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SUMMARY:Oakland Chinatown StreetFest 2018
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oakland-china-town-streetfest-2018/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180803T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180803T200000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180717T220933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153322Z
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SUMMARY:First Fridays:  Lincoln Summer Nights
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/first-fridays-lincoln-summer-nights/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180801T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180801T160000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180717T220819Z
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SUMMARY:First Wednesdays at Madison Park
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/first-wednesdays-at-madison-park/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180728T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180728T200000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180703T224814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153435Z
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SUMMARY:See You at the 7 - Stories From the Bay Area's Last Original Mile House
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/see-you-at-the-7-stories-from-the-bay-areas-last-original-mile-house/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180722T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180722T170000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180703T214837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153531Z
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SUMMARY:Chinese Exclusion Laws and Being Muslim American in Post 9/11
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-exclusion-laws-and-being-muslim-american-in-post-9-11/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180706T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180706T200000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180604T214914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153538Z
UID:4439-1530900000-1530907200@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:'SKY\, MOUNTAIN & WATERSCAPE' - Kam Cheung Mok Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/opening-reception-of-chinese-ink-wash-landscape-painting-exhibit/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180628T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180628T210000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180627T232741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153559Z
UID:4488-1530212400-1530219600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Finding Japanese-American Roots in Japan and the U.S.
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/finding-japanese-american-roots-in-japan-and-the-u-s/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180623T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180623T170000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180604T214700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153619Z
UID:4436-1529758800-1529773200@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Hawker Fare: Stories & Recipes from a Refugee Chef's Isan Thai & Lao Roots
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/hawker-fare-stories-recipes-from-a-refugee-chefs-isan-thai-lao-roots/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180601T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180601T200000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180604T202418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153643Z
UID:4420-1527872400-1527883200@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Lincoln Summer Nights
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lincoln-summer-nights/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180526T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180526T173000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180511T224238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153704Z
UID:4374-1527350400-1527355800@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Two Languages/One Community Reception and Reading
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/two-languages-one-community-reception-and-reading/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180526T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180526T160000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180410T003517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153741Z
UID:4195-1527325200-1527350400@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Chinese Ancestry
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-ancestry/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180520T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180520T170000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180511T001301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153803Z
UID:4386-1526828400-1526835600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:FREE Pingshuai Gong Class at OACC
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/pingshuai-gong-comes-to-oacc/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180518T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180518T223000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180427T225628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153827Z
UID:4325-1526664600-1526682600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Asian Pacific American Hertiage Month Gala
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/asian-pacific-american-hertiage-month-gala/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180512T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180512T130000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180411T230019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153909Z
UID:4220-1526119200-1526130000@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:The Chinese Exclusion Act: Film / Dialogue / Workshop
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-chinese-exclusion-act-film-dialogue-workshop/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180506T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180506T153000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180409T232933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153942Z
UID:4160-1525615200-1525620600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Riding with the Wind - A Book Talk with Monona Yin & Grant Din
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/riding-with-the-wind-a-conversation-with-fay-hoh-yin/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180505T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180505T190000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180411T214950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154000Z
UID:4203-1525546800-1525546800@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Announcing! GUZHENG EVOLUTION: Tradition In A Modern World
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/announcing-guzheng-evolution-tradition-in-a-modern-world/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180429T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180429T200000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180426T010842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154023Z
UID:4272-1524967200-1525032000@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Grand Opening: An Exhibition of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/grand-opening-an-exhibition-of-chinese-painting-and-calligraphy/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T023000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T163000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180328T220916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154042Z
UID:4090-1524364200-1524414600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Patty Chu's Chinese Troupe Annual Showcase
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/patty-chus-chinese-troupe-annual-showcase/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180420T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180420T213000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180406T205150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154116Z
UID:4113-1524250800-1524259800@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Mara Ahmed Film: A Thin Wall
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/mara-ahmed-film-a-thing-wall/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180419T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180419T213000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180406T205025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154123Z
UID:4110-1524166200-1524173400@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Mara Ahmed Film: The Muslims I Know
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/mara-ahmed-film-the-muslim-i-know/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180415T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180415T160000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180328T215238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154204Z
UID:4085-1523790000-1523808000@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Free Kidney Disease Screening. Sunday\, April 15\, 2018
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/free-kidney-disease-screening-sunday-april-15-2018/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180331T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180331T210000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180328T221442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154211Z
UID:4092-1522477800-1522530000@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Finding Kukan: A Film by Robin Lung 
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/finding-kukan-a-film-by-robin-lung/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180316T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180316T210000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180310T011037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154220Z
UID:4174-1521183600-1521234000@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Poets of Existence: In Celebration of International Women’s Day
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/poets-of-existence-in-celebration-of-international-womens-day/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180308T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180308T000000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180302T004703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154227Z
UID:3969-1520467200-1520467200@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:A Book Talk Author Edmund
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/a-book-talk-author-edmund/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180218T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180218T170000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180110T011932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154235Z
UID:4183-1518940800-1518973200@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Anthony Brown & Asian American Orchestra w/ Voices of a Dream
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/anthony-brown-asian-american-orchestra-w-voices-of-a-dream-2/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180207T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180207T170000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180123T001916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154242Z
UID:3886-1517990400-1518022800@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:The Oakland Asian Cultural Center welcomes filmmaker\, writer\, artist and social activist MARA AHMED
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-oakland-asian-cultural-center-welcomes-filmmaker-writer-artist-and-social-activist-mara-ahmed/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180203T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180108T011503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154252Z
UID:4180-1517655600-1517673600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:OACC Lunar New Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oacc-lunar-new-year-celebration/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180127T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180127T170000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180110T012227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154308Z
UID:4185-1517040000-1517072400@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Film Screening: 'Defender' Followed by Q&A With San Francisco Public Defender\, Jeff Adachi
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/film-screening-defender-followed-by-qa-with-san-francisco-public-defender-jeff-adachi/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T200000
DTSTAMP:20260724T215703
CREATED:20180102T012705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154316Z
UID:4187-1515695400-1515700800@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Peace Lantern Ceremony Planning Meeting
DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM - 4 PM				\n				\n				\n				\n									Join OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness.   We will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity.   Registration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! 								\n				\n				\n				\n									\n					\n						\n									Register\n					\n					\n				\n								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					MOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									By way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora.   SPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS				\n				\n				\n				\n									Sign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. 								\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Sound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel LastimosaConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience.   Available WorkshopsSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Sound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Facilitators: Lisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration.  IG: @lisatitalisa   Rachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Writing Workshop with Shizue SeigelThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support.  Available WorkshopsWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Writing Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)   Meet the Instructor Shizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Tea Ceremony Led by Fabula TeaFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life.   Available WorkshopsTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) Tea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM)
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/peace-lantern-ceremony-planning-meeting/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR