Community Conversations
resisting hate: building safety within ourselves and our communities
part of the Liberatory Healing Project series
Sunday, March 29th
12:00PM-2:00PM PST
Where:
Moments Cooperative & Community Space
410 13th Street
Huchiun, Oakland 94612
Cost:
$5-$20 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds
*funds will help reimburse cost to run space, any additional funds will go towards the survival of a family of 7 in Gaza
Gathering Details:
Community conversations is a healing discussion space for us to bravely connect and share what's in our minds and on our hearts with all we are living through as a collective.
Each gathering will center discussion around a chosen topic, which changes each time (community input is welcome to choose upcoming themes). The space is held by healing pracitioners, experienced space holders and educators, altar, and plant medicine.
At the beginning of the gathering, we will present community agreements as a way to create safety and a shared understanding of the ways we are expected to treat one another during the discussion. Building community amongst participants outside the gathering is welcomed and encouraged.
Community Conversations is rooted within principles of spiritual abolition, healing justice, and non-disposability, among other core values. It is offered on a donation/sliding scale basis as part of the ongoing Liberatory Healing Project series, dreamed up by d (they/them), supported and led by them and committed, wise community volunteers. Through these spaces we will resist, while also receiving deep nourishment to fortify us for the long road ahead.
Participants will receive a general overview/format for the discussion in the confirmation email.
Please note:
This space is run by and for QTBIPOC folks and centers the experiences of Black, Indigenous, Brown, Immigrant, disabled, trans, queer, undocumented, houseless, and incarcerated peoples — groups of peoples who are experiencing ongoing persecution and violence. With this understanding and agreement, all are welcome to join.
Accessibility info:
-Masks required space
-Low scent / no scent space (please do not use chemical fragrances or scented softeners. to learn more about what it means to be fragrance free, visit this info page from our neighbors at East Bay Meditation Center)
-Air purifier and fan are running in space while people are present
-Ground level building in Downtown Oakland
-36 inch doorway, manual swing door
-Bathroom (shared with neighbors) is on the second floor up 14 steps
-Neighbors a few doors down allow us to use their wheelchair accessible ground floor bathroom (have a manual swing door)
-One block from 12th St BART station, nearby AC transit lines 14, 6, 18, 33, 1T, 800, 840, and more
-Limited paid street parking (free select holidays)