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Pre se nte r Disc lo sure De nise Baldwin , I DU Outre a c h Co o rdina to r, Oa ha s  No re la tio nships with c o mme rc ia l inte re sts to de c la re . Ge mma Bise ssar , Pub lic He a lth Nurse , T he Wo rks/ Ne e dle E xc ha ng e , T o ro nto Pub lic He a lth  No re la tio nships with c o mme rc ia l inte re sts to de c la re .

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SE SSI ONS Ma y 13 th – Pe rpe tua tio n a nd Addic tio n Ma y 27 th – PrE P June 3 rd – Sha ke r Ma king June 10 th – Ho listic Me dic ine s June 24 th – T ruth a nd Re c o nc ilia tio n July 8 th – Me nta l He a lth a nd Addic tio ns July 22 nd – L a te ra l Vio le nc e Aug ust 5 th – Pic k in the Pa rk – Sprit Dish

SE SSI ONS Aug ust 19 th – F e a st a nd T a lking Circ le Se pte mb e r 2 nd – E nd o f Se a so n Ce le b ra tio n Se pte mb e r 16 th – No ve mb e r 27 th – Ma sk Ma king a t Re d Pe ppe r T he a tre in K e nsing to n Ma rke t De c e mb e r 9 th – F ina l F e a st a nd Gro up

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T E ST I MONI AL S “T his g ro up fe e ds my so ul.” – Sa ndy

T E ST I MONI AL S …the te a c hing s o n ho w the wo me n in o ur c ulture sto o d o g e the r re a lly impa c te d me a nd the wa y I wa nt to b e a nd c o nduc te d myse lf to wa rds wo me n. I fe e l mo re e mpo we re d with myse lf b ut a lso to he lp e mpo we r o the r wo me n. I ha ve lf fid i lf ” Ali

T E ST I MONI AL S “Sinc e I jo ine d the wo me n’ s g ro up I ha ve le a rne d ma ny diffe re nt kinds o f info rma tio n de a ling with tra ditio na l te a c hing s a nd ho listic b e lie fs a nd pra c tic e s. I t ha s he lpe d me c o me o ut o f my she ll a nd g ive n me a kinde r, g e ntle r pe rspe c tive o r who I a m a s pe rso n. Spe nding time with the o the r wo me n a llo we d me to g a in mo re o f a n a ppre c ia te fo r wo me n’ s ro le in the c o mmunity. T ha nk yo u to the fa c ilita to rs. Gre a t jo b !” - Ma ria

T E ST I MONI AL S …T he se wo ma n ha ve lo ve d me whe n I didn't kno w ho w to lo ve myse lf. Unde rsto o d me whe n I didn't ha ve a vo ic e . T he re is no whe re tha t I fe e l a t to ta l pe a c e with o the r pe o ple the n I do in this g ro up ”

T E ST I MONI AL S “…T he g ro up g a ve me the stre ng th a nd po we r to ke e p o n living …T he mo re suppo rts yo u ha ve the b e tte r it is to g o o n. T ha nk yo u ve ry muc h fo r yo ur time yo u ha ve spe nt with us. Go ing to miss it a lo t! A pla c e o f b e lo ng ing .” – Na nc y

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