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Sewing 101: Reusable Pads (Markham)
2025-11-26 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | Markham Public Library, 7600 Kennedy Road, Markham, Ontario, L3R 9S5, Canada
Learn a new skill and help tackle period poverty! Reusable menstrual pads are a sustainable solution to the high cost of disposable products, and are the perfect project for those who are new to sewing. This workshop will familiarize participants with sewing machines, teach them basic techniques, and guide them as they make a reusable menstrual pad from scratch in support of Help A Girl Out.
All tools and materials will be provided.
This program is designed for those ages 13 and up.

Culture Days: Learn to Sew Reusable Bowl Covers (Caledon)
2025-11-27 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Caledon Public Library Albion Bolton Branch, 150 Queens Street South, Caledon, Ontario, Canada
Join us and learn to sew your very own reusable bowl cover! This is a beginner project where you will learn to sew on a curve and make use of elastic in your sewing projects, as well as general sewing machine basics.
Materials to create 1 bowl cover will be provided.
Registration is required.

Holiday Crafts with bike tubes (Mississauga)
2025-12-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-10 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | SHERIDAN COLLEGE, 4180 Duke of York Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 3W3, Canada
Holiday crafts with bike tubes from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3 & 10! Materials are provided.
Register by emailing
SheridanBikeHub@sheridancollege.ca
space is limited.

Seasonal Cedar: A Sustainable Ornament Workshop (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
2025-12-06 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | The Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum & Community Centre, 14732 Woodbine Avenue, Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 2K9
Celebrate the season with a hands-on holiday experience!

Leftover Crafts (Stouffville)
2025-12-27 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | Stouffville Library – Children’s Room A, 2 Park Drive, Stouffville, Ontario, L4A 4K1, Canada
Come use up our leftover crafts from the past year. What will your imagination help you create? Join us to find out!
Quantities are limited.

Junk Journaling for Beginners: A Creative Self-Care Workshop (Mississauga)
2026-03-18 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Royal Canadian Legion Branch 582, 456 Hensall Circle, Mississauga, Ontario, L5A 1X7, Canada
Come journal with us using recycled materials!

In collaboration with the Digital Sexual Violence Support Center, Heart Comonos invites you to a creative self-care workshop of “Junk Journaling.” While using recycled materials, fabrics and collage techniques, the participants will be invited to reflect on their boundaries, coping mechanisms, and emotional bandwidth.
Learning goals:

Explore self-care practices that welcome participants’ to explore their relationship with themselves and others.
Identify the coping mechanisms and habits that we may want to continue, adjust or stop
Articulate and express our wants, needs and challenges around self-care
Leave the workshop with a physical outline that they can use for future journaling sessions or conversations with dedicated service providers (e.g. therapist, social worker, etc.)

Group Guidelines

Uplift and encourage your peers
Sharing your pieces with the room is optional
Use everyone’s preferred pronouns
Please use a name tag
No judgements, critiques or advice giving
Tailor the prompts and responses to your needs
Only share what feels comfortable

Disclaimer: This workshop is self-care oriented and will not entail any therapeutic or medical advice. We strongly encourage participants to consult their dedicated service provider (e.g. social worker, counsellor, therapist etc.) for professional support if needed.
About our Facilitator, Natasha Dixon
“My name’s Natasha Dixon and I’m the Founder and Executive Director of The Digital Sexual Violence Support Centre (DSVSC), which is a Canadian non-profit that provides nation-wide support to adults who’ve experienced online forms of sexual violence. Our primary activities include peer support, survivor-centered research, community outreach and workshops.
What we (The DSVSC) bring to the community is a survivor-led praxis that centers lived experiences of online sexual violence and an understanding on how to apply holistic wellness methods, to help process and heal from sexual trauma. More specifically, we are looking to welcome and invite the peers of individuals who’ve experienced online sexual violence to reflect on their approaches to holistic wellness, within a communal environment.”
