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<p><span class="elementtoproof"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear GAPS Community,</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">A terrible event happened this weekend at the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver, and its impact is still being learned. If you have not yet heard about it in the news, there are many ways to obtain information, for example
this article from CBC: <u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vehicle-hits-crowd-filipino-festival-lapu-lapu-day-block-party-1.7519778"><span style="color:#467886">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vehicle-hits-crowd-filipino-festival-lapu-lapu-day-block-party-1.7519778</span></a></span></u>. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please care for yourself if you were in any way affected, and know that you have people who are there to support you and who also may benefit from your support. If you need to make different work arrangements, please talk to
your supervisor and they should understand. If you don’t feel comfortable doing so, please contact us and we will do what we can to assist. Below are a few resources if you or someone you know is struggling or does later:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you are in a mental-health crisis or at risk of imminent harm, please call 9-8-8, the BC Crisis Line.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you are or were affected by crime or trauma, the
<u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://vpd.ca/report-a-crime/information-for-victims/" title="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvpd.ca%2Freport-a-crime%2Finformation-for-victims%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cbdavispurcell%40triumf.ca%7C57a5198c7b6c4d7d663a08dd86b252fd%7Cc20535109cb34679a2d38f442e03b587%7C1%7C0%7C638814822648189"><span style="color:#467886">Victim
Services Unit</span></a></span></u> of the Vancouver Police Department offers free and confidential counseling and other services (604-717-2737)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://victimlinkbc.ca/" title="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvictimlinkbc.ca%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cbdavispurcell%40triumf.ca%7C57a5198c7b6c4d7d663a08dd86b252fd%7Cc20535109cb34679a2d38f442e03b587%7C1%7C0%7C638814822648209599%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbX"><span style="color:#467886">VictimLink
BC</span></a></span></u> (1-800-563-0808) offers a support program for victims of crime and trauma. Call or text 24/7 free and confidentially. 240 languages are supported. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You may also visit
<u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://www.vch.ca/en/health-topics/services-coastal-region" title="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vch.ca%2Fen%2Fhealth-topics%2Fservices-coastal-region%23%3A~%3Atext%3DDial%25201-800-784-%2Ca%2520dedicated%2520seniors%27%2520distress%2520line.&data=05%7C02%7Cbdavispurcell%40triumf.c"><span style="color:#467886">Vancouver
Costal Health's website</span></a></span></u> for more resources. </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We all have access to up to 5 free hours of phone counseling through TRIUMF's wellness program. Those hours can be extended if the counselor sees fit.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you to Ania for compiling the above resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In addition, the organizers of the Lapu-Lapu Day Festival,
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/filipinobc" target="_blank" title="https://www.facebook.com/filipinobc">
Filipino BC</a>, provide information, resources, and ways to support. A group of local Filipinx people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley have also put together a
<a href="https://vanfilemergency.my.canva.site/" target="_blank" title="https://vanfilemergency.my.canva.site/">
website</a> of resources, event info and fundraising. We encourage you to reference these in the coming days for more resources and ways to support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Community groups at UBC, Sulong UBC and UBC Kababayan are hosting a vigil on Wednesday April 30th from 2:30 pm in front of the UBC Bookstore. Please see the details at
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJA4AMEJeoG/?img_index=1" target="_blank" title="https://www.instagram.com/p/dja4amejeog/?img_index=1">
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJA4AMEJeoG/?img_index=1</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are thinking of the victims, families, and all community members in this difficult time.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Your GAPS + ECS-EDI</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">---</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><i><span style="color:black">TRIUMF is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the x</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ʷ</span><span style="color:black">məθk</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ʷ</span><span style="color:black">əy</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">̓</span><span style="color:black">əm (Musqueam)
people, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.</span></i></p>
<p><i><span style="color:black">The ECS-EDI is a community-led organization focusing on EDI initiatives and action at TRIUMF. It is a subset of GAPS, but hosts events for all of TRIUMF. We are always looking for new committee members, so please email us at
</span><u><span style="color:#0086F0"><a href="mailto:gaps.edi@triumf.ca" title="mailto:gaps.edi@triumf.ca"><span style="color:#0086F0">gaps.edi@triumf.ca</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black"> if you have any questions or would like to join a meeting!
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