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Please join us for a fun night of entertainment, food, and a silent auction organized by Atira Women’s Resource Society to benefit Atira Development Society’s housing projects for trans, gender-diverse, and two-spirit individuals.

The event will be held at the Pan Pacific Vancouver on November 23, 2024.

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November 20th of each year marks the International Day of Trans Remembrance, a day dedicated to honoring the trans people worldwide who have been killed due to living their authentic lives. Following this, November 22 is National Housing Day, which recognizes the importance of housing as a fundamental human right.

On November 23, 2024, we will be hosting the Authentic Courage Gala at the Pan Pacific Vancouver. This gala aims to spotlight the critical need for housing within the 2STGD (Two-Spirit, Trans, Gender Diverse) community. Individuals who courageously live their authentic lives often face discrimination and assault in unsafe housing conditions. 2STGD people are disproportionately represented in the homeless population, and many are reluctant to seek shelter due to the hardships they encounter because of their gender identity.

Opened in 2021, Aoki Ross House provides a safe haven for 23 individuals from the 2STGD community. It stands as the only project of its kind in Western Canada—a significant first step, but much more needs to be done.

We invite you to join us at the Authentic Courage Gala and support Aoki Ross House, as well as our vision for a comprehensive housing continuum for the 2STGD community. It takes immense courage to live one’s authentic life, and we need our allies to stand with us in making a difference.

 

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Jodi Gray is our Program Manager for Aoki Ross House.  In 2023, Jodi received a Courage to Comeback award in the category of mental health.  Jodi has overcome many challenges on her way to Aoki Ross House and uses that experience to support the trans, gender-diverse, and two-spirit residents of the house.  Jodi is passionate about housing for this community and invites you to join her in this cause on November 23, 2024. Come meet Jodi, her passion is contagious!

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