Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre

Calendar is found in the middle of issue; Moonyne Andrews' Poem "Crunching the Leaves"; Tannia's Poem "Kindness". Regular programming: Learning Group; Writing and Reading; Kathy the Nurse; Alcohol and Drug Support Group; Women's Voice; Women Surviving Together; Law Student; Raffles; Volunteer Nights; Dreamcathchers; Beading with Leona; Medicine Bags with Barb; Ceramic and Tile Painting; Fabric Arts with Freeda. Outings: BBQ Crab Park; Bowling; Arts Club 50's Rock and Roll musical Red Rock Diner; Science World exhibition. Food Safe Workshop; Guidelines for group norms; Legal Advocacy on Renting a Hotel in the Downtown Eastside (some common problems).

DTES Women's Centre June Schedule; June is the beginning of BBQ Season; June Workshops; Regular Programming; Outings; Groups Update; Life Skills Support; Learning Group; Battered Women Support Services; Alcohol and Drug Support; Women Surviving Together; Legal Advocate; BC Benefits; Family Bonus; Child Support; New Disability Benefits Form; Human Rights; Immigration; Welfare; Residential Tenancy; Child Apprehension by Ministry Social Services; June Volunteer News Letter; Dates to Remember; Receptionist Workshop; Appreciation Dinner; Centre Cleaning; Red Book Workshop; Creative Cultures; Mental Health; AIDS Workshop; Grief and Grieving; Pride Presentation; New Group is Women's Support Group For Women Living With HIV and AIDS

New Support Group for women 45 and over; Julie Cyr craft workshops every other week; Hedy Fry Minister responsible for status of women is coming to centre for meeing with women; Workshops: First Nations Drumming; Autism- short video handouts and discussion what is autism and how does it affect us; Breast Self Examination. Regular Programming: Margareth from AIDS Vancouver will be here Mon; Lifeskills; Learning Group; Kathy Nurse; Law Student with legal help including welfare, MSS, handicapped etc.; Alcohol and Drug Support Group; Women's Voice - let us know what you think of the centre; Women Surviving Together; Raffles; Volunteer Nights every friday; HIV/ AIDS Women's Support Group; Bingo; Crafty Workshops; Dreamcatchers; Ceramics Painting. Outings: Boundary Bay Picnic; Canoeing and picnic Deep Cove; Mission Medicine Wheel trip to medicine wheel gathering; BBQ and Games at Strathcona Park. Four Corners Community Savings Bank needs to change how to handle low-income clients; Money Mart charging fee for cashing govenment cheques; Bank Act under review; changes to G.A.I.N.; low-income families and Leisure Access Passes; Canadian Assoc. of Anorexia Nervosa workshops at Mount Pleasant Community Centre; Cottonwood Gardens 10am clearing bushes to make space for Sweat Lodge; HIV/AIDS information and resources; Poem on drinking; Advocate says theft is occurring in center.

The Women Centre is planning an action to draw attention to the increasing number of children living in poverty. Reta Blind leading a Drum Making Workshop. Julie's Craft Corner - something new every week. Outings: Bowling at the Commodore Lanes; Botanical Gardens and the Japanese Garden; theater outing to the Arts Club; Aquarium visits; swimming at the Aquatic Centre. The Volunteer BOOO Bash was a success and about 30 people attended. Christmas events. Would you like to make some extra money for Christmas? Join the Women's Centre Craft Collective. The Downtown Eastside Women's Centre is a member of FAPG - Federated Anti-Poverty Groups of B.C. The Ministry of Social Services has changed to the Ministry of Human Resources. Welfare Laws in B.C. are in the process of changing. Anyone interested in activism regarding the issue Child Poverty please attend a meeting at the centre. Cathy Churchill from Native Health will be co-facilitating the Grief Support Group. Melanie from Four Corners Bank Community Savings will be coming to the centre to explain the services available at the bank. The Bank is for the people in the Downtown Eastside and it offers services completely free to low income people. Advocacy news: B.C. Benefits - Are there alternatives to B.C. Benefits? Who is against BC Benefits? Virtually all advocacy groups who work with people on welfare. There will be a T-Shirt Painting session at the Women's centre to create a personal tribute to survivors or victims of violence. All supplies will be provided.