Category: Latino-a-x
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Latino/a/x Action Team Meeting and Birthday Celebration
Today PEERS’ Latino/a/x Action Team met to edit their upcoming outreach flyer, discuss the meaning of the word “stigma” in Spanish, and celebrate the birthday of one of the team-members. Program Coordinator Basilia Padilla also presented new “Querer Mas, Juzgar Menos” t-shirts to the team. The LAAT’s next meeting will be on September 6th.
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Two PEERS Staff Members Win Awards at POCC Annual Conference
Yesterday at the POCC’s 6th Annual Awards and Conference Program at the Oakland Hilton, two PEERS staff members won awards. Program Coordinator Basilia Padilla won the Peer Specialist of the Year Award for her work on the Everyone Counts Campaign’s Latino/a/x community focus. Program Coordinator Lyndsey Ellis won the Consumer Run Organization Employee of the Year Award for her work with POCC comittees…
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What’s Your Story? Latino/a/x Action Team Meeting May 3rd, 2017
PEERS’ Latino/a/x Action Team met last week to work on story telling skills, develop materials for an anti-stigma curriculum, and plan for the upcoming 10×10 We Move for Health Event on May 19th.
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Latino/a/x Action Team Meeting on May 3rd
On Wednesday May 3rd, PEERS’ Latino/a/x Action Team met to develop and refine outreach efforts, share stories of recovery, and plan for the upcoming 10×10 We Move for Health event on May 19th. This meeting also focused on generating culturally-relevant content for a Latino/a/x anti-stigma curriculum.
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Latino/a/x Action Team Meeting
This week, PEERS’ Latino/a/x American Action Team met to discuss community engagement, decide on a new logo, and create an arts activity for the upcoming Alameda County 10×10 Wellness Campaign event in May!
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PEERS Remembers Latino Suicide Victims with Dia De Los Muertos Altar
On Sunday, October 30th, Fruitvale Village was filled with marigold flowers, traditional dancing, sugar skull face paintings, and good cheer as East Oakland supporters and residents attended the 21st Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival. Despite morning showers that initially threatened to dampen the turnout, the area received lots of positive attention by the afternoon…