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Low Sensory Spaces

International Overdose Awareness Day

July 23, 2024

At Fraser Valley Pride, we had a great conversation with a coordinator with the Reducing Overdose Abbotsford Response group. They were saying how much they would love to provide a low sensory space at their upcoming August event and resource fair for International Overdose Awareness Day. LET’S was glad to be able to offer a safer space where people could regulate emotions, take a moment to breathe, grieve, remember, and contemplate.

The event brought together a range of activities and resources to raise awareness, honour those lost, and foster healing.

Highlights of the event included:

  • Sts’ailes Sasquatch Dancers: Experience the powerful cultural traditions of Sts’ailes Nation with a special performance by the Sasquatch Dancers, celebrating resilience and community spirit.
  • Precarious Players: Watch a presentation by the Precarious Players, featuring material from the peer-created community play “Precarious,” which explores themes of vulnerability and how we are all affected by the toxic drug crisis.
  • Live Acoustic Set: Enjoy a live acoustic performance by two members of the Undercover Band, bringing soulful music to the day’s events and enhancing the atmosphere of connection and reflection.
  • Food Truck & Free Lunch: Enjoy delicious options from local food trucks, complimentary for all attendees.
  • “Right to be Remembered” Memorial Wall: Contribute to our interactive memorial wall, a space to honour and remember loved ones lost to the toxic drug crisis, ensuring their memories live on.
  • “We Can” Community Quilt: Participate in our community quilt project, an artistic expression of unity, support, and shared strength in the face of this public health crisis.

 

(Panoramic photo of stage and booths at ROAR’s International Overdose Awareness Day, Abbotsford.)