issue 06 / volume 41

Stop HIV & hep C now

» Homelessness Action Week

Andrea Arscott
Senior Columnist

ccording to the Canadian
DS Society, people
living on the street or who have
unstable housing “have been
associated with higher rates of
HIV.’ People are more likely to

homeless and are more likely to
share paraphernalia if they’re
addicted to drugs. Sharing
needles is one of the more

C are transmitted, but HIV

can also be passed on through
unprotected sex and through
other activities where bodily
fluids are exchanged. Sharing
other drug paraphernalia, such
as crack pipes and snorting
equipment to snort cocaine can
lead to hep C too.

Fortunately, there are
some amazing organizations
in New West that offer help
to people living under these
circumstances. The New
Westminster Homelessness
Coalition Society and its
members have been busy
planning various events for
Homelessness Action Week
(HAW), which starts October 12
and runs through to October 16.
Everyone is welcome to attend
the events, and I hope students
take an interest. Everything
that’s happening is within
walking distance of the New
West campus.

One of the Coalition
Society’s member programs is
Stride with Purpose, which is
an HIV and hep C program at
the Lower Mainland Purpose

to support workers, a weekly

C support group, and organized
activities.

One of these activities
is coming soon to a shelter
near you! Stride with Purpose
is gearing up for the “Art of
Darkness” art exhibit in the

Centre during HAW. Artists
from the Street Troupe Art

have been preparing for the
show. They have the option of
showcasing or selling their art,
and all proceeds go directly to
the artist.

There will also be a few
pieces on display by a very
talented painter who died
before she became well-known.
Kathrynne Sabrina Wong, a.k.a.

in black and white who she
thought she could relate to and
who were also caught between

> two worlds—good and evil.

: Wong battled addiction, but

: found peace in painting. In the
: end, she too died before her

: time at the age of 34. Come

: check out her paintings and

: other art from Tuesday to

: Thursday. Visit the Facebook

: page to get all the dates and

" ; times at www.facebook.com/
start using harder drugs if they’re : stridewithpurpose, or call Stride
: with Purpose at 604-526-2522

: ext: 234.

Also, on Tuesday October

_, 214 Connect Day kicks off with
common ways HIV and hepatitis : breakfast at 8 a.m. and ends
: with lunch at noon at Holy

: Trinity Cathedral. Nurses will

: be available for rapid point-of-

: care HIV testing, and various

: organizations will be set up to

: share information about their

: programs. This is a great way

: to connect with all members

: of the community. It’s also a

: good networking opportunity,

: especially if you're taking the

: Child and Youth Care Program

: or trying to get into social

: services. Come by the art show

: afterwards for something sweet!

If you're interested in

: visiting organizations and

: shelters that help marginalized

: and street-entrenched

: populations, you can go ona

: tour, which starts at the Purpose
: Society at 9:30 a.m. on October

: 15 and endsat the art show

: around 1:45 p.m.

There are two night events

: you can attend, if you’re busy

: during the day. On October

: 15,a movie night will be held

: at the Rhoda Kaellis Housing

: Centre. At 6 p.m. there will be
: ashowing of Celebrate What’s
: . : Right with the World, and at 7
Society. They offer clients access p.m. a showing of The Pursuit of

> A .P included!
food bank and lunch, aresource : Sees ooo eee noe

room, laundry and showers, hep : of Homelessness Action

: Week, October 16, there's a

: spectacular evening planned.

: It’s a fundraising dinner for the

: Coalition Society, and two very

: interesting speakers are lined up.
: Sergeant Toby Hinton from the

___ : Vancouver Police Department
basement of the Russell Housing : and Odd Squad Productions is
: pairing up with Joe Calendino,
. : ex-Hells Angels member and
Group and local shelter residents } g..i4derand executive director
: of Yo Bro Youth Initiative to

: talk about prevention-based

: strategies to keep kids off the

: street and out of gangs. Tickets

: include dinner and some of the

: art will also be on display and for
: sale at the affair. Tickets are $75,

: and can be purchased through

: the previously-mentioned phone

! : “> number.
Sabrina, painted dead celebrities :

On the final night

Hope to see you there! End

: homelessness and stop HIV and
: hep C now.

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