 

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To the Beat of Our Own Drums 2013:

Free Taiko Drumming Workshop by Raging Asian Women & Queer Asian Youth

 

Date: Every Sunday February 17 – March 24

Time: 3:30 - 5:00pm

Venue: Alexandra Park Community Centre (Dundas & Spadina - 105 Grange Court)

 

 

Taiko Drumming Workshop is back!

 

Free 6-session empowerment workshop series for LGBTTIQQ2SA East and Southeast Asian youth and their friends to learn the fundamentals of Taiko Japanese drumming, taught by Raging Asian Women Taiko Drummers.

 

 Photo from 2012

 

Space limited (12 maximum)

Refreshments provided

Please request for special accommodation

*You must commit for all 6 sessions to register.

What is RAW?

Raging Asian Women (RAW) is a diverse collective of East and South-East Asian women carrying on the North American taiko drumming tradition and promoting social justice while making music. The group integrates rhythm and movement to show a powerful expression of its members’ experiences as Asian-Canadian women. RAW believes in the power of collective creation and collaboration, and is continually working to develop innovative artistic ideas. RAW is based in Toronto, Canada and is a registered, not-for-profit organization.

More info & To register, contact Meza

 

 

Tel: 416.963.4300

Email: youth@acas.org

 

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QAY Health Promo Team Presents:

Melt In My Mouth - Gourmet Cooking with Dark Chocolate

 

Are you spending this Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart? Or are you spending it by yourself wrapped under some blankets? Either way, you should drop by QAY’s cooking workshop this February 13th to learn new ways of cooking with chocolate and make new friends while doing it. Come so you can make something sweet for your darling, or have something sweet in your life this Valentine’s Day.

Date: Wednesday, February 13

Time: 5:30 - 8:30PM

Location: Fife House (490 Sherbourne Street)

Space is limited.

To participate, please RSVP to Meza by Friday, February 8th.

 

Tel: 416.963.4300

Email: youth@acas.org

 

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Mmm, Movie Night

Merry-Monthly-Monday Movie Night for QAY

Date: Monday, January 28

Time: 5:30 - 7:30pm (Movie starts at 6pm sharp!)

Location: ACAS Office (260 Spadina Avenue, unit 410)

Starting 2013, QAY will be hosting series of Movie Nights to explore the diverse queer movies out there. Classics, musicals, romance, action, drama, horror, or comedy... we'll watch anything as long as it's queer and good.

Are you a movie lover? a popcorn lover? or just wanting to chill? We think this may be the right event for you. We'll set up a projector, comfy sofas, and make some popcorn. Bring your friends, make yourself comfortable, and let's have a great time together.

What are we watching? Ask us by email!

If you have any questions or want to request a movie for our next event, please contact Meza (ACAS Youth Program Coordinator)

 

Tel: 416.963.4300

Email: youth@acas.org

 

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Mix Fruit Juice
QAY Speed Dating for "Friends"

 

Join us for a fun party for LGBTTIQQ2SA East and Southeast Asian youth

Meet & mingle with new friends, old friends, potential dates or hook ups

Single, in a relationship (s), or "complicated" all welcome

Fun icebreakers, speed dating games, and chocolate fondue

 

Date: Saturday, February 9

Time: 5:30 - 7:30PM

Location: 519 Community Centre - Room 106

 

How it works:

1. You are welcome no matter you are single, in a relationship (s), or "complicated"

2. You are welcome regardless of your gender identity and sexual orientation

3. Though we call it a Speed Dating, this is just a regular QAY event with extra activities encouraging you to get to know others

4. You may meet people with different gender identity and sexual orientation, and we hope you take this opportunity to make new friendship or more

5. At the begining of the event, every participant will be given a number tag

6. At the end of the event, everyone gets a chance to write down the number(s) that they want to stay in touch with

6. If there are matching numbers, we will send an email to both of you within a week after the event

7. Everything will be confidential, and you will always have the right to pass

 

Want to know more?

 

Tel: 416.963.4300

Email: youth@acas.org

 

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It's the end of the year!

Let's get together and have a fun night with us.

 

 

QAY Holiday Potluck: Jingle-licious! 2012!

Date: Friday, December 14

Time: 6:00-10:00pm

Location: 519 Community Centre - Room: 106

 

A cozy and relaxing potluck party for LGBTQ Asian Youth (29 and under) and their friends!

- Meet new friends

- Fun ice breakers

- Board Games

- Wii

…and more!

This is a potluck party. We appreciate if you can bring something to share, but don't worry if you can't. We want you to be there more! :)

 

Want to know more?

