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Two-S pirit Powwow

Tablehopper’s new look\, Art With Elders\, Johnny & June Forever\, Ben UFO\, Non Stop Bhangr a\, more to do this week.

FEBRUARY 1\, 2023

More than a few of my precious SF mem ories have come from attending the annual BAAITS (Bay Area Am erican Indian Two-Spirits) Powwow\, the largest gathering of LGBTQAI / Two-Spirit Native Americans. When it was held at SOMArts\, I loved popping in for the colorf ul pageantry\, sacred ceremony\, incredible dancing\, and Native American goods—don’t forget the loaded fry bread\, yum. It felt so good to be at a cultural gathering that celebrated and even revered non-gender conforming folks\, so very different from what’s going on in the rest of the world\, it seems.

Now the powwow\, whi ch is open to the public and streamed online\, is held at Fort Mason and B AAITS has a new executive director—Angel C. Fabian\, known in ceremonial s paces as Tlahuizpapalotl (Butterfly of Light). I can’t wait to see what th ey have in store. A press release quotes community advisor Amelia saying\, “This is a space for all of us to gather respectfully and celebrate Nativ e traditions. Whether you are African-American\, Native American\, White\, gay\, straight\, transgender\, whoever you are and wherever your roots or iginated\, come with curiosity and kindness and you will enjoy the company of 5\,000 like-minded good and connected people as we celebrate tradition s of music and art and togetherness.”

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Tlahuizpapalotl. Photo by Pablo Villicana Lara

Don’t miss this wo nderful Bay Area tradition. The Powwow takes place Sat/4\, 10am-6pm at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion\, SF. More info here.

From West Coast atmospheric rivers to Buffalo’s deadly blizzard to Ar ctic cold in the South\, the last few weeks have brought one disaster afte r another.

And the threat keeps getting worse. P lastics\, oil and fracked gas threaten to send our communities and our fut ure up in smoke and the government has failed to secure access to health care\, housing\, food\,and insulated homes.

We know that our communities are overwhelmed with unmet needs \, abandoned by the government and that more disasters are coming.

What does collective survival look like in this moment?

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Join us for Climate Emergency to Climate Survival\,\n

a special online event on Thursday February 28 at 4-6pm Pac ific Time / 7-9pm Eastern Time.

REGISTER NOW

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You’re invited to explore these questions with us at From Climate Emergency to Climate Survival on Tuesday February 28. Sign up no w to attend.

This collective visioning\, moveme nt incubation and learning gathering will equip you with space for reflect ion\, new ideas\, inspiration\, and next steps to participate in this new campaign.

Reg ister today!

Together we will build relationships and explore:

How survival and mutual aid programs can grow the movement
New\, creative approaches to taking action against fos sil fuels
Ways to integrate healing into our work
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Whether you are a climate or environmental justice organiz er\, are part of another social justice group\, are a Climate Mobilization supporter\, or are interested in organizing in your community\, t his event is for you.

Sign up now to reserve your seat.

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