Divine Duality: A Medicine Making workshop for Qariwarmi, Two-Spirit, + Genderfluid Beings
Instructor/Facilitator: Munay Killari
Qariwarmi + Two-Spirit beings have always been sacred spiritual leaders in our communities. In this workshop we will sip some Andean tea as we learn about cultural traditions and roles that genderfluid beings have stewarded and continue to steward across the globe. We will make Agua de Florida with plantitas that honor our sacred duality and fluidity.
What is Agua de Florida? Agua de Florida is deeply embedded in Andean spirituality. It's often used in ceremony to cleanse the mind, body, spirit and space. In this workshop we will explore herbs that honor duality and align with our mindbodyspirit as genderfluid beings.
Who is Munay? Munay Killari is a queer TiTi, educator, healer, and child of the Peruvian diaspora. She is the co-founder of Andean Baby, a resource hub for folks of the Andean diaspora. They honor their ancestors and elders who have guided them in this work, which spans over 18 years of experience bringing abolitionist teaching into elementary classrooms and co-creating healing-centered spaces for youth, educators, and community organizers.
🍃 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 Community Medicine Making
These hands-on learning containers are meant to provide both intentional knowledge exchange between local facilitators and community members, paired with hands-on engagement where each learner leaves with new skills and medicines to take home. These sessions range from:
🌿 Tinctures
🌿 Incense
🌿 Herbal Tea Blends
🌿 Fire Ciders
and more!
🤲🏾 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.
✍🏾 Notes on Sign-Ups
All workshops are donation-based with no one turned away for lack of funds.
If you sign-up and can no longer attend, please reach out to us so we can make space for other community members. We understand that things shift last minute and want to make sure that all those who can attend, are notified.
Questions / Concerns?
Reach out to our Apothecary Manager Dan (Dan@FreedomCommmunityClinic.org) or Director of Creative Media & Programming (Bdukes@FreedomCommunityClinic.org)