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This page documents planned and possible future monthly programs. After we've done them, these get recorded on the page [[Program History]] ===2023=== * February 12: Craft Show & Tell * March 12: Special General Meeting + Annual General Meeting + author Lynnette Richards reading / q & a / book signing * April 9: MAYBE: Emily Davidson is a founding member and current chair of the Turret Arts Space Society. * May 14: maybe drag queen, "how I do my makeup" or something else. * June 11 * July 9 * August 13 * September 10 * October 8: thanksgiving feast again? * November * December ===Future=== * Board Games * Craft Show - bring your own crafts, talk about your craft hobby * Talk about our careers * Special event for newcomers (maybe do this once a year) introductions if you want, some history, how Elderberries works. * Get a member to share their life story ... or an event where we share biographies of other people * get a drag queen to show how she puts on her makeup * Paula: Overview of Legal Documents For Seniors * Anita: The place in Inverness that has the equipment for the disabled * Hospice Halifax would like to talk to us Linden Hardie <l.hardie@hospicehalifax.ca> Social Work Coordinator, Hospice Halifax p: 902-446-0929 * Matt Numer has offered to do a presentation about "New Technologies and Chemical Culture: Examining Deployment and Effects Among Men Having Sex with Men". * Robert Wright: How can white folk be allies to the black & gay community in Halifax. * Sexual Harassment and strategies to deal with it -- telling our stories. Ask Georgina if she would be the moderator - $50? * Hal Walsh: tell us the story of your experience with Dr Tench, head of the Abby J Lane / Halifax Mental * Cindy Kemp, Kemp, Cindy <Cindy.Kemp@Dignitymemorial.com> I am a Family Service Advisor with Dignity Memorial. I serve the communities for JA Snow, Mattatall and Cruikshanks Funeral homes in Halifax and Dartmouth. Funeral pre-planning. Discount offered to us. * Pajama Party!! * JJ And His Embroidery * Tuma & Nick & their pictures and travels * Tuma: Some element of two-spirit culture - or smudging, or something. * Review [[2017-02-12 Meeting]] and actually do something to invite the People of Colour Communities * Vance: Plato lecture * Vance: Introduction to Topology * Georgina Chambers: Healing the Queer Community. Dan talked to her about this 2018-03; she might be interested in this or another topic. * Homophobia in our families * My favourite scents * Pride - pick a topic * Barend's friend Muriel: Métis, raconteur, musician, tell a story about being Métis. * Survey results * Building community * Another photo / history discussion * Content ideas: Gerard Veldhoven. WAYNE will contact him about maybe coming in again some time. * Music: Ukelele Mike * Positives of Aging * Photos & Videos: our stories * Workshop on preserving photos and other community or family material * Animals in our lives * Racism in our GBLTQ+ community. How can/do we oppose it? * Indigenous Issues and Culture ===No Longer Relevant=== * Event in Bernadine Lapointe's garden (Anita) * Picnic at Dr Bob Fredericson's place in Terrance Bay - he invited us. * Seth from the NSRAP Health Committee health@nsrap.ca - trans health. Wife Anna does sexual health education. Idea: 1) asking members to think about healthcare needs in advance of the meeting, 2) roundtable collection of people’s ideas of healthcare needs, 3) discussion of, say, the top 10, which gets recorded, and 4) making a report out of that * Patricia Martinson: Her book - about it, and read something from it. * Bethana Sullivan: what do you do? * Jean Gravelline OR Fyre Jean & partner: what do you do? ===Projects=== * Another cookbook * Calendar * Coffee mugs

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