Our final leader that we are highlighting for #IWD2022 is Kimberley Wong 𝒌𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒈 | 黄壯慈– queer Asian community organizer and Race and Equity Program Manager at Hua Foundation.

Building a safe future together requires us to learn from one another. As you process new anti-racism learnings, we wish you care in some of many forms—meditation, storytelling, mindfulness, music, and more.🧸 Browse our care packages by visiting bit.ly/huasolidarities.

The community of Chinese market gardeners in #Burnaby's Big Bend has contributed so much to the food systems that our entire region relies on today. Great thread by @go4gu to connect the dots between this history and our own lives on these lands.

Pleased to share that Vancouver Status of Women has launched their new Community Action Grants. Open to Indigenous, Black, and/or racialized women and gender diverse people in Metro #Vancouver. Apply by June 30. Full details: tinyurl.com/VSW-grants /1

Anti-racism is all of our work. Thread 🧵👇🏾 Last year, I brought a motion to VSB to provide anti-racism training to all #VSB staff. Trustees agreed it was important, paid for it & made it happen. Now the massive VSB budget process is upon us again.👇🏾

On June 8th, a very important vote is happening at City Hall: after 3 years of work the #ChinatownYVR Cultural Heritage Assets Management Plan is going to Council. We believe this plan deserves your support. Here are some of our letters to Council: chinatown.today/guide/letters-…

Join us in Vancouver theatres and online BC-wide, August 11-21, 2022! Passes on sale now: queerfilmfestival.ca

Henry Yu: “It's the people not the buildings”—Vancouver Chinatown's future legacies straight.com/news/henry-yu-… #ChinatownYVR

Absolutely. The vote is tomorrow! Let Council know you want a Broadway with more space for people to gather & move (including bike /micromobility lanes): onecity.good.do/broadway/write… #BroadwayForPeople OneCity Vancouver @WeAreHub Vancouver Public Space Network #VanPoli

Ask those who have been harmed, how they would like to heal.

Reorienting Our Trauma is a program and group healing space for Asian youth. Collectively explore themes of cultural reclamation, intergenerational and racialized trauma, diasporic angst, and more by applying at bit.ly/ROT-apply.

🚀Our program is co-facilitated by Betty Yeung, Registered Clinical Counsellor, and Kimberley Wong (𝒌𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒈 | 黄壯慈), Race & Equity PM at hua fdn, who will lead cohorts through a series of sessions that aim to provide a space of learning, reflection, safety, and impact.

🔔We are still looking for several volunteers to help distribute our Festival Guides across Vancouver this Friday!! Volunteer and get FREE tickets, an exclusive VQFF volunteer t-shirt, and other perks. Details & sign up: timecounts.org/out-on-screen/…

Working people need city governments that look out for them and their families. Every OneCity candidate is endorsed by the Vancouver District Labour Council. No other party earned this support. #vanpoli #vancouver #bcjobs #affordability

Over the past 18 months, the Asian Community Convener project team has had the honour of learning from Asian community leaders across BC about their approaches to community building, their capacity to address anti-racism, and the support they need to thrive in this work.

It’s absurd and irresponsible keep repeating this “$5 Billion spent in Vancouver” line when that number has very credibly been shown to include: 💰 Old Age Security, childcare benefits, and other federal traders. 💰Funds spent across the province.

Tune in for a discussion around the future of the #nfp sector in The Future is Now with ED of Take a Hike Foundation & Vantage Point's Board Chair Gordon Matchett, Veronika Bylicki (Veronika Bylicki) of CityHive & Kimberley Wong (𝒌𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒈 | 黄壯慈) of hua foundation: bit.ly/3fDrETY

Applications are now open for Reorienting Our Trauma! This program offers access to free group therapy for Asian youth. Happening Thursday evenings in August, apply at bit.ly/ROTapply23.