Speaking of non-dream meetings you can attend, I realized that I don't think this has gotten much circulation in ace spaces, but if you are on the Westside of Portland, there's an aro/ace spectrum peer support group that's held once per month. Details here.

The Ace Zine Archive has been updated with lots of new ace and arospec zines (including a number of arospec zines that are not specifically ace)

Indian Aces has a couple of projects that might be of interest-- an Asexual Lives book collecting stories and a Platonicity Meetup (which looks like "speed-'dating" type event both for romantic and aromantic non-sexual matches-- see “Keep Reading” for details)

We’ve also been contacted by two sets of researchers conducting research in both English & French:

"I stand out survey" about the health and well-being of youth (15 to 24 years old, inclusive) from the 2S/LGBTQIA+* community

Survey about trans and non-binary older adults living with dimentia for a) trans/non-binary adults over 50 living with dementia and b) for any adult caring for a trans/non-binary adult living with dementia. See “Keep Reading” for details.

Also a reminder that the Ace Toronto Discord server is active. Message me directly for the link.

Join the Aces Wild Madison Social Support meetup this Saturday, January 20th, 1-3p at the OutReach Center.

Here are the planned events for February:

1) Voice/Video Social: Crafts and Community Care Sunday, February 19th, 1pm-3pm Please message or email us for the link! Voice and video are optional.

Bring any kind of craft or creative project to work on, and since this is a difficult time of year for many of us, it will also be a space to vent and to give and receive support from others! 

Hello! We have two events planned this month:

Voice/Video Discussion: Neurodivergence Sunday, November 20th, 1pm-3pm In Jitsi - please message or email us for the link.

Please note that this discussion is an open discussion, not a closed/caucus discussion. You do not need to identify as neurodivergent to attend, but as always, please be respectful of all attendees. Like all our open events, anybody who identifies as being on the asexual and/or aromantic spectrum, or questioning whether they might be, is welcome! 

Voice Social (Plus visuals, but no face cameras): Jackbox Games Tuesday, November 29th, 7pm-9pm In our Discord server - please message or email us for the link.

Jackbox Games are party-style games that can be played over the internet. One person hosts and shares the game instructions from their screen, while the participants use their browser (on computer or phone) to connect to the private game's server and input their contributions - responding to funny prompts, answering trivia questions, doing a drawing, etc. All links will be provided during the social. Note: I recommend preparing two screens or browser windows if you're able to do that, so that you can look at both the shared instructions screen via Discord and the website where you provide your own input (usually text, drawing, or multiple choice) at the same time.

Hello! We have two events planned this month:

Voice/Video Discussion: Grey and Demi Identities Tuesday, December 13th, 7pm-9pm In Jitsi - please message or email us for the link

We'll be talking about ace-spec and aro-spec identities that fall somewhere in the middle of the spectrum, and maybe even adjacent to it. Please feel free to bring info on any you're knowledgeable about!

Voice/Video Social (Face cameras optional): Cardmaking, Crafting, and Creativity!   Thursday, December 15th, 12pm-2pm In Jitsi - please message or email us for the link

Note that this social is in the middle of the day to shake things up a bit and allow others to join who can't do evenings or weekends!

This social event is a "bring your own project" style, where we can all work on our own things while chatting over the call. We encourage making holiday cards - Chanukkah is coming up! But anything you want to work on is absolutely allowed.