We will be CLOSED Tuesday Sept 30th in observance of the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation. We will be back to regular programming Wednesday October 1st.
The H&H team will taking the day to reflect upon the ongoing colonization of the unceded Indigenous territories we reside upon. If you are a settler residing on Lekwengen Territories, please take some time out of your day to attend the South Island Pow Wow, hosted by Songhees Nation.
We encourage all of you 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. And this is a good opportunity to review the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action.
If it is within your means, we encourage you to support one of these organizations, in the spirit of reconciliation:
Support Victoria Orange Shirt Day Phyllis Webstad and Victoria Orange Shirt Day organizers Eddy Charlie and Kristin Spray are passionate about sharing their knowledge of Residential Schools and what that means for them today.
National Centre for Truth & Reconciliation The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is the archival repository for all of the material collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, purposed to compile the complete history and legacy of Canada’s residential school system.
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).
XaXw Tenew Sacred Land Society Xaxe is non-profit organization is an Indigenous-led charitable society located on so-called Southern Vancouver Island. The people leading this work are Saltwater Salish people Indigenous to this region. We are focusing on the Rematriate Stewardship Project, which is an initiative for Land Back to house Saltwater Salish women to protect our right to learn our language, how to care for our land, heal through culture and being on the land, and to teach younger generations and our community these skills.
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.
In the spirit of balancing out the consumerism of the holiday season, we chose to give back to our local & national communities by collecting a total of $300 from December 1st – 23rd!
We have made equal donations of $150 EACH to both Anawim House + Reconciliation Canada.
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.
On SUNDAY May 26th, we’re doing an EARLYBIRD special for our highly anticipated Acupuncture Seat Sales before June 1st! Affordable, convenient discount punchcard packages of 3 sessions for $55 OR 6 sessions for $105! We’ll be taking cash, cheque and credit ONLY!
Come find the H&H crew at The Village Block Party!On Cook Street (Oscar St. – Chapman St.) Sunday, May 26 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
I met the woman who has been sleeping under the overhang at Heart & Hands. Her shopping cart full of her few worldly possessions was parked out front of the clinic. She has been homeless since May 17th and is on disability. She started to pack up when she saw me approaching the building, but…
Sunday Jan. 20th,
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.
