We're honored to have Empress Karen Rose, author of "The Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism" teaching for our Community Medicine Making initiative with a virtual workshop titled, "Healing Ourselves Wholly."
Description
"We are more than our wounds. We have been gifted with resilience in our physical and emotional bodies that translates into our existence. Any healing approach without thought of these truths is malpractice. In this workshop, we will focus on the effects of generational/ancestral/historical trauma and how it's held in our bodies and spirits. We will examine what equity in healing means.
We will build our relationships with some of the plants that exist alongside our histories. We will reclaim the resiliency of our ancestors by sharing stories of ancestral healing practices and envision wellness as a community responsibility."
Viewing Options
This workshop is 100% live and virtual. There are 3 ways to participate:
In-person at the Apothecary: Want to watch the workshop and make medicine together? (materials included)
DIY (materials included): Want to follow along and ask questions from home, but want to come pick up the materials at the Apothecary? (Materials pick-up in Oakland, CA.)
DIY: Have everything you need and want to watch online at home?
Donations
Want to support community medicine making although you can't make the workshop? Select "Donations" under tickets and enter the amount.
If you are attending the workshop, it is donation based $0-100+.
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This workshop is also a fundraiser for our Apothecary & Pharmacy initiatives.
🍃 Updated Waiver
We've updated our community consent waiver this year and we need folks attending workshops, clinics, and workdays to complete a new waiver. You only need to fill out the form once. So, if you've completed the form at another space (Fruitvale, Ancestral Healing Farm, etc) since mid-April, let the team know. If not, click this link to complete it.
🤲🏾 About the Space
Freedom Community Clinic's Downtown Community Apothecary & Pharmacy is a donation based resource for for our community to drop in to learn, pick up medicines for themselves or loved ones, make tinctures and tea blends, rest, co-work and more. From seasoned and trained herbalist to those just stepping into their practice, our space welcomes you. We are located near Downtown Oakland.
In all our offerings, we prioritize Black, Brown, Indigenous and Immigrant community members and ask that allies be mindful of the space and resources they take up when visiting and signing up for offerings.
🫂 Accessibility
Our space wheelchair accessible and located near MacArthur Bart Station for those taking public transportation.
We are not a scent-free space and will have incense burning in the space with windows open.
We honor autonomy and have face masks available to folks who need it and will have air filters in the space as well.
We are a no shoes or shoe cover facility and have both slides in multiple sizes and shoe covers available.