“Our mother told us that the world would change because of us. Those were her instructions, and I am still carrying them out.” -Fania Davis
“It is when we come together and bridge our differences that we create a society that truly thrives.” -john a. powell
Join us in Oakland and by livestream for Thrive’s 10 Year Anniversary Celebration 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.