ACAS December 2015 in Review

ACAS would like to wish that everyone had a warm and cozy winter holiday and fantastic 2016! As our office re-opens for the new year, we would like to have a quick re-cap of what took place during the month of December, and a few important updates to we would like you to know. Last month, we brought you the update about our successful ACAS Red Ribbon on the Rocket #RR0R15 campaign to raise awareness of World AIDS Day amongst TTC riders. But there is more!   ACAS University of Toronto Mississauga HIV Awareness Campaign! Have you watched the ACAS/University of Toronto Mississauga HIV Awareness Campaign? The video was produced in collaboration with students from University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) campus. Watch and share the video https://youtu.be/xh9UnZCUi_0, or share the poster from our album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.932484360163893.1073741881.337056206373381&type=1&l=ba6161939d)   Community Collaboration: Getting to Zero HIV/AIDS Forum Following another year of a successful Red Ribbon on the Rocket #RROR15 Campaign on November 30, 2015 in preparation of World AIDS Day, ACAS also took part in the Getting to Zero HIV/AIDS Forum with St. Stephen's Community House, ACT, Toronto Chinese Health Education Committee and Butterfly (Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Network) to raises awareness on the issue of HIV/AIDS that affects people within our community and around the world.  Thanks to Nossa TV Canada, you can see Nancy Sun of St. Stephen’s Community House interviewed at this meaningful event (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2TCyMDZAp4)   Getting ready for the Holidays through Gift-wrapping To prepare for the holiday season, ACAS' Women's Program held an amazingly fun yet practical free Art of Gift Wrapping 101 Social on Wednesday December 16th, 2015. Were you one of the lucky persons who received one or more of the lovely wrapped gifts by our talented group of women program participants? Hope so!   Holiday Parties: [...]