 

Tel: 416.963.4300

Email: youth@acas.org

 

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FML - Fulfill My Life!
QAY Health Promotion Project Kick Off Party

 

 

Date: Thursday, November 22

Time: 7:00 - 9:00pm

Location: Glad Day Bookshop (598 Yonge St. 3rd floor)

 

Fabulous speakers:

Karen B. K. Chan, Raging Asian Women

Shaunga Tagore, Asian Arts Freedom School

Jeff Tanaka, Asian Arts Freedom School

Catherine Loa, Queer Asian Youth

Niki Joy Mahronic, Asian Community AIDS Services

What is FML?

Join us for the kick off party of QAY Health Promotion Project, FML - Fulfill My Life! We have awesome speakers, interactive activities, and bubble tea! Come out, meet new & old friends, and let's take ACTION for our health!

 

 

If you have any questions, feel free to contat Meza!

Tel: 416.963.4300

Email: youth@acas.org

 

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Are you interested in learning new skills and knowledge?

Do you like planning events, facilitating workshops, or playing sports?

Do you want to promote healthy lifestyle in your community?

 

If you do, we got a great opportunity for you.

 

 

 

QAY Health Promotion Project Orientation & Kick Off

Date: Friday, November 2

Time: 6:00 – 8:00pm

Location: ACAS (260 Spadina Avenue, Unit 410)

1. What is this project?

 

The main purpose of this project is to train youth community leaders to raise awareness and promote healthy life style in our community, which is queer Asian youth community.

Topics of health promotion can be very diverse such as smoking, alcohol, substance use, sexual health, healthy eating, self-esteem, peer pressure, or mental health.

We had Taiko Drumming Workshop, Healthy Cooking Workshop, Dodge Ball Tournament, and Comic Making Workshop last year.

Join us and come up with some cool ideas and let’s make it happen together!

2. What are we doing?

 

By end of June 2013, this project will:

Recruit, train and support 6 peer leaders

Organize 5 tobacco-free sports and recreation events

Provide 6 week holistic health workshop sessions in collaboration with Raging Asian Women

Host 4 participatory, interactive holistic health workshops, designed and facilitated by peer leaders

Conduct 3 outreach activities at community events to distribute the health promotion resource

Translate the health promotion resource into Asian languages and make it accessible through online social media

Also, members will be attending meetings with other youth group to update what’s happening and great training sessions.

Of course, there will be honorarium for contributing this much!

3. Who can be part of this?

 

We are looking for self-identified queer, East and Southeast Asian, and youth who can commit to this project in between November 2012 and June 2013!

You don’t need to have experiences, skills, or knowledge, but you should have passion and commitment! We encourage diverse youth to be part of this project!

Please don’t hesitate to email me to ask for more!

4. When is this happening?

 

This project is scheduled to be between November 2012 and June 2013.

Most likely, we will spend time on recruiting, team building, and training until December 2012. Events, workshops and outreach will happen from January until June 2013.

5. How to be part of this?

 

To be part of our project, please contact Meza (youth@acas.org) by Wednesday, October 31 with one thing that you are interested in doing for this project.

Space is limited, so don't wait until last minute.

For more info or to RSVP, please contact Meza!

 

Tel: 416.963.4300

Email: youth@acas.org

 

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QAY Fall Workshops 2012

AT THE CROSSROADS. Our Identities & Stories.

 

Queer Asian Youth (QAY) is putting together
3 awesome workshops facilitated by fabulous community members to
explore what it means to be queer, Asian, and youth. It's happening on
Fridays of Oct 5, 12, and 19 at 519 Community Centre, at 6-8:30pm.

Here is the line up of the workshops.

Lust in Translation

Friday, Oct 5, 6-8:30pm @ 519 Community Centre

The word 'gay' or 'queer' can mean completely different things in
different languages and culture. Lust in Translation explores the
diverse perspective of our identity through terms and languages. Come
out for a fun night and learn how to talk about sexual identity, love
and lust in a variety of languages.

Facilitated by Mezart Daulet

Different ways of being. Different ways of seeing.

Friday, Oct 12, 6-8:30pm @ 519 Community Centre

Exploring different ways of being and different ways of seeing through
our diverse histories and cultural roots. Sharing stories and knowledge
through art. We will be taking a look at our multiple stories,
histories, and how they shape who we are today and how move through our
communities.

Facilitated by Ray Garcia

Telling Our Stories: Body Mapping

Friday, Oct 19, 6-8:30pm @ 519 Community Centre

Using body mapping as a way to share our stories, we come together as a
community to name and heal from experiences of homophobia and
transphobia as violence in our communities.

Facilitated by Bernice Chau, Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Youth Line

 

 

If you have any questions, feel free to contat Meza!

Tel: 416.963.4300

Email: youth@acas.org

 

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