Hey Garden(ers)!

We were knee deep into the springtime. You can feel it and smell it in the air. Before we jump into this weeks upcoming special and reoccurring events, we want to update you on what's been happening in Garden.

This past Thursday, a group of Garden(ers) began an encampment in the lawn area by the beach, in solidarity with Palestine, Congo, and Sudan. Read more about the encampment here, and come visit the encampment here.

Students from UPENN, NYU and Columbia are asking the public to help support them by sending emails urging the college presidents to listen to their demands! Please take a few minutes to send out emails. Want to read the demands from campuses all over the country? Check this site here.

Screenshot of lawn area near the beach, there are over a dozen colorful tents, flags of Palestine, Congo, and South Africa, and avatars meeting
Garden Encampment

🗓️ New Calendar/RSVP Process!

Surprise! We have a new calendar and RSVP process that we hope will be smoother and more straight forward than the old process. One important thing to note is that you'll need to fill out separate RSVP forms for each event now. RSVP links can be found on by clicking the RSVP button next to the event or in the event description. Our new calendar can be found on the visit page. To subscribe to this new calendar, click the button that looks like radio waves on the calendar.

Check out our reoccurring weekly events that you don't want to miss

📚 The Reading for Palestine Book Club continues to meet on Tuesdays at 2:45pm PST. We will be discussing "100 Years War on Palestine" by Rashid Khalidi. There's a copy of it in the Stone Room's Palestine library. Please email magpiekachi@proton.me to join and for more information!

🎥 Name That Movie (Night)! This week's movie is horror, and it sounds a lot like another word for "We." Have a good guess? Come through Wednesday at 5:30pm PST and find out if your guess is correct! RSVP via the calendar on the visit page.

🪷 Breathe in, and breathe out. 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.

🎭 Non-Competitive Improv for All Levels continues on Sunday at 11am PST. Step up your improv comedy skills! You don’t need improv or acting skills. The goal is to have fun, cheer each other on, and make your scene partners look amazing. Hosted by StormMiguel Florez. RSVP via the calendar on the visit page.

💻 Have you joined a Co-Working session in Garden? Garden is open 24/7 and folks from all over join to co-work quietly, with music, or play games in between breaks. Come drop in anytime!

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Special Events this Saturday!

🌟 Don't We Deserve Nice Things? Designing Virtual Events: Absolutely, we deserve the best and nothing less. Come join Al & J Mase to learn more about considerations in building virtual events & space design while we practice building on Gather Saturday May 4th from 12pm-2:00pm PST. RSVP via the calendar on the visit page.

🤗 Trans Meet Up! Come link up and make new friends at the Trans Meet Up on Saturday May 4th from 4pm-6pm PST. (Please note the time change.) This space is for BIPOC Trans folks only. RSVP via the calendar on the visit page.

🎤F*ck Yes: Virtual Open Mic for TGNC Covid-Cautious BIPOC: Trans, gender non-conforming, & gender-expansive BIPOC folks still Covid-ing, this virtual open mic is for you! Join us Saturday May 4th from 6pm-8pm PST. You are encouraged to share something that feels good to perform, and/or something that feels uncomfortable but helpful to you. No performing experience necessary, and beginners are welcome! Ang Woon (they), a nonbinary Chinese-American self-compassion coach and poet, will be hosting. This space is for BIPOC Trans, GNC, & gender-expansive folks only. RSVP via the calendar on the visit page.

🎥 Are you a Horror Movie fan? Next Sunday, May 12th from 12pm PST-8pm PST, join us for Horror Head Movie Marathon in the Movie Theater!

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Opportunities

Applications for the 2025 Roddenberry Fellowship cohort are officially open! This 12-month program offers selected leaders a $50,000 grant along with access to a remarkable community of peers who are driving tangible change for communities across the nation. Applications close May 17th, 2024!

That's all for now, until next our avatars meet!

😸Gata

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 GatherTown. If you'd like to donate to this work, consider throwing some money in the pot here.