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SUMMARY:Life Stories
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DESCRIPTION:Join Coquitlam Public Library in this speaker series with peop
 le from diverse backgrounds sharing their stories. .\nhttps://coquitlam.li
 bnet.info/event/7139490
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This series brings awareness of people who
  are from marginalized groups and how everyone's story is different. The s
 peakers have experienced prejudice\, social exclusion or stigma\, and part
 icipants can ask them questions so as to learn about their story.</p>\n<p>
 We want to share the realities of living as a marginalized member of the c
 ommunity\, whether they be positive or negative. We expect participants to
  be awed at the resilience of the speakers and more empathetic of their ex
 periences.</p>\n<p>The best way for Canadians to build a better future for
  all is to understand and appreciate everyone&rsquo\;s past and present.</
 p>\n<p><strong>Registration is required for each session.</strong></p>\n<p
 >The series will focus on the following groups:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style
 ="color: #ff6600\;"><strong><span style="color: #000000\;">Oct 25 -</span>
  <a href="https://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/7139488" style="color: #ff66
 00\;">People living with disabilities</a></strong></span>\n<ul>\n<li>James
  Miller and David Webster from posAbilities Employment Service</li>\n<li>L
 earn how PosAbilities Employment Service (PES) has provided supportive and
  customized employment opportunities for the last 13 years in Vancouver an
 d the TriCities areas. Showcasing PES&rsquo\; person‑centered&nbsp\
 ; and celebratory employment model\, James Miller and David Webster will w
 alk you through what the employment process looks like\, what support mean
 s to PES\, and why it&rsquo\;s important for youth to start thinking and p
 lanning for their future careers now.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li
 ><span style="color: #ff6600\;"><strong><span style="color: #000000\;">Nov
  1 -</span> <a href="https://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/7139490" style="c
 olor: #ff6600\;">LGBTQ+ community</a></strong></span>\n<ul>\n<li>Christoph
 er &ldquo\; The Unstoppable Conni Smudge&rdquo\; Bolton and Gary &ldquo\;F
 luffer&rdquo\; Woods\, &nbsp\;from North Shore Pride Alliance</li>\n<li>Jo
 in Christopher Bolton\, aka - Drag Icon &ldquo\;The Unstoppable Conni Smud
 ge&rdquo\; and Gary &ldquo\;Fluffer&rdquo\; Woods as they recount their pe
 rsonal tales of generating safe and empowering environments while overcomi
 ng challenges\, adversity\, and breaking down barriers to have a sense of 
 community belonging within the North Shore.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul
 >\n<li><span style="color: #ff6600\;"><strong><span style="color: #000000\
 ;">Nov 8 -</span> <a href="https://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/7139491" st
 yle="color: #ff6600\;">The justice system\, homelessness\, &amp\; addictio
 n</a></strong></span>\n<ul>\n<li>Shawn Bayes and Kristie Gordon\, from Eli
 zabeth Fry Society</li>\n<li>Elizabeth Fry Society (EFry) was founded in 1
 939 by a small group of volunteers dedicated to transforming conditions fo
 r women and girls in custody. Flash-forward more than 80 years\, and their
  mission remains the same. Join Shawn Bayes\, Executive Director\, and Kri
 stie Gordon\, as they showcase how their organization continues to identif
 y the needs of marginalized groups\, through identifying gaps in the Canad
 ian criminal justice system and creating solutions to fill those voids.</l
 i>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style="color: #ff6600\;"><strong>
 <span style="color: #000000\;">Nov 15 -</span> <a href="https://coquitlam.
 libnet.info/event/7139492" style="color: #ff6600\;">Indigenous Peoples</a>
 </strong></span>\n<ul>\n<li>Caren Lafontaine\, Ministry of Children and Fa
 mily\, and Elder Maria Reed - Waabigekek Ikwe</li>\n<li>Explore stories of
  Indigenous family and community with two special guests: Caren Lafontaine
 \, a Community Roots Practioner from The Ministry of Children and Family\,
  and Elder Maria Reed. Taking cues from the audience\, this speaker event 
 will look at how cultural connections\, relationships\, and permanency fac
 tor into the Indigenous experience in Canada.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<
 ul>\n<li><span style="color: #ff6600\;"><strong><span style="color: #00000
 0\;">Nov 22 -</span> <a href="https://coquitlam.libnet.info/event/7139493"
  style="color: #ff6600\;">Newcomers and refugees</a></strong></span>\n<ul>
 \n<li>Tri-Cities Local Partnership&rsquo\;s Immigrant&nbsp\;Advisory and J
 udith Kambia Obatusa\, Host and Author</li>\n<li>Members of the Tri-Cities
  Local Partnership&rsquo\;s Immigrant&nbsp\;Advisory Table will be talking
  about their journey to Canada and sharing who they are\, why they decided
  to embark on this journey\, and how this journey affected their perceptio
 n of themselves. Judith Kambia Obatusa\, host of the podcast\, Messy Can't
  Stop Her\, shares her stories of personal struggle\, and seeks to educate
  and de-stigmatize immigrant acculturation challenges while empower other 
 migrants in their promised land.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The series 
 will be held in person at the City Centre Library and recorded by Tri-Citi
 es Community Television.</p>\n<p>Light refreshments will be served.</p>\n<
 p>If you have any questions\, please contact Ann at&nbsp\;<a href="mailto:
 ajohannes@coqlibrary.ca">ajohannes@coqlibrary.ca</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n
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