Hey Garden(ers)!
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Last week was Giving Tuesday, and some folks here in Garden have asked how they may be able to support the work we do here. Garden as a space, has taken thousands of hours for us to build, and 100x that time to cultivate. We believe in mutual aid not just in terms of moving financial resources, but also in terms of the ways we pour into each other with our time, curiosity, care and innovation.
For those who have the capacity to move financial resources to ensure we have the continued capacity to maintain this work there are two options:
1. Our GiveButter Campaign
2. Donating directly to our 501c3 Fiscal Sponsor Transfaith and putting "TBTPB/Garden" in the additional comments line.
We appreciate those of you who have been so giving of your time, resources and graciousness to ensure this work continues!
⏲️ Our events are typically listed in Pacific Standard Time (PT). Need help converting PT to your time zone? Check out this handy WorldTimeBuddy clock!
🎨Skyriver will be guiding us into Imagination & Creative Space, an open space and time to work on creative projects, and crafts, on December 14th at 1pm PST. Finish an old project, start a new skill, follow the offered prompt or do your own thing. Joy is resistance. Imagination is the path to liberation. You can RSVP!
💃 Ready for Bollywood? Toto and Nath will be streaming a cheesy 1998 Bollywood favorite! The movie is about someone who is in love with their best-friend, but they had eyes only for someone else. Years later, they reunite! Think you know what movie this is? Come find out December 17th at 8pm PST! RSVP here. (Note: there will be a 10 min intermission every hour.)
🛏️Ru and Chanelle are back again to host the second installment of queer-British-teen-tv-show slumber party marathons! It's time for some Sex Education! Pull up to the Up All Night Room in your coziest winter jammies, with tasty snacks and a sippy drink. We'll meet on Friday, Dec 13th at 6 PST to watch the first 3-4 episodes of Season 1. Let's talk about sex, baby! RSVP for a reminder!
🐣The first Parents Meetup will be Friday December 20th at 5pm PST! This meeting will be an unfacilitated casual meetup for parents and an intentional space to connect. RSVP here!
🤯Watch Party: Severance! The second season of Severance is finally coming out January 17th!! We'll be watching three episodes of Severance (Season 1) weekly on Sundays from Dec 22nd-Jan 5th at 1pm PST. Whether you are a die hard fan, a lover of sci-fi thrillers or just love great storytelling, come indulge with us!
🪩New Year's Eve/Day is right around the corner! We're looking for performances, vendors, workshops, space holders, DJ's and more! If you're interested in volunteering, check out and fill out the interest form by (TODAY) December 9th! RSVP for the festivities!
🗣️What random subject could you explain in 15 min or less? Maybe the exciting world of bird tail feathers? The winning strategy to your favorite video game? How to advocate for yourself within the medical industrial complex? A 10 min exploration of a choreo-poem to light the world on fire? Submit to Garden Talks, a festival of ideas/dreams/rants happening here in Garden Jan 11th, 1-5pm PST. RSVP here! Proposals will be accepted until December 29th at 11:59pm PST.
📝 Tax Season is around the corner! Did you know that in most cases, it's pretty easy to file your own taxes AND you can securely file them yourself for FREE? Gata will be hosting her Taxes 101: Finesse the IRS workshop January 19th 4pm PST. She will go over the basics of credits, basic bookkeeping for self employed folks, and a walkthrough of income tax forms. RSVP here!
🫁 Want to increase your lung capacity? Come to Breathing in the Knowledge Nursery! Every weekday at 9am PST. RSVP here!
🥣 Grab your favorite cereal for dinner and watch anime & cartoons with us at Monday Night Cereal! Join us every other Monday at 5pm PST. December 16th, we're watching people's grandpas and little brothers get stolen for the sake of a children's card game. Your move! Read more about the event here.
🎥 Name That Movie (Night!) is Wednesday at 5:30pm PST! This week's movie is an animated comedy about a panda that learns the art of Kung-Fu. Think you know what it is? Come thru and find out! RSVP via the visit page.
🫂 The next session of Chronic Illness and Long Covid Support Group will be Thursday December 19th from 5:30pm-7:30pm PST with Chanelle! Navigating everything that comes with chronic illness can be difficult - from managing symptoms to experiencing grief over missing your pre-illness life. This is a peer support space where we can share our feelings about living with any chronic/long-term illness, including long Covid, during an ongoing pandemic. RSVP via the calendar on the visit page.
🪷 Stretch it out as Caroline leads us in another weekly afternoon Yoga sesh this Friday at 2:15pm PST by streaming a yoga video from YouTube and following along. Videos will be between 25-45 minutes long between easy to moderate pace. Drop ins are always welcome! RSVP via the calendar on the visit page.
🎯Interested in improv, collaborative storytelling, and going on a (virtual) adventure? Join Dan Saturday at 10:00 AM PST for an Avatar Legends Campaign, a tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) set in the Avatar the Last Airbender world, as well as any and all questions TTRPG related.
🦾 Self Defense Discussion Series with Caroline is on Sundays at 8am PST. Each group includes reading, discussion and (potential) movement on self-defense principles! In these politically challenging times, it is especially important for our collective liberation and self-care to learn self-defense. RSVP via the visit page!
😷 Hang out, chill and play games with Black folks who take COVID precautions at Bonfire in Garden every 3rd Saturday! The next Bonfire is December 21st at 5pm PST. RSVP here.
💻 Do you work from home and sometimes feel a little too isolated from others? Come Co-Work with us in Garden! We are a 24/7 drop in space for folks to join to co-work silently, listen to music, play a game or chat amongst each other in the chat box.
🫂Need help paying for mental health care? Asian Mental Health Project (AMHP) is providing mental health grants for 30 individuals who will be selected at random to receive $500 to kickstart their mental health journeys. Applications close December 13th. Click here to apply.
🌲The Awesome Foundation has chapters worldwide (some local and global), that each distribute $1,000 a month to various projects. Applications are due the 1st-10th of the month. See if there is a chapter near you, or a global chapter that may be able to help fund your awesome idea!
🍉 Centering Palestine has a zoom every Tuesday at 5pm PST, along with other resources to show up for Palestine available here.
😷World Health Network has a weekly call to organize community members against mask bans every Friday at 12pm PST.
🌻 We are looking to open Garden up to more community orgs who would like to share space with us here. If you are part of an org that may benefit from office/event space here, please email info@meetatgarden.com
Until next our avatars meet,
🪄Al, 😻Gata & 🪻J Mase
PS: Have a one-time-event or a recurring event and need a place to host? Email us at info@meetatgarden.com!
Garden is a free 24/7 space, but it does cost money for us to maintain it on Gather.Town. If you'd like to donate to this work, consider throwing some money in the pot here. To send donations directly through our 501c3 fiscal sponsor, email us!