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CRE AT I NG SPACE S F OR I NDI GE NOUS WOME N Who live with HI V/ AI DS 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
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
No re la tio nships with c o mme rc ia l inte re sts to de c la re .
Na tio na l Ho use ho ld Surve y, 2011
Bre a king F re e , ONWA
F e b rua ry 4th – I ntro duc tio ns a nd Gro und Rule s F e b rua ry 18th – Wo me n’ s Pipe Ce re mo ny Ma rc h 4th – Me dic ine Whe e l T e a c hing s Ma rc h 18th – Bo unda rie s April 1st – Histo ry: Co lo niza tio n April 15th – Unpa c king Co lo nia l Sha me April 29th – Nutritio n a nd Co lo niza tio n
Ma y 13th – Pe rpe tua tio n a nd Addic tio n Ma y 27th – PrE P June 3rd – Sha ke r Ma king June 10th – Ho listic Me dic ine s June 24th – T ruth a nd Re c o nc ilia tio n July 8th – Me nta l He a lth a nd Addic tio ns July 22nd – L a te ra l Vio le nc e Aug ust 5th – Pic k in the Pa rk – Sprit Dish
Aug ust 19th – F e a st a nd T a lking Circ le Se pte mb e r 2nd – E nd o f Se a so n Ce le b ra tio n Se pte mb e r 16th – No ve mb e r 27th – 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 9th – F ina l F e a st a nd Gro up
T he Wor ks Pe r spe c tive
Guide d b y po lic ie s a nd pro c e dure s o f T PH.
T he OAHAS Pe r spe c tive
T his is the wa y we re la te a nd wo rk with o ne a no the r.
We mixe d the se ide a s to fo rm the b a sis o f a g ro up ha t wo uld b e he a lthy, a c c o mmo da ting , a nd drive n
…the te a c hing s o n ho w the wo me n in o ur c ulture sto o d
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
“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
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
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 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 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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De nise Baldwin
I DU Outre a c h Co o rdina to r de nise b @ o a ha s.o rg
T he Wo rks/ Ne e dle E xc ha ng e 277 Vic to ria Stre e t, Ma in F lo o r
Ge mma Bise ssar , BSc N, R N
Pub lic He a lth Nurse g b ise ss@ to ro nto .c a