BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Kamora's Cultural Corner - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Kamora's Cultural Corner X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Kamora's Cultural Corner REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240923T225742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T234335Z UID:1058-1728133200-1728147600@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:October Thinking and Doing Day 2024 DESCRIPTION:“Empowering Educators: Strengthening Resilience\, Building Sustainability”\nCome join us as we celebrate World Teachers’ Day! \nThe weather is changing and it’s time to start thinking about bringing our Heritage Garden education INSIDE! Today\, we are going to build a greenhouse that we will be able to use through the winter months. \nClick here to RSVP URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/october-thinking-and-doing-day-2024/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240824T150000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240824T190000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240215T003707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T103655Z UID:814-1724511600-1724526000@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:August 24: Individual Gifts and Privileges DESCRIPTION:RESCHEDULED! \nJoin us for a late summer Thinking and Doing Day where herbalists will teach us how to use some of the herbs in the Labyrinth garden\, folks with ‘stuff’ to give away will join our FREE tag sale and food giveaway\, and we will support our local artists with a Black Art Heals Bazaar. \nOur community is a gloriously diverse group of humans with unique gifts and talents that we LOVE to share! August’s Thinking and Doing Day is our day to do that! \nThe event will be followed by a community meal and Soap Box Open Mic. URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/august-17-individual-gifts-and-privileges/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241212 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240727T173034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240729T230551Z UID:1026-1724198400-1733961599@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Finding Cultural Humility within My Grandmother's Hands DESCRIPTION:Led and Guided by Kamora Herrington\, of Kamora’s Cultural Corner \nAugust 21 through December 11\, 2024:  bi-weekly meetings 6:30pm – 8:00pm \nThe KCC’s Book and Somatic Abolitionist’s Working Group \nAn 11-workshop series bringing together participants who are looking to allow for transformation through the somatic healing practices contained within Resmaa Menakem’s book\, My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies. \nJOIN US:  FINDING CULTURAL HUMILITY WITHIN MY GRANDMOTHER’S HANDS\n*scholarship available \nINDIVIDUAL SELF-DISCOVERY NEEDS COMMUNAL ENERGY IN ORDER TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE \nFrom Kamora: “We can’t think our way out of the ism’s\, we need to check-in with our bodies and minds and slow down. We can easily temporarily change behavior\, but the revolution of transformation is in the pause when we can reflect and connect.” \nWe cannot just study and think our way through the effects of white body supremacy.  The charge and effects of race are contained in the body. Somatic Abolitionism is a living\, embodied philosophy—a way of being in the world. It is a return to the age-old wisdom of human bodies respecting\, honoring\, and resonating with other human bodies.   \nWE MUST WORK WITH THE BODY.   \nThe body practices asked of us in the book can be done individually\, but truly it is in relationship to one another\, in a communal space\, where we are able to utilize our individual gifts and privileges with others that allows for a much deeper emergence of the true healing potential that can live through us and extend into our communities.   \nAS WE\, OURSELVES\, BECOME ANTI-RACIST INDIVIDUALS\, WE MUST WORK TOWARDS BECOMING AN ANTI-RACIST CULTURE. \nFrom Resmaa:  “Trauma that happens in the body\, over time\, can look like personality.  Trauma that happens in the family\, over time\, can look like family traits.  Trauma that happens in the people\, can look like culture.  Trauma in the culture can look intrinsic or natural.”  We are working towards anti-racism becoming intrinsic and natural.  \nWhat is available to all of us that join this series: \n\n\n\nA pre-class labyrinth connection event where participants will be introduced to the Labyrinth and each other.  The Labyrinth is located at 75 Sterling St.\, Hartford.\n11 bi-weekly group ZOOM sessions where we will use VIMBASI cards\, playful materials\, exercises within the book\, and our Healing Artists\n\nVIMBASI – Vibrations; Images and thoughts; Meanings\, judgments\, stories\, and explanations; Behaviors\, movements\, actions\, impulses\, and urges; Affect and emotions; Sensations; Imaginings\n\n\nA year-long KCC membership which includes weekly drop-in members-only community conversations on ZOOM.\nA shared Kwanzaa experience at our December Thinking and Doing Day 12.27.24\nAn opportunity to come back together for our Juneteenth 2025 Thinking and Doing Day 6.21.25\n\n\n\nWe will not be finishing the book during this class; we will collectively read and work through parts 1 & 2 and\, following our I.D.E.A roadmap\, at the end of the course\, participants will be partnered to complete the 3rd part together.  \nPlease take some time to listen to this podcast featuring Resmaa Menakem; it is required and we will be discussing it during our first engagement:  The Embodied Path to Healing Trauma with Resmaa Menakem \nJOIN US: FINDING CULTURAL HUMILITY WITHIN MY GRANDMOTHER’S HANDS\n*Scholarships available. \nWe recommend purchasing your book from an independent\, Black-owned or LGBTQIA+ friendly bookstore such as: \n \nkeybookstore.com   or  bennettsbookstore.com\nLove audio books? You can support an independent bookstore by using Libro.fm instead of the other billionaire-owned audio book services. \n___________\nKamora Herrington is a member of the National Black Justice Coalition’s (NBJC) Leadership Advisory Council\, a founding member of CT Black Women\, and the recipient of numerous awards. Kamora has been able to extend her Cultural Humility work as the Founder and Visionary of Kamora’s Cultural Corner\, a membership organization that offers opportunities for experiential community education and collaborations. “Creating spaces where families