Communal Liberation

Grow Food
- design sanctuary gardens, sow, grow, process, preserve food together ---weekly to seasonally
Free Food, Herbs, and Flowers: culturally celebratory foods distributed to families in Berkshire, Albany, Columbia, and Schenectady counties
Reforestation
- Ancestral Arboretum: in honor of our African Heritage ancestors we planted 123 native trees in 2020 and will continue to plant at least that amount annually
Horticulture Therapy
Land Love
- prayerful gardening and farming, mindful walking, singing to the Earth

Mtg for Worship with Concern for Black Lives: Quaker style worship session, likened to a blend of Pentacostal service and mindfulness meditation, support group for African Americans
Mooji Mondays: marinate in your true nature of grace, peace, profound joy
Thich Nhat Hahn Tuesdays: cultivate mindfulness through each breath in any situation
Prayer Vigil: prayers (and resources handout) to heal racism, other internalized oppressions, cultivating safety. 15 min each of Gratitude, Grief, Prayer, Song-Dance
Black Liberation & Community Develpment (BLCD): (African Heritage and White ally groups): cultivate deep listening and sharing in a co-counseling setting
Greenhouse Gospel: celebrate our interconnected sacredness with the Divine