We will be CLOSED Saturday July 1st to Monday July 3rd, as the H&H team will taking the weekend to REST and reflect upon the ongoing colonization of the unceded Indigenous territories we reside upon. We also specifically emphasize the rest as pandemic practicing continues to be intense and demanding, we will take the weekend to recharge so we are ready to continue to serve our community.
We encourage all of you to critically consider what the symbol of the Canadian flag means to you, but more importantly to take the opportunity to learn more about the land we occupy, the original peoples who were stewards of this land and their respective histories. May you celebrate respectfully and safely this weekend.
If it is within your means, we encourage you to support one of these organizations, in the spirit of reconciliation:
Indian Residential School Survivors Society The Indian Residential School Survivors Society began in 1994 as a working committee of the First Nations Summit. We were known as the Residential School Project, housed out of and as a part of the BC First Nations Summit. Our work was primarily to assist Survivors with the litigation process pertaining to Residential School abuses. In more recent years our work has expanded to include assisting the descendants of Survivors and implementing Community education measures (Indigenous & Non-Indigenous).
Pacific Association of First Nations Women (PAFNW) At Pacific Association of First Nations Women (PAFNW) we envision a matriarchal community where all Indigenous women in BC are safe and respected with a sense of belonging and connection to cultural traditions.
Victoria Native Friendship Centre The Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) has been in existence for over 45 years. VNFC provides services to an estimated 20,000 Indigenous people living off reserve in the greater Victoria area; as well as the 5,000 residents from the First Nations communities in the southern Vancouver Island region, in addition to a sizeable Indigenous population from across Canada. VNFC takes great pride in their exceptional approach to First Nation social issues.
Unist’ot’en Camp The Unist’ot’en Camp is an indigenous re-occupation of Wet’suwet’en land in northern “BC, Canada”. Year-round volunteer support is needed on the frontlines and beyond.
“Salish Sea” by Coast Salish sculptor Chris Paul located at Spewhung/Turkey Head
Sunday March 17th,
Coffee is hot and bitter in nature, while green tea is cold and bitter in nature. A workshop facilitated by Christina Chan, R.Ac., learn about the inherent nature of the food you eat and how to eat for your unique constitution.
At 5:45am Tuesday March 3rd, Christina and Susan received a call from VicPD that the front door of the clinic was smashed in. Someone had thrown a brick through the window to unlock our door. The city workers had been by to board up our door, but our front desk computer has been stolen. We have…
The H&H acupunks are making an EPIC batch of the legendary KimchiChanChan (Christina Chan’s proprietary blend) to raise funds to send Veronica Palmer-Jones to the Si Yuan Balance Method Acupuncture seminar in Vancouver this October!
We are DELIGHTED that FernFest is back for summer of 2022 and we will be back the Non-Profit Hub spreading the good word of Community Acupuncture! On Saturday June 25th, from 11:30am – 5:30pm, find us at William Stevenson Park (behind the Fernwood Community Centre, adjacent to Pembroke Ave).We hope to see you there and…
Sunday Sept. 22nd,
learn the basics of the traditional technique of moxabustion in this simple workshop facilitated by Susan Shields, R.Ac.
Moxabustion is especially ideal in climates such as ours on Vancouver Island, which is generally characterized as windy, cold and damp for most of the year. It can help warm up and dry out our bodies.
