Where: Paul Coffey Park (Picnic Area A), 3430 Derry Rd E, Mississauga, ON

When: 3:00 PM– 7:00 PM on Friday, July 28, 2023

About The Cookout:

The Cookout is both a follow up event for past participants of Moyo’s Theatre for Positive Mental Health, and extended to all African, Caribbean and Black individuals residing within the Region of Peel.

This event is a celebration of Blackness and Black joy. The Cookout is intended to be a safer space for African, Caribbean and Black communities in the Region of Peel to interact with each another, congregate, eat, and dance in celebration of all that is Black.

Food will be provided and catered through Chainsmoker Urban Halal Barbeque and Khalibres Cookhouse.

LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE!!!

About Theatre for Positive Mental Health:

Theatre for Positive Mental Health was created as a response to mental health challenges disproportionately affecting African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) groups living or working in the Peel region. This program will work to support improved mental health outcomes for this community by using aspects of storytelling and participatory theatre, both of which have been implemented successfully for community health interventions. The group sessions that involve participatory theatre will be used to promote healthy lifestyles, emotional resilience and coping skills among the Black adult and youth 18+.

About Moyo Health & Community Services:

For over two decades, Moyo (previously known as Peel HIV/AIDS Network) has provided a growing array of health promotion, education, social and support services for people living with, affected by, and at systemic risk of HIV. Through collaborative efforts and effective service delivery, Moyo has become the leading HIV/AIDS service provider for Peel’s communities of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon.

For more information, kindly contact:

Ashley Nazaire (she/her),

Mental Health Promotion Worker

Email: ashleyn@moyohcs.ca