#7 – 604 August 1, 2018 

1. Stay cool with dignity
2. Moments in C/S Bulletin History
3. News
4. Resources
5. Jobs
6. Free Events
7. Special issue of the Bulletin in September: Food!

1. Staying cool with dignity

Have you tried the cooling centres which have bottled water, fruit juices and staff that can recognize the signs of heat-related illness: libraries, community and civic centres, rec centres and libraries?

Have you noticed benches have been removed from some parks (Moss Park)? Is this a strategy to deter certain types of park users? Does this affect the dignity of folks who have no where else to go and end up having to lie on the grass?

Stay cool and classy: Isolation and heat can be a particularly deadly combination for survivors. Reach out for community and ice! Check 211 for community resources and 311 for up to date Toronto programs. And let us know what barriers you face to accessing comfortable conditions.

Toronto Public Health: Beat the Heat – Tips on how to stay cool and prevent heat-related illness.
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3. News

Mad In Asia—Inclusion & Psychosocial Disabilities

• inclusion—is a tool and goal to move beyond medical, peer, or recovery models, which end up separating us from, rather than changing the world.
• psychosocial disabilities—describe the experiences of people with impairments and participation restrictions related to mental health conditions. You might want to readthis  easy read version of the UN CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities).
• Using “psychosocial” is also a way to connect to the broader disability movement.

How much is affordable housing?

Is it 30% of your income, average market rent, based on your ability to pay and taking into account any disabilities or special needs?
ACORN: Prepared a report on real affordable housing:  Affordable for Who?
(//acorncanada.org/resource/affordable-who-redefining-affordable-housing-toronto)

4. Resources

5. Jobs & Funding

Consumer Survivor Run Businesses:

1. Cleaner – Fresh Start Cleaners
2. Cook – Raging Spoon – Raging Spoon is part of Working for Change
3. Community Advocacy Team Lead – The Stop Community Food Centre

Board member sought:

•  Accent on Ability – More Info

Funding:

• Reva Gerstein Legacy Fund – Apply by August 15, 2018

Police Record Resource

• Police Record HUB prepared by John Howard Society [more at Bulletin]

6. Fun Free Events

General Tips on finding events:

• We know there are lots of folks collecting events for Survivors so we don’t want to duplicate their efforts. If you do have a consumer survivor event, please submit it. If we don’t receive your event we probably won’t include it.   Sources of events:
  • Toronto Public Library
  • Now Magazine, Torontoist (torontoist.com) BlogTo (BlogTO.com)
  • Facebook

Toronto Public Library

Big events with huge authors and speakers at the Reference Library (789 Yonge Street //www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/programs-and-classes/appel-salon/

The Library has a great Accessibility program. Learn More

Full listing of events

Highlights

August 10th – Prisoner’s Justice Day 
September 22, 2018 Disability Pride March on September 22, 2018

Street Soccer Toronto

We will be playing at Earlscourt Park St. Clair and Landsdowne Avenue behind the Joe Picinnini Community Centre by the running track on Saturdays starting July 21 from 3-6.

Lots more newsletters

• · Ontario Peer Development Initiative OPDI “News to go” //www.opdi.org/news-events/news
• · Empowerment Council //www.empowermentcouncil.ca/
• · Citizens With Disability Ontario (CWDO) //www.cwdo.org/
• · Housing Action Now—Great resource on housing advocacy in Toronto //housingactionnowto.wordpress.com/
• HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) Newsletter)
• · ARCH Alert, ARCH Disability Law Centre  //www.archdisabilitylaw.ca/arch-alerts
• · Voice of Our Own, Newsletter of the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), published four times per year //www.ccdonline.ca/en/publications
• · AODA Alliance – subscribe to e-news by emailing aodafeedback@gmail.com
• · The Advocate – A Government Affairs Advisory Newsletter, Ontario March of Dimes //www.marchofdimes.ca

Looking for Resources in the Regent Park and Moss Park area?

Check out the resource booklet prepared by Regent Park Community Health Centre. The booklet is meant to be printed and shared. Consider printing out a copy or two and sharing with friends. Could your area use one of these?

 

7. Food  Access, Advocacy, Fun

Special Bulletin: September Issue FOOD  Access, Advocacy, Fun
Food is an important determinant of health. And getting and sharing good food just feels good.
Advocacy for good food is part of creating an inclusive community.

Food for thought:
1. How does food affect your mental health and life?
2. What does the community need to know about? Where do you access healthy/delicious/convenient/affordable food?
3. How would you prefer to get food (food programs, food banks, food banks where you choose what you want, farmers’ markets, or just get the cash to purchase and prep your own food?
4. What barriers prevent you getting good food (money, complicated programs, programs, recipes, inadequate housing, culturally inappropriate food…)
Email resources, strategies, and ideas
bulletin@soundtimes.com

You can contribute to the planning through this FOOD Survey.

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