Dear people,
May I invite you to 5 weeks of 5Rhythms in direct contact with Earth and with the unvarnished truth of here and now? From August 1 to 31, I'll give 10 fundraising classes intended to uplift truth and our potential for doing good, running Sunday mornings & Tuesday evenings.
Now that groups of 50 are permitted, I'll be pulling out my big speakers to welcome dancers into the space of "St. Ann's Garden" at Providence Farm.
The garden's name refers to the Catholic order of nuns who ran many Indian Residential "Schools" in Canada's campaign of cultural and literal genocide of Indigenous peoples. St. Ann's School is the name of the day school run on this site for exactly a century, and finally closed in 1964.
We dance at this site in sharp recognition of its history, which is yet to be fully disclosed, as churches and the federal government continue to resist releasing the truth held in their records. Current confirmations of the cross-country mass-murder and anonymous burial of thousands of Indigenous children by this system is a reality that we cannot depart, and that I choose to face. I invite groups to step onto this land in human awareness of the stolen children and in attentive respect for the Indigenous nations and communities who lost their beloved little ones forever.
I will donate 50% of my proceeds from August classes, and will pass on any further donations you may choose to give, to these projects:
Find Our Lost Children
Tsow-Tun Le Lum Society
Orange Shirt Society
Sunday morning groups meet 10:30 am - 12:15 pm, August 1 - 29
Tuesday evening groups meet 7:15 - 9 pm, August 3 - 31
These are drop-in classes, and we shall dance in all weathers, at:
Providence Farm, Duncan, 1843 Tzouhalem Road
If you've already registered for August dances, your spaces will be held for you.
Please bring plenty of drinking water and sun coverage/rain protection clothing that’s adequate for your constitution. If the ground is wet, you may enjoy a blanket for your seated/lying movement.
PRICING
Standard (sustaining)
$20
Sponsoring (if you are in relative abundance, you're invited to invest in accessibility for all)
$25
Sponsored (in financial need)
$15
If finances are a barrier, please contact me. No-one turned away.
If you have questions about these offerings, please ask. I'd be delighted to orient you further.
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