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SAFE – Facilitated Community Conversation I

October 10 2024 / 1:00pm - 3:00pm

FACILITATED COMMUNITY CONVERSATION – Free | Public Event

Inspired by the current exhibition at CVAG with the Walk With Me team, SAFE, we will be hosting facilitated community conversations from 1:00pm – 3:00pm on Thursday, October 10.

We invite you to enter into the conversation. Bring your curiosity, your compassion and your humour. Please leave stigma at the door.

A second community conversation will be held from 1:00pm – 3:00pm on Thursday, October 17.


SAFE | Holding space for lived experiences and safer ways of being amidst the Toxic Drug Poisoning Crisis:

EXHIBITION + COMMUNITY DROP-IN STATIONS: October 9 – 19 | 10:00am – 5:00pm


The Comox Valley Art Gallery is committed to creating safer spaces where everyone can participate.

CVAG spaces are accessible.

Programs are barrier-free (no cost). DONATIONS are appreciated and contribute to ongoing community interactive programming.

PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS: we ask that visitors choose not to visit if they are experiencing symptoms of colds and flus.

Hand sanitation dispensers are available at CVAG. Wearing a mask is at the discretion of the visitor.


NOTE: Some of the stories and images shared in the exhibition can be difficult to hear and see, and involve accounts of violence, abuse, neglect, racism, stigmatization, etc. The Walk With Me team will hold space for conversation and connection throughout the exhibition; community resources will be identified for those seeking additional support. 


IMAGE: by participants of the pinhole photography workshop led by Patrick Dionne + Miki Gingras, February 29 – March 7, 2024.