All Souls day is a chance to honour those meaningful people who have left this mortal coil.
Join us Oct 29 from 12-2pm for free activity stations to make Memento moris for those in your life that have passed away.
In partnership with Moms Stop the Harm, honour those who lost their lives due to the poisoned drug supply crisis by taking in the ¡Compañerxs Presente! exhibit on the steps, and “Sudden Silence: Hidden Voices” exhibit inside the church.
“¡Compañerxs Presente!”
Used in Chile and in other Latinx communities, this phrase is used to highlight the names of people who have fallen due to injustices. Often done as a call and response, this is an act of love and resistance to deaths being erased or silenced. Many families who lose loved ones to the toxic drug supply crisis feel silenced because of harmful myths and stereotypes around drug use.
In partnership with Moms Stop the Harm, a national grassroots group who advocate to end substance use related stigma, harms and death, these steps feature the names of loved ones who died due to poisoned drug supply, unsafe drug policies, lack of medical support and a resistance to implementing evidence-based prevention, treatment and policy change. We say their names out loud and invite you to do the same, and to name anyone you might have lost to these issues.
Designed by St Andrew’s Wesley United (Ursula Andrade, Rhian Walker), HARC, Moms Stop the Harm.
“Locks for Lost Loved Ones” Heart Installation
Recognizes the way our loved ones never leave our heart. Anyone who has lost a loved one due to the poisoned drug issue is invited to write the name of the loved one on a lock and attached it to the heart.
Sudden Silence: Hidden Voices Photo Exhibition
Moms Stop the Harm’s Deborah Bailey, in partnership with photographer Gabrielle Beer and the Vancouver Community Action project, captured 16 stories of those whose voices were silenced due to the poisoned drug supply and the stigma around drug use, addiction and health. The number of lives lost in BC has now surpassed 10,000 since a public health emergency was declared in 2016.
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