Remember that time we announced that Al was leaving to take care of some beautiful responsibilities? Welp, just kidding 😅 - Al said "I'm not goiiingggg," thanks to some extra support that has come through. So, all the spells and potions we concocted worked! She here to stay y'all 🙌🏾🥂
🪩New Year's Eve/Day is right around the corner and our schedule is out! Don't forget to RSVP for the festivities! As part of our NYE/NYD celebration, we'll be adding new artworks to the main Garden Art Gallery. Have some visual art or short film you'd like to contribute? Email us: info@MeetAtGarden.com!
Have you been wanting to check out the Long Covid & Chronic Illness Support Group, but haven't yet? Check out this interview, Making Space for Ourselves, where facilitator Chanelle speaks on the goals and roots of this group!
In other news, we've learned that almost everything is a scam, including the social construct and normalization of the 9-5 workday/40-hour workweek. Check out this 30-minute documentary on how the workday came to be what it is today.
🐣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!
✊🏾Remember when Black people got their superpowers? In winter 2020 the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Aquarius was named as "the great mutation" signifying a spiritual shift that granted Black people their super powers for the next 200 years. We called this the winter SOULstice. Join Sun and Skyriver for a session of guided meditation, Themmefesting and reflection to celebrate this year's winter solstice. 6pm PST, Saturday December 21st. (For Black Folx.) RSVP 💖
🤯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! RSVP!
🗣️👁️You:👁️ A human with lots of random hobbies and interests. 😊Me:😊An event seeking 15 min or less rants on random subjects. 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.
⏲️ Our events are typically listed in Pacific Standard Time (PT). Need help converting PT to your time zone? Check out this handy WorldTimeBuddy clock!
💃 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 at Bollywood Night, 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 20th at 6pm PST to watch the next 3-4 episodes of Season 1. Let's talk about sex, baby! RSVP for a reminder!
🎲 Interested in improv, collaborative storytelling, and going on a (virtual) adventure? Join Dan this Saturday December 21th at 10am PST to play 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. RSVP here.
🌱Join this Saturday December 21st (every 3rd Saturday of the month) at 11am PST for Garden Ghibli, where we view a Ghibli movie and attempt to make our way to watch all the magical Ghibli movies! This week we are watching an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle. Think you know what we're gonna watch? RSVP here for reminders!
😷 Hang out, chill and play games with Black folks who take COVID precautions at the Bonfire in Garden! This Saturday December 21st (and every 3rd Saturday of the month) starting at 5pm PST. 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 a 2024 psychological thriller about two missionaries that try to convert a man who is much more dangerous than he first appears.. 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 this 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 will be 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!
📺 Join us every 3rd Saturday of the month at 11am PST for Garden Ghibli, where we view a Ghibli movie and attempt to make our way to watch all the magical Ghibli movies! The next installment of Garden Ghibli will be December 21st! RSVP here!
😷 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. Sun and Skyriver will be leading us in SOULstice: Remember when Black people got their superpowers? In winter 2020 the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Aquarius was named as "the great mutation" signifying a spiritual shift that granted Black people their super powers for the next 200 years. We called this the winter SOULstice. Join us for a session of guided meditation and reflection to celebrate this year's winter solstice.
💻 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.
👨🏾💻Patient-Led Research Collaborative, a research/ advocacy/ communications org around Long Covid and associated conditions, has two fully remote job openings. These are 6-month contracts with the possibility of extension, and can be between 25-40 hours/week depending on applicants' capacity:
1) Partnerships & Advocacy Coordinator (US-based)
2) Fundraising & Organizations Manager (open to international candidates, as long as hours overlap with 12-4pm ET).
Full listings are here! They are a disability-focused organization and can accommodate access needs. Salary is between $80-90k/year (proportional with hours, i.e. 30 hours would be $60000-$67500). Benefits are available based on country and hours worked. Deadline to apply is December 31st. All questions can be sent to team@patientledresearch.com.
🍉 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!