Thrive Network

10/14/2026

FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCED
Saturday, Nov 7th from 7pm - 9pm PST in Oakland and by Livestream
Tickets at: bit.ly/Thrive10year

Join us for Thrive’s 10 Year Anniversary Benefit Concert “Our Time to Thrive: Rising in Beloved Community” with special guests Fania Davis, john a. powell, Melanie DeMore, Kazu Haga, Alixa Garcia, Wildchoir and Sistahs of the Drum.

Amidst the breaking storms of our time - extreme polarization, widening inequality, social isolation, climate despair and rapid technological change - we are gathering to remember and celebrate that this is our time to build a world where we can all belong and thrive.

Belonging is a radical act in a divided world. When we gather in community and come together across our differences, something bigger becomes possible. Our shared stories, struggles and songs become the threads of a living tapestry, a web of healing resilience and social renewal. Rooted in love and connection, we become stronger, wiser, and more whole. We unlock the power to transform the world.

On this night, we gather to celebrate 10 years of Thrive’s cherished work building a world of love and belonging; to give thanks to the countless hands, voices, and hearts that have made this work possible; to honor the power of building community through music, bridging, meaning-making, art, song, practice and ritual; and to celebrate our collective becoming, the strength of our movements and the work we are all doing to bring forth a loving, just and healed world.

Our Time to Thrive is a celebration, benefit concert and an invitation — to move forward together into the opening doors of a new world. To commit ourselves fully to the path of collective healing and renewal. To choose bridging rather than breaking, love rather than hate. To play our role in creating a world where we all belong and thrive.

We invite you to be part of this sacred turning — a collective ritual of gratitude and becoming, filled with song, hope, wisdom and heart to carry us forward. This is our moment. We are rooted and rising. Our ancestors and future ones are with us.

LINK in bio or get tickets at : bit.ly/Thrive10year

10/01/2026

Saturday, Nov 21st @ 9am PT / 12pm ET on Zoom

Join us on for “The Sacred Work of Liberation: Transforming Ourselves and Our World” with Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Lama Rod Owens, two beloved spiritual teachers whose work brings contemplative practice into conversation with liberation, justice, belonging, and social change.
Amidst the complexities of modern life and a world asking so much of us, how do we deepen our spiritual grounding without turning away from what is happening around us? What does it mean to remain present without becoming passive? How can our inner work be a wellspring for collective healing?

Guided by the intersection of Zen Buddhism and Black q***r liberation, Rev angel and Lama Rod invite us to consider what becomes possible when contemplative practice moves beyond personal tranquility and into the terrain of relationship, justice, liberation, and social change. angel’s teachings call us toward radical self-acceptance, belonging, and collective liberation, reminding us that inner transformation is interwoven with the transformation of our world. Lama Rod brings Buddhist wisdom into conversation with Black liberation, exploring radical self-care, anger, grief, embodiment, and freedom, inviting us to turn toward what we often try to avoid.

Together, they open a deeper inquiry into how we can remix contemplative practice for these times—drawing from ancient wisdom while responding honestly to the realities of our contemporary lives and communities. What does liberation ask of us today—in ourselves and in our world? How can we meet our pain with enough courage and care that it does not become a barrier to our liberation or our capacity to care for others?

This wisdom conversation invites us into a shared space of reflection, practice, and possibility—a place where spiritual grounding meets courageous action, where healing and justice inform one another, and where our individual journeys are understood as part of something larger.

As we gather together, may we meet the complexity of these times more fully—rooted in the sacred, connected to one another, and awake to what is possible.

LINK in bio to RSVP!

09/25/2026

“I am sending you Light,
The heal you, to hold you
I am sending you Light,
To hold you in Love
I am sending you LIght,
To heal you, to hold you,
I am sending you Light,
To hold you in Love.”

-Melanie DeMore, “Sending You Light”

Join Melanie DeMore & special guests on Nov 7th in Oakland and by Livestream for “Our Time to Thrive: Rising in Beloved Community.” LINK in bio to learn more & RSVP.

