“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
― Shirley Chisholm

BOOKS, BRUNCH & BOTÁNICA PRESENTS: “A Seat At The Table”

Please join us and have a seat as we come together to create our own table and welcome in the Fall equinox with intention, grounding, nourishment, sisterhood and creation.” The Autumn Equinox is a meaningful time of year to honor the harvest whether that be a literal harvest of the things planted in your garden or the harvest of efforts and intentions for your life path that you set earlier in the year.” Fall is when we set up and prepare our internal space and make room for the abundance of what’s to come.

“Food sovereignty is an affirmation of who we are as indigenous peoples and a way, one of the most surefooted ways, to restore our relationship with the world around us.”
– Winona LaDuke

*BRUNCH:

In honoring this harvest, Books, Brunch & Botánica will offer a communal 3 course brunch prepared with fresh ingredients harvested from local WOC/POC run farms: Catatumbo Cooperative Farm, Urban Growers Collective & Lightly Farmed, with an intention to center indigenous roots and medicine, while paying special attention to the “The Three Sisters.”

The Three Sisters are the three main agricultural crops of various First Nation groups in North America: squash, maize, and beans. According to the ancestral legend, corn, beans and squash are inseparable sisters that were given to the people by the “Great Spirit,” and have nourished each other as well as the people of these lands for generations.

*MENU: 3 course Farm to Table brunch featuring crops harvested by local WOC & POC owned farms and food growing cooperatives. Vegan options are available. Meals will be prepared by Sheyssa Bernid Rosado.

COST/EXCHANGE: $45

“Without community, there is no liberation.”
― Audre Lorde

***In addition to the brunch, we will have a shared ritual and intention to welcome the equinox lead by the amazing sister, Tracie D. Hall, founder of Rootwork Gallery***

*WORKSHOP

TIME: 1:30pm – 2:30pm

Our event ticket will include not only the brunch but also a collective zine making workshop. The teach-in will focus on creating a take home zine filled with shared recipes, history of indigenous food practices, food as medicine fun facts, resources for accessing local POC run farms and more.

*BOOKS & BOTÁNICA:

As usual, our used bookstore pop-up will be on hand for accessible knowledge and
Ayurvedic Elements will be set up with some Botánica tings. For this special installment of Books, Brunch & Botánica, the farmers and growers who harvested the food for our meal will set up a farm stand and will have select produce available for purchase.

LIVE MUSIC: Drea Smith (Drea the Vibe Dealer)

***LAST DETAILS, PLEASE READ::***

Complimentary fruit, pastries and water will be available.

To pay for event, click on our tickets tab or paypal us direct at www.paypal.com/bbbchicago event price is $45. When you purchase a ticket please include your name, email address, and any dietary requirements you have, such as food allergies or a preference for the vegan menu, in the notes section.

***In an effort to be accessible to our community If you absolutely cannot afford the event but want to attend, please let us know and we will work to accommodate.

ACCESSIBILITY: The event is up one flight of stairs, however there is an elevator for wheelchair accessibility or any disability which limits ability to walk the stairs. Please message us if you need this so that we can plan for you accordingly.

We cannot wait to break bread and build with you all.

Denise, Cristina & Sheyssa

(Three sisters)

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