Kafenia, Mint Tea & Support Online Gathering Series | Every Wednesday

Program

We try to stay as close as we can from our initial Winter program. Some events are postponed, as we think the experience should happen online. We will enjoy our series to discuss How to take advantage of what happens right now and how to take care of ourselves as a Community. 

March 25:  Self Care with Guadalupe and Karla, guided by Lisa P.

Some questions we will suggest along with the series: 

- how can we come together instead of fend for ourselves?

- how can we help activate our collective wisdom?

- how can we use this as an opportunity to connect, support one another?

- how can we keep focus on other important issues while this is going on?

- how can we make connections, further our work when doing things virtually?

Yassou Globalicious friends, 

Welcome to the Kafenia!  Help us grow a Village of All Together through weekly communal meals & dialogues/music/hang out time together with friends from all cultures and backgrounds!   Everyone welcome who wants space for deep connection, friendship, and global understanding. 

Winter we will continue the fall, shifting from our "welcome" focus to our "connect" focus.  

General Agenda

6.30 - 6.40 PM- Grab your favorite comfort drink and let's share it together. 

6.40 PM -8.00 PM: 

Deep and genuine check-in - compassionate listening and project/bridge building intention check-in. Let's exchange in small conversation rooms and with the bigger group about how we are doing now and we are facing this crisis. How do we feel about staying at home, what do we have juice for right now. Do we take care of us and the people we know are impacted by what's happening around us right now. 

PRICING

FREE

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THEMES OF WINTER - "My Fate and Your Fate Are One" 

Each week has the same structure with a different theme.  There is a back area so you can just hang out after the meal if you do not want to join the gathering.   We weave in a village spirit, a chance to share and be heard every time, and have a good time!  We want to empower the global heart here in Silicon Valley!

What to expect: The Kafenia is an alternative to the dominant hustling culture in Silicon Valley.  We are a village vibe.  We slow down and focus on each other, not our professional titles or roles.  You are coming into a home where everyone is family.  It can help to come a few times to get to know people. You will have a chance to pause, listen and share deeply with others.  We love newcomers from diverse cultures and we actively grapple with how to move towards a more humane world.  

Who joins:   We are a global village.  People who come from communal cultures especially love the Kafenia.  We are a mix of people from abroad and the US.   

We look forward to seeing you this fall as often as you can join! 

Warmly,

Mary Jane & the Kickstart Kafenia Team!

The Kafenia is a reimagining of the traditional Greek kafenio where men shared food, friendship and social and political life together. My grandfather had a kafenio at 16th and Folsom in San Francisco in the 1930s to keep the village alive in a bustling metropolis - but it was only for men. Now, as his granddaughter, Mary Jane, who has done peacebuilding around the world, I am reimagining it as a multicultural village in Silicon Valley- with women front and center. (see World Pulse story.)