09/24/2026

Restoring Lifeways is a network of material, interpersonal, and spiritual support for leaders and communities practicing traditional and emergent forms of cultural healing.

Learn more & support their vital work at: Restoring Lifeways

09/24/2026

Cultivating Kinship is a relational practice series exploring how we can deepen our capacity for kinship in our lives and communities, and grow our relational safety nets in these times of profound change. Join Shilpa Jain and special guests starting on Oct 8th.

LINK in bio to learn more & sign up.

09/22/2026

“Your wounds are not your fault, but their healing is your opportunity.” -Nadia Bolz-Weber

09/20/2026

Sunday, Oct 25th @ 8am PT / 11am ET on Zoom

Join us for “Dreams of the Earth & Ancestors: Healing from the Soul of our World” with philosopher, healer and community leader Orland Bishop and multidisciplinary artist, writer and activist Alixa Garcia.

Amidst the rapid swirl of change and unraveling in these times, how can we slow down and listen to the deeper currents of life—to the dreams of the Earth, the wisdom of our ancestors, and the stirrings of our souls? What guidance awaits us in the soil beneath our feet, in our bodies and imaginations, and in the unfinished stories we have inherited?

With heart and visionary insight, Orland Bishop and Alixa Garcia bless us with this wisdom conversation on unearthing the gifts we are here to bring forth. Together, they will explore how ancestral memory, rootedness in the living Earth, soul imagination, and spiritual practice can help us heal the wounds of our time and give rise to a more life-giving world.

Like imaginal cells within the chrysalis—carrying the blueprint of forms not yet visible—we each hold possibilities that our present world does not yet fully recognize. How do we uncover and nourish these deeper dreams? What becomes possible when we are part of communities that help us clarify, strengthen, and embody our gifts? And how can we inhabit our place both as descendants of those who came before and as future ancestors responsible for the worlds we are here to create?

This conversation invites us to listen across generations and beyond the boundaries of our individual selves—to the soul of our world and the stories of healing being born through us. As we gather, may we remember that we are sacred beings carrying ancient wisdom, courageous imagination, and a deep sense of purpose. Together, we are capable of becoming the people and healing our world is calling for.

LINK in bio to learn more & RSVP!

09/16/2026

Saturday, Nov 7th from 7pm - 9pm PST
in Oakland and by Livestream
Tickets at: bit.ly/Thrive10year

Join us for Thrive’s 10 Year Anniversary Celebration & Benefit Concert “Our Time to Thrive: Rising in Beloved Community” with special guests Fania Davis, john a. powell, Melanie DeMore, Kazu Haga and Wildchoir.

Amidst the breaking storms of our time - extreme polarization, widening inequality, social isolation, climate despair and rapid technological change - we are gathering to remember and celebrate that this is our time to build a world where we can all belong and thrive.

Belonging is a radical act in a divided world. When we gather in community and come together across our differences, something bigger becomes possible. Our shared stories, struggles and songs become the threads of a living tapestry, a web of healing resilience and social renewal. Rooted in love and connection, we become stronger, wiser, and more whole. We unlock the power to transform the world.

On this night, we gather to celebrate 10 years of Thrive’s cherished work building a world of love and belonging; to give thanks to the countless hands, voices, and hearts that have made this work possible; to honor the power of building community through music, bridging, meaning-making, art, song, practice and ritual; and to celebrate our collective becoming, the strength of our movements and the work we are all doing to bring forth a loving, just and healed world.

Our Time to Thrive is a celebration, benefit concert and an invitation — to move forward together into the opening doors of a new world. To commit ourselves fully to the path of collective healing and renewal. To choose bridging rather than breaking, love rather than hate. To play our role in creating a world where we all belong and thrive.

We invite you to be part of this sacred turning — a collective ritual of gratitude and becoming, filled with song, hope, wisdom and heart to carry us forward. This is our moment. We are rooted and rising. Our ancestors and future ones are with us.

Learn more & get tickets at: bit.ly/Thrive10year

05/03/2026

TODAY at 12pm PT / 3pm ET on Zoom.

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Hosted by Thrive Network & Rooting in the Sacred