From the Frontlines to Our Hearts: An Evening for Gaza
2025-08-24 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Berkeley Finnish Hall, 1970 Chestnut Street, Berkeley, California , 94702, United States
BERKELEY, CA

Join us for an evening of community, reflection, and action.

We'll hear firsthand from Sandra Adler Killen, a local lactation consultant who recently returned from her third month long medical mission in Gaza, where she worked with newborns and mothers facing unimaginable conditions. Sandra is in touch with her collegues in Gaza on a daily base and will share first hand accounts of what is happening on the ground and how we an help.

This gathering is a fundraiser for the Gaza Infant Nutrition Alliance, the initiative Sandra partnered with to support medics and mothers on the ground in Gaza. Donations are accepted through Doctors Worldwide USA, the NGO facilitating this critical relief work.

This is also a space to come together, hold our collective grief, and explore how we can meaningfully show up in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

💛 All proceeds go directly to Doctors Worldwide in support of the Gaza Infant Nutrition Alliance. You can donate directly at: www.doctorsworldwide.org

Can't jon us live? Join us on zoom: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-the-frontlines-to-our-hearts-an-evening-for-gaza-zoom-tickets-1538311203219

Earlier that day: Renewal — A Natural Health & Wellness Fair (12:00–5:30 p.m.)If you feel called to healing and community care, we invite you to join us earlier in the day for Renewal, a separate wellness gathering in the same space. It includes healing sessions, vendors, and workshops on grief, bodywork, and astrology.

At 4:00 p.m., Renewal will feature a powerful workshop with Elizabeth Scott:

Until Palestine is Free: Healing Ourselves and Healing the WorldThis workshop supports those whose hearts suffer with the people of Palestine.

We will explore:

The mental health impact of witnessing ongoing genocide
Resources to help us move through despair, anger, and paralysis
Practices to connect with our deepest values of justice and solidarity
Meditation for remembering our interconnectedness and humanity
Building community through grief, courage, and love

This is a space to face the heartbreak and transform it into brave, moral action.

🎟️ Learn more & get tickets to Renewal

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” ~Alice Walker

If you have any questions, please email Polina.Mirzad@gmail.com
