Sanktuaree Bazaar Fundraiser + Grief Feast

ᛘ• On Saturday, November 15th from 2pm to 10pm⎯ Únashay Grief Sanctuary will host a day at the stunning adobe vaulted complex of Dar al Islam in Abiquiu, New Mexico to fundraise for it's land-based sanctuary and core programs for the underserved grieving of Northern New Mexico, and beyond. 

Beloved friends, partners, council, neighbors, artists and more will convene at the mosque to connect, listen, walk the land, raise support, create, and experience sanctuary. In a time where loneliness has become an epidemic, and unmet grief resides below and between so much of the world's preventable suffering⎯ we long to inhabit sanctuary in its myriad of forms.

This day~ is an invitation to do just that.

It is not designed to be a '1-off event', to proclaim a message, and later resume our lives. It is, rather, meant to quicken a memory⎯ that we are already such sanctuaries, in the miraculous hem of our everyday lives, and asks.... perhaps we can continue living into such beingness, if we choose?

The day will include a number of ways to participate. Guests are welcome to attend any one part or the entire day. See below the day's outline, and explore our different ticket options on our event page⎯

2p to 6pm⎯ Sanktuaree Bazaar + an online talk with únashay Board Advisor Dr. Bayo Akomolafe.
Attend the “Sanktuaree Bazaar” from 2 to 6pm⎯ to roam the stunning vaulted complex of Dar al Islam, and experience the different forms of sanctuary our translocal participants collaboratively build and share. Dr. Bayo Akomolafe will share an online public talk at 5pm.

Participants from our former 6 weeks of Becoming Sanktuaree experience will have co-created physical experiences of sanctuary throughout the hallways and rooms of Dar al Islam. Guests are welcome to walk these hallways, experiencing the sanctuaries-within-the-sanctuary, joining us for this pre-feast of the soul.... before we partake in a physical feast.

6p to 8pm⎯ Grief Feast with Nikesha Breeze
This ritual dinner will be co-hosted by Earthseed Black Arts Alliance and únashay. It will be a slow 5-course meal, with Nikesha Breeze to court us through each part of the meal representing different layers of grief. Proceeds from this portion of the night will be split between Earthseed + únashay.

8p to 10pm⎯  Music Performance with Luz Elena Mendoza (of Y L Bamba)
Old friend Luz Elena Mendoza will perform an intimate solo set to close out the day. Between Luz's siren voice and the stunning vaulted ceilings of Dar al Islam, this is not a night to be missed. 

"MENDOZA'S INIMITABLE SONGWRITING IS PROPELLED BY AN EARTH-SHAKING VOICE AND INCISIVE LYRICS THAT SPEAK TOWARDS THE DUALITY OF HURT AND HEALING."   ⎯ WORLD CAFÉ

                                                                                                                             ⎯  ROLLING STONE

** Guests that travel to attend this day are welcome to book affordable dormitory-style accommodation at Dar al Islam on 11/15, for an additional fee (until we sell out!). Or, find alternative housing at nearby Abiquiu Inn, Ojo Caliente Hot Mineral Springs, Ghost Ranch, local Airbnbs, camping sites, etc. Recommended to book asap!


** Proceeds from the Sanktuaree Bazaar, Bayo Akomolafe's/ community discourse, and Luz Mendoza's performance will support Únashay Grief Sanctuary’s development and community services for the underserved grieving, and proceeds from the Grief Feast will support both Earthseed Black Arts Alliance and únashay.**