are free to love their children”  is a guiding principle; she can often be found doing that at the Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve – a Black History and Cultural Heritage Land Trust that she created in the North End of Hartford\, CT. \nFounder and Visionary of Kamora’s Cultural Corner kamora@kamorasculturalcorner.com URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/finding-cultural-humility-within-my-grandmothers-hands/ LOCATION:CT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240810T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240810T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240621T095149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T095235Z UID:1011-1723312800-1723320000@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Lifted Labyrinth 8/10 DESCRIPTION:KCC Lifted Labyrinth 8/10 from 6-8pm $9 admission ($6 for members). Bring your own or to share\, especially if you like to talk about it. Vendors\, videos\, vibes\, fire\, music\, food\, conversation\, community. URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/lifted-labyrinth-8-10/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240727T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240727T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240621T005325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T095305Z UID:1002-1722103200-1722110400@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Lifted Labyrinth 7/27 DESCRIPTION:KCC Lifted Labyrinth 7/27 from 6-8pm $9 admission ($6 for members). Bring your own or to share\, especially if you like to talk about it. Vendors\, videos\, vibes\, fire\, music\, food\, conversation\, community. URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/lifted-labyrinth-7-27/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240713T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240713T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240621T005012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T094438Z UID:1000-1720893600-1720900800@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Lifted Labyrinth 7/13 DESCRIPTION:KCC Lifted Labyrinth 7/13 from 6-8pm $9 admission ($6 for members). Bring your own or to share\, especially if you like to talk about it. Vendors\, videos\, vibes\, fire\, music\, food\, conversation\, community. URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/lifted-labyrinth-7-13/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240630T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240630T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240621T003837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T003837Z UID:989-1719741600-1719770400@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:BGB at Seven Ravens Tattoo DESCRIPTION:Hello Beautiful Humans! A year ago we got together in joy and celebration at the Jason Aldean concert where we tailgated in Ballgowns and bravely created community. This year we’re planning ANOTHER Ballgown Brigade tailgating party AND this one will be a bit different. \nLast year for Pride\, Erica Lynn\, the owner of Seven Ravens Tattoo\, decided to use her own individual gifts and talents to support our work by offering PRIDE themed tattoos and sharing the profits with us. This year she’s back at it AND on June 30th\, I’m asking the BGB to Show Up and Show Out as we tailgate in her parking lot on Hilliard Street in Manchester! Contact me for more information. URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/bgb-at-seven-ravens-tattoo/ LOCATION:Seven Ravens Tattoo\, 642 Hilliard St\, Suite 2120\, Manchester\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240629T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240629T200000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240621T004854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T094531Z UID:997-1719684000-1719691200@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Lifted Labyrinth 6/29 DESCRIPTION:KCC Lifted Labyrinth 6/29 from 6-8pm $9 admission ($6 for members). Bring your own or to share\, especially if you like to talk about it. Vendors\, videos\, vibes\, fire\, music\, food\, conversation\, community. URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/lifted-labyrinth-6-29/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240627T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240627T204500 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240621T101330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240621T103411Z UID:1013-1719511200-1719521100@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Queer History\, Struggle\, and Joy: Paying Homage to Pauli Murray DESCRIPTION:Queer History\, Struggle\, an Joy: Paying Homage to Pauli Murray\nJoin us for a screening of “My Name is Pauli Murray\,” a documentary about a consequential figure in American history and the fight for freedom. After the film\, there will be a panel discussion focusing on Pauli Murray’s legacy and the ongoing challenges that our community is encountering today. \nThursday\, June 27\, 2024 from 6:00-8:45pm at the Danbury Green\n  URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/queer-history-struggle-and-joy-paying-homage-to-pauli-murray/ LOCATION:Danbury Green\, 115 Mill Plain Rd\, Danbury\, CT\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240623T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240623T140000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240215T003607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240622T110520Z UID:812-1719133200-1719151200@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:POSTPONED until Sunday\, June 23: FREEDOM DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of Thinking and Doing\, where we’ll gather in person to open the Labyrinth for 2024! URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/june-22-freedom/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240612 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240221T021756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T021756Z UID:874-1718064000-1718150399@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Mobile Mammogram 2024 DESCRIPTION:Save the Date! Details coming soon\nThe Hartford Healthcare Mammogram RV will be coming to Sterling Street URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/mobile-mammogram-2024/ LOCATION:CT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240525T123000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240525T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240513T234705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T234705Z UID:975-1716640200-1716652800@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Day of Reflection and Connection DESCRIPTION:We invite you to the George Floyd Day of Reflection and Connection\n“All that you touch you change\, all that you change changes you.”    ~Lauren Olamina\nJoin us for a guided labyrinth experience! \nOn Saturday\, May 25\, 2024 from 12:30 – 4pm\, Sue Carey and Kamora’s Cultural Corner will be hosting a community gathering. It will be a day of reflection and community building on the 4th anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. \nBecome a Friend of the Labyrinth TODAY! \nThe Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve Labyrinth is a ceremonial Labyrinth with two mirrored paths that meet in the center; a place where a solitary walker can pause and reflect or a space to humbly and bravely connect in community. URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/day-of-reflection-and-connection/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T210000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240221T014329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T014659Z UID:860-1714845600-1714856400@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Lifted Labyrinth 5/4/2024 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/lifted-labyrinth/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240214T235944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T235944Z UID:803-1714219200-1714237200@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:April Thinking & Doing Day: WELCOME BACK DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Land where we will build a shed/conversation pit\, imagine the space URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/april-thinking-doing-day-welcome-back/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240221T015141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T015141Z UID:863-1713607200-1713628800@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Earth Day Clean-Up 2024 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/earth-day-clean-up-2024/ LOCATION:Sterling Street Sanctuary and Nature Reserve\, 75 Sterling Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240317T130000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240317T174500 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240312T010628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T233459Z UID:929-1710680400-1710697500@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:The Hot Wing King DESCRIPTION:Enter Promo Code “KAMORA” in upper-right corner of your shopping cart at checkout to get a 20% Discount!\nBuy Tickets\n  \nJoin KCC at Hartford Stage on Sunday\, March 17\, 2024 as we celebrate Bayard Rustin’s birthday at the Sunday matinee performance of The Hot Wing King. \nWith your paid (discounted!) ticket\, you are invited to a pre-show reception beginning at 1:00 pm (as well as during intermission) followed by a Black Art Heals post-show discussion with the cast. \nPlease consider wearing something that tells us who you are and what you believe in. I think it’s always fun to dress up AND I’ll be asking about How We Show Up during the talkback after the play! URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/the-hot-wing-king-2024-03-17/ LOCATION:Hartford Stage\, 50 Church Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06103\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240225T170000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20240125T130044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T130044Z UID:798-1708866000-1708880400@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:The Revolution is in the Pause: Contemplating (Our) Stories DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Visitors Center for an afternoon of intergenerational conversation and contemplation. \nWe will engage with local author Alphonso McGriff III and his new book: \nWhen Young People Speak: 100 Questions for Ages 13 – 30 Questions are the keys that open doors to Self-Knowledge. The event will end with an open mic and community meal. \nSponsorship opportunities available. Please fill out the below form if you would like to support this event or the entire series. \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nWebsite\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \n\n\n  URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/the-revolution-is-in-the-pause-contemplating-our-stories/ LOCATION:Harriet Beecher Stowe Visitor Center\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/building-better-tables-february-Thinking-and-Doing.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231227T120000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231227T180000 DTSTAMP:20260423T225914 CREATED:20231118T133118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T133118Z UID:782-1703678400-1703700000@kamorasculturalcorner.com SUMMARY:Thinking and Doing Day: Kwanzaa Edition DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of inspiration and community education at the Keney Park Pond House. Come prepared to explore new ideas\, learn new skills\, and connect with like-minded individuals. This in-person KCC in the Community Thinking and Doing Day is your chance to celebrate the Kwanzaa principle of Kujichagulia/self-determination\, a day when we pledge “to define ourselves\, name ourselves\, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.”.\nYou’ll be introduced to Black Art Heals as Healing Artist David Jackson live paints the event as well as experience other artists and educators who will be sharing their gifts and talents. And you’ll be challenged and encouraged to share your own during our community conversation and dinner! \nWhether you’re a dreamer\, a doer\, or both\, this day is designed to ignite your passion and fuel your motivation. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to expand your horizons and make lasting memories. Mark your calendars for 12.27.23 December Thinking and Doing Day and Join Us as we continue to build the world we want to live in! \n*Sponsorship and tabling opportunities available. URL:https://kamorasculturalcorner.com/event/thinking-and-doing-day-kwanzaa-edition/ LOCATION:Keney Park Pond House\, 323 Edgewood Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06112\, United States END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR