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Community arts program: Nesting grounds weaving

Read more about community artist Ebru Winegard facilitating “Nesting Grounds Weaving” program bringing together stiches and tapestries globally.
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Arts for creative healing communities

Join a story-driven webinar exploring creative practices for healing, connection, and belonging among immigrant families.
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Unmasking mental health campaign 2025

Learn about the 2025 Mental Health Campaign exploring how masking deepens stigma and forces hidden self-protection.
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#16Days of activism: Healing through the arts

Read about the 2024 #16DaysofAction campaign addressing violence against immigrant refugee women intersectionally.
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Community arts program: Colours of the earth

Read more about community artist Mercy Verdugo facilitating “Colours of the Earth” natural dyeing program to create accessible pigments from your own kitchen.
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Community arts program: Light and shadow

Read more about a community arts program facilitated by Shadowland Theatre using shadow puppetry and lantern making to engage newcomer youth.
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Community makers: Textile museum of Canada

Learn more about a partnership between Access Alliance immigrant women’s group and the Textile Museum of Canada.
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Cultivating the arts for newcomer mental health

View a webinar on cultivating arts-based practices to support newcomer mental health, wellbeing, and healing together.
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Re-imagining home: Improving newcomer mental well-being

Access Alliance uses expressive arts to support newcomer women healing from domestic violence, promoting wellbeing, connection, and self-expression.
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Traditional Tatriz embroidery with Arabic speaking women

Read more about Tatriz project to respond to the influx of Syrian refugees in 2016, Access Alliance was on the front line providing health and settlement services.

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