Every two weeks, a group of 50 or 60 men cram into a makeshift bingo hall in Vancouver’s poorest neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside.
They share a hot meal, play bingo, get free haircuts — then they get real about their health, talking about everything from prostate cancer to sexual abuse, in sessions led by doctors and nurses.
It’s called DUDES Club, an acronym for Downtown Urban Knights Defending Equality and Solidarity.