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National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21st,2022

Selfadvocatenet.com in support of National Indigenous Peoples Day Today we like to acknowledge together as we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day who have lived on this land for untold generations and will do so for generations to come that we as a society need to respect them help them and learn to lessen that in the […]

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National Indigenous History Month

Selfadvocatenet.com is in support of National Indigenous History Month in June 2022 Self-advocates this page intended to educate national indigenous peoples month of June. We will try to highlight why is important to include indigenous peoples in our ways of life they were the first people on earth to live in our country understanding that. […]

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New permanent supportive housing coming to Vernon

Vernon Monday, June 6, 2022, 9:30 AM A new permanent supportive housing building with 51 safe and secure homes will soon be available in Vernon for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. “The importance of safe, secure housing for people experiencing homelessness cannot be overstated,” said Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Monashee. “I’m really happy […]

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New funding supports deafblind people in B.C.

Victoria Wednesday, June 1, 2022, 8:30 AM A new initiative will improve the quality of life for British Columbians living with hearing and sight loss, which is known as deafblindness. CNIB Deafblind Community Services, a non-profit organization that provides support to Canadians who are deafblind, will use $740,000 in provincial funding over two years to […]

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British Columbians invited to share 2023 budget priorities

Attention Self Advocates you can get involved in budget consultation for next year’s BC Budget a great way to have input and a say in the budget VictoriaMonday, May 30, 2022, 8:00 AM People in British Columbia are asked to share their ideas and priorities to help make life better for people, businesses and communities as […]

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Everybody Belongs! Inclusion BC Conference in Surrey BC May 26-28, 2022

Inclusion BC – 2022 Conference Everybody Belongs! May 26-28, 2022, Surrey, BC Welcome to Inclusion 2022: Everybody Belongs! Our conference is BC’s premier learning event for intellectual disability, inclusion and diversity. This will mark our 44th learning event. We will be hosting the three-day event in beautiful Surrey, B.C., from May 26-28, 2022, at the […]

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Give Me a Minute: Sixty Second Stories

May 19 2022 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm PDT     Recurring Event (See all) SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Sometimes we all just need a minute. “Give Me a Minute” is your chance.  In this experience, you will be given the chance to express yourself however you choose for 60 seconds. […]

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Spring Word Search Puzzle 2022

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Namaste Lite

August 24 2021 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am PDT Recurring Event (See all) SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Join Avram every Tuesday for a lite version of Victoria’s favorite music program, Namaste! *** Please note, this is a community program and is not run by LifeStreams.   How to Join: Click to […]

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Lovin’ That Music

July 23 2021 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm PDT Recurring Event (See all) Virtual Event SESSION INFO: « Back to all events Join Anne-Marie and Peter from REACH! to sing along to live and recorded music and check out fun music videos in this lively and uplifting weekly session. You can sing along, get […]

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