Events

Events in September 2019

All day: International Overdose Awareness Day

8:00 am: International Overdose Awareness Day

8:00 am: Community Unity Project

All day: International Overdose Awareness Day

8:00 am: International Overdose Awareness Day

8:00 am: Community Unity Project

All day: International Overdose Awareness Day

8:00 am: International Overdose Awareness Day

8:00 am: Community Unity Project

All day
August 31, 2019

International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. It also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have died or had a permanent injury as a result of drug overdose.

International Overdose Awareness Day spreads the message that the tragedy of overdose death is preventable.

Events will be held throughout the three counties in recognition of this day. Locations TBD.

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8:00 am – 1:00 pm
August 31, 2019

Substance use affects people’s lives and can impact their support networks and wider communities. At the same time, people who engage in substance use can feel more disconnected and isolated from their communities.

Social connection can serve as the antidote to the overdose crisis and we all have a role to play in creating compassionate communities. We hope that this event will help participating community members begin to unravel the complexity of substance use and bring a sense of “humanness” to the overdose crisis.

Green Wood Coalition and the Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland Drug Strategy will be set up under the green tent at the Cobourg Farmers’ Market (located at Waterfront Rotary Park) from 8AM-1PM offering a variety of ways for community members to get involved. Learn more about International Overdose Awareness Day, get naloxone training, make a memorial flag, and participate in Sidewalk Talks Cobourg – an opportunity to dive into deeper dialogue about grief, loss and the overdose crisis. Further event details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/413899072665859/?ti=cl

8:00 am – 3:00 pm
September 14, 2019

Who are you Northumberland?
Come tell us who you are and help us build a Unity Project – a life-size portrait of who lives in our county.

Spin a yarn, tell a story – in the end, we will see that we are all connected by something, and it's our diversity that builds a strong and vibrant community.

Join us at the Frink in Cobourg – next to the Farmers’ Market on Saturday, September 14^th from 8AM to 3PM.

Bring your friends and your family. This is an event for all ages and abilities.

The Unity Project is an interactive public art project created to raise awareness about the labels we give ourselves and others, and to explore how those labels both support and limit building interconnected, compassionate communities.

We will be building a larger-than-life structure to celebrate our uniqueness and strengthen our connections to each other – and we need your help! Through the use of yarn, we will build web of interconnectedness that illustrates that we are all connected by something – to someone.

This event is hosted by the Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland (HKLN) Drug Strategy and collaborating partners, including: Green Wood Coalition, Transition House, Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre, PARN, and the HKPR District Health Unit.

To learn more about the Unity Project and similar events happening across the globe, visit: http://www.unityproject.net/ or WELIVEBIG on social media.

Northumberland Unity Project event page: http://tiny.cc/upcobourg

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14 8:00 am: Community Unity Project 8:00 am: Community Unity Project 8:00 am – 3:00 pm September 14, 2019 Who are you Northumberland? Come tell us who you are and help us build a Unity Project – a life-size portrait of who lives in our county. Spin a yarn, tell a story – in the end, we will see that we are all connected by something, and it's our diversity that builds a strong and vibrant community. Join us at the Frink in Cobourg – next to the Farmers’ Market on Saturday, September 14th from 8AM to 3PM. Bring your friends and your family. This is an event for all ages and abilities. The Unity Project is an interactive public art project created to raise awareness about the labels we give ourselves and others, and to explore how those labels both support and limit building interconnected, compassionate communities. We will be building a larger-than-life structure to celebrate our uniqueness and strengthen our connections to each other – and we need your help! Through the use of yarn, we will build web of interconnectedness that illustrates that we are all connected by something – to someone. This event is hosted by the Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland (HKLN) Drug Strategy and collaborating partners, including: Green Wood Coalition, Transition House, Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre, PARN, and the HKPR District Health Unit. To learn more about the Unity Project and similar events happening across the globe, visit: http://www.unityproject.net/ or WELIVEBIG on social media. Northumberland Unity Project event page: http://tiny.cc/upcobourg More information Read more