Earthlodge Center for Transformation

• Completion of the Sacred Earth Pit
• Completion of Outdoor Toilet Compost and Sink
• Completion of Outdoor Sustainable Shower
• Re-Opening of Earthlodge Seasonal in- person Ritual and Ceremony
• Youth Rites of Passage Program and Project Bloom
• Distribution of over 200 Black Care and Wellness Packages
• 5 Week Virtual Summer Yoga Series
• New Djembe/Doun Drum Purchases
• Launched Monthly Drum Circles (in-person/virtual)
• Renovation of Earthlodge South for ceremony there in 2022
• Black Worker Rights and Wellness Series
• Grief Ceremonies and Workshops

The Earthlodge Center for Transformation
2nd Annual End of the Year Fundraiser - 2019
Earth Dome and Compost Toilet Project

Beloved community,
Final Phase Fundraising for Earthlodge Begins Now!

Hey Beloved Community,

This is Giving Wednesday!

Here is our second annual end of the year fundraising appeal that will go directly to the completion of our ambitious Earth Dome and Compost Toilet Construction build to commence, January 2020.

Our goal of $6000 will put us over the finish line!
We need your donations now more than ever!

You should be proud, here is how we put your funds to work:

Highlights of Our Historic Community Earth Dome/Toilet Compost Build

- We provided FREE construction training and transferable skills-building to over 50 volunteers, including at-risk youth, trans/queer/gnc and women
- We built solidarity with Queer communities in Puerto Rico who came to help!
- We set up work exchange with seasoned Earth Dome builders in our region
- We fed and accommodated 50 volunteers for 20 days
- We provided environmental education to marginalized peoples
- We raised $2600 from our community to launch us
- We received a small mini-grant from Resist! Foundation to help w food cost
- We created new paradigms of work encouraging the healing engagement of elders, children and culture keeping throughout construction

Your donations will give us the momentum we need to do the following:
- Transportation expenses for our Lead Team member
- Material supplies/equipment for construction completion
- Food shopping and preparation for community meals
- Compost Toilet supply reimbursements

In these troubled times we must imagine and build ourselves a new world where Healing and Sanctuary is at the forefront of our living. Let us sustain balance with the Earth and one another!
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More information about Earthlodge Center for Transformation: The Earthlodge Center for Transformation is a spiritual sanctuary and oasis located in the urban area of Long Beach that provides a safe space for LGBTQI and women of all ages  and our allies of all races/social/spiritual/economical and cultural backgrounds to meet and build community with one another, fellowship, have ceremony, tend the earth and herbs, learn about nature based spiritual principles, various rites of passages, conduct nature based workshops and more.

www.earthlodgecenter.org

The Earthlodge has provided community engagement and service through over 150 Earth connecting ritual/ceremonies.  Many of our community ceremonies take place within the Earthlodge's sacred Earth pit- descending 9 feet into the earth and with 35 foot diameter. The Earthlodge is home to one of the most potent urban ritual & ceremony healing womb pits in Los Angeles county.

With the ever growing use and demand, we are also seeing an increase in wear and tear that must be urgently addressed. The Pit is eroding and is in need of stabilization and regeneration.  With each season, the soil walls are eroded further. The infrastructure is in need of an upgrade to become more accessible, including wood steps renewal, addition of railing and permanent seating at the top of the pit for those who cannot descend into the pit.


Your donation toward the earth pit fortification will ensure that future generations will have access to this medicine. This fundraiser will support the acquirement of all materials from CalEarth, including other materials such as shovels, cement and other tools. We will be providing food and nourishment for our community members who participate in this sacred process, and also want to be sure we can honor their labor in ways that are sustainable.

One of our long time community land stewards,  Delia Herrera has generously committed to lead the restoration of the Earth pit, with the support of up 30 volunteers to bring this project to completion! Delia spent part of last Spring in San Luis de la Paz, Mexico, participating and getting certified with Cal Earth, California Institute of Earth Architecture, in construction with superadobe.

"We want to make sure that future generations continue to receive the medicine here. The same way that this earth pit has restored us, has healed us, has allowed us to ground ourselves it is now our responsibility to steward in actually fortifying the earth pit, so more folks in our communities can continue receiving the healing that the earth pit does." - Delia Ayala
Queen Hollins is the Principal Steward of the Earthlodge Center for Transformation (also called the Earthlodge). The Earthlodge was established in 2004 in Long Beach, CA., and has become a beacon of inspiration and self-healing for LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer) and gender non conforming communities.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Earthlodge Center for Transformation is a spiritual sanctuary and oasis located in the urban area of Long Beach that provides a safe space for LGBTQI,  women of all ages, and our allies of all races/social/spiritual/economical and cultural backgrounds to meet and build community with one another, fellowship, have ceremony, tend the earth and herbs, learn about nature based spiritual principles, to have sacred weddings, to have spiritual baby welcoming ceremonies (babyshowers), death rites of passage ceremonies, conduct nature based workshops and more.   

Our community seeks to transform, heal, restore balance within and celebrate all aspects of our lives.  Our intention is to mend any sense of separation from society as a whole and to reintegrate with tools that will instill an overall sense of wholeness, oneness, self-acceptance and well being through connecting back with nature.

Thank you in advance for your support and contribution to our vision for generational healing! You can keep in touch with us throughout this project by following us on Facebook at The Earthlodge Center for Transformation, and on our website: www. earthlodgecenter.org. Much love.