Hey Garden(ers)!
The Summer's almost over and has us wondering about the upcoming spooky season of the Fall. We are considering a Halloween party and want to know if that's something you'd be into! So....Halloween Party in Garden, Yes/No (poll)??
For those that are US based, have you noticed an uptick in scam calls? Us too! Apparently, there has been a wide reaching US data breach that included a leak of personal information (SSN, full names, etc) of almost 3 billion people (dead and alive). It's highly recommended you put a freeze on your credit with the three major credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion (for free). This will prevent scammers from taking out loans, signing up for credit cards and opening financial accounts under your name.
⏲️ Our events are typically listed in Pacific Standard Time (PT). Need help converting PT to your time zone? Check out this handy WorldTimeBuddy clock!
🥣 Grab your favorite cereal for dinner and watch anime & cartoons with us at Monday Night Cereal! Join us every other Monday starting August 26 at 5pm PT. We're watching people's grandpas and little brothers get stolen for the sake of a children's card game. Your move! RSVP here!
✍🏾 Want to learn tips on grant writing? Check out our Grants 101 session on August 24th from 1-3pm PT! RSVP here!
🎭 It's the return of Improv to Garden! Come play games, learn scene work and the fundamentals of Improv at Non-Competitive Improv For All Levels: A Day Long Workshop with StormMiguel from 12-4pm PT on Sunday September 1st! RSVP here!
Black August was founded as a form of prisoner protest in 1979 at San Quentin State Prison, when incarcerated folks, led by the Black Guerilla Family came together to honor the deaths of brothers Jonathan P. Jackson and George Jackson. Since then, it is a time to honor Black resistance and Freedom Fighters. Below are a set of events that we'll be hosting in Garden during August in commemoration of this time. RSVP for any of these events on Garden's visit page!
☀️ All That DEI & Still No Reparations?!?! (Open to All) is a workshop on Reparations Frameworks for those invested in moving beyond conversations into actionable steps towards repairing harm against Black communities in the United States and will take place August 31st from 1pm-4pm PT. It will cover:
- Defining Reparations
- A History of Reparations within the US
- Understanding Reparations Frameworks
- Current Reparations Models
- Identifying Roles People of all Racial Backgrounds Can Play in this Work
- Mapping Out Implementation
🫁 Want to increase your lung capacity? Come to Breathing in the Knowledge Nursery! Every weekday at 9am PT. RSVP here!
💃 Looking for a movement break in the middle of the day? Come to Stretch & Dance! Tuesdays at 2:30pm PT we will be stretching and picking songs to dance to. Folks are welcome to move within their comfort zone, or just handout to listen or watch.
🎥 Name That Movie (Night!) is Wednesday at 5:30pm PT! This week's movie is an adaptation of a Tony Award winning musical starring Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson! Think you know what it is? Come thru and find out! RSVP via the visit page.
🪷 Stretch it out as Caroline leads us in another weekly afternoon Yoga sesh this Friday at 2:15pm PT 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 next session of Chronic Illness and Long Covid Support Group is Thursday August 29th from 5:30pm-7:30pm PT 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.
🦾 Saturdays at 6pm PT, Caroline hosts a Self Defense Discussion Series which 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 and reach out to Caroline via 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 PT. The next Bonfire is Saturday, September 21st!
💻 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.
🎉Abilities Dance Boston is hosting Branches 2024, a virtual performance focusing on the intersections of climate justice and disability justice. Tickets are $25 with free/sliding scale options in a fully virtual format, August 24, 2024 at 7:30pm! Access info: ASL, auto-captions, audio descriptions.
📚Trans Studies at the Commons Community Grants will offer three $3,500 grants each year to organizations and individuals doing the crucial work to sustain political advocacy, cultural organizing, community spaces, and accessible fun for trans and gender nonconforming people. The deadline to apply is September 1, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
🏺 Are you a creative who likes to work with their hands? Come through to POTLA and their Pandemic Solidarity Planters class taking place in Los Angeles on Saturday September 7th from 12pm-2pm, and 3pm-5pm! Classes are capped at 15 people max, pre-test and trace testing required (rapid tests provided for free), and high filtration mask required at all times. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible, and they will have three Corsi Rosenthal Boxes running prior to class (to ensure filtered air as attendees enter) and during the entire class. RSVP asap before they sell out!
📽️Toronto Queer Film Festival is seeking proposals that share artistic practices, moments of critical reflection (including talks and presentations), and experimental forms of gathering to challenge capitalist systems of individualism for its annual 2025 Symposium around the theme of Collective Resistance. This is a paid opportunity for all involved if selected. The deadline to apply is September 9, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
🪩 Bring your dancing shoes! Air Orgy: A COVID Safer Dance Party will take place in Los Angeles, CA on Friday September 27th at 4:30PM PT. Our very own Gata will be DJ-ing on the 1s and 2s, and facilitating a beginners merengue workshop! Accessibility: Outdoor location, wheelchair accessible, high filtration mask required at all times, pre-testing and trace testing required. For RSVP form link, please email airorgyla@gmail.com.
🖥️ Are you looking for remote or hybrid work? We're hosting a job fair here in Garden in the fall! If you're interested in attending, please fill out this form.
🍉 Centering Palestine has a zoom every Tuesday at 5pm PT, along with other resources to show up for Palestine available here.
🥳We want to give a special shout out to Liberation Medicine School, an emerging Black Trans village of Indigenous learning & medicine, that has joined us in officially opening up their own Garden based office and workshop space!
🌻 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
🌱 This week, we are highlighting Anthology Journals. Anthology is a handmade journal and sketchbook company! Check them out on IG and their Website!
Until next our avatars meet!
😺 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!
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