Hey Garden(ers)!
Thank you so much to all of you that came to Summer Solstice ☀️!!! It was magickal!!! We'll have a proper roundup of all the things we got into, and the people who made it happen soon, we just need a quick moment to recover😅! This upcoming Saturday, we have another special event for you, spear headed by one of our members: A Day of Ballet with Ashley! In this short interview, Reclaiming Ballet for Us, Ashley shares with me her very personal experiences with toxic ballet culture, harmful training and creating a dance space that centers BIPOC people of all sizes, shapes and abilities. Find that interview and the schedule for A Day of Ballet here!
⏲️Our events are typically listed in Pacific Standard Time (PST). Need help converting PST to your time zone? Check out this handy WorldTimeBuddy clock!
🩰Want to learn ballet in a way that is anti-racist, accessible, body positive, queer, and covid conscious? Saturday, June 29th is officially Day of Ballet in Garden, hosted by Ashley from 11am to 3:30pm PST. A schedule can be found here. You can RSVP via the calendar on the visit page.
💖July 18th at 5:30pm PST, we'll be having a 35+ Meetup for Garden(ers) over the age of 35! Join us by hitting RSVP on the calendar on Garden's visit page!
♠️ We'll be hosting another Spades Tournament on Tuesday July 23rd at 5:30pm PST. Winner gets $25 and bragging rights! Want some practice? Come through to Garden anytime and grab some practice buddies! RSVP on the visit page!
🫁 Want to increase your lung capacity? Come to Breathing with BJ in the Knowledge Nursery! Every weekday at 9am PST. RSVP here!
🎥 Name That Movie (Night!) is Wednesday at 5:30pm PST! This week's movie is a 2014 vampire comedy about roommates. Think you know what it is? Come thru and find out!
🪷 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.
🫂The July sessions of the Chronic Illness and Long Covid Support Group are on Thursday July 4th & 18th at 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.
😷 Hang out, chill and play games with Black folks who take COVID precautions at the Bonfire in Garden! Every 3rd Saturday of the month from 5-8pm PST. The next Bonfire is Saturday, July 20th and will be featuring a special art exhibit by photographer Ohene:Waa! RSVP via the calendar on the visit page.
💻 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.
South Arts has a Professional Development and Artistic Planning Grant of up to $1,000 due on a rolling basis. Projects must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the events. This opportunity is for non-profit leaders located in the Southern States of the US.
The Speculative Literature Foundation has two grants of $500 each named The Diverse Writers Grant and The Diverse Worlds Grant respectively. Both are due on July 31st and open on July 1st for those seeking to finish a book rooted in speculative fiction!
🍉Centering Palestine has a zoom every Tuesday at 5pm PST, along with other resources to show up for Palestine available here.
🌻 We are looking to open Garden up to 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
We want to shout out some of the wonderful vendors led by BIPOC folks who are taking covid mitigations that we've had grace Garden. This week, we are highlighting muck house herbs! From the vendor: "muck house herbs is a fundraiser shop that raises money for our future Black + Indigenous housing collective in New Mexico. We focus in salves and oils for soothing chronic pain/inflammation, as well as, organic smokeable herbs for different body sensations. All our products are sliding scale and 10% of profits go to genocide-survivor efforts in the DRC, Sudan, and Palestine. <3 " Check out muck house herbs via their website link, IG and their fundraiser update!
Until next our avatars meet!
🪻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!