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EVENT LOGISTICS
Event lasts 2 hours 30 minutes
This event takes place on the indigenous territory of the Potawatomi, Menominee, Miami, Ho-Chunk, Peoria, Očhéthi Šakówiŋ and others unknown by name. This event also takes place on the indigenous territory of Tree and Water and Bird and countless others. We intend to greet these peoples, these beings, and these lands with respect and honor.
Milwaukee Friends Meeting House
3224 N Gordon Place
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Tickets:
Sliding scale from $22–$66*** (all sales 100% final) w/limited "pay what you can" tickets. Thank you for finding the sweet spot that's both generous & affordable for you! Your support covers ahlay’s travel and allows this medicine to keep serving the collective.
Time:
Arrive and settle in: 6:30pm
Song container: 7-9pm
Recommended items to bring:
We will have some chairs available for those who need seating, but for those who prefer to sit on the floor, feel free to bring cushions, blankets, or anything else to create a cozy spot. A water bottle and your thermos of tea are also welcome. While it's never required, flowers—especially roses—are always a beautiful addition.
Community care:
We ask for the co-creation of and the co-holding of a welcoming, compassionate, and loving space. The venue is ADA accessible. Any questions or concerns about accessibility or welcoming can be shared with Emma via email before the event, or in person at the event. This event is an indoor event with 50-200 people. Please come without Covid symptoms. You are welcome to mask and distance to your own comfort level.
Refund Policy:
Please note that all ticket sales are final, and we are unable to offer refunds. However, if you are unable to attend, you are welcome to transfer your ticket to someone else. Simply provide them with the name under which you purchased the ticket. Thank you for your understanding.
Children are welcome to attend (for free) and play on the periphery of circle / join the circle in singing (please be mindful of distractions).
Questions:
please email:
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MORE ABOUT ARTIST:
ahlay (alexandra blakely) is a dreamer of Whale, Tsunami, and Rain, an apprentice to Lightning, Fire, Octopus and Honey, an artist, singer-songwriter, community organizer and elder in training. She is a descendent of Ashkenazi, Scandinavian and British folk and a commitment to breaking the cycles of intergenerational trauma both caused and endured by her ancestors. This commitment unfolds through the mediums of authentic relationship, song and storytelling, ritual and spell casting in ways that acknowledge our varied and intricate histories and identities, emphasizing a devotion to remembering our symbiotic relationship within the natural world.
ahlay has been deeply involved in community activism, communal grief tending and community singing. She is a lifelong student of decolonization, anti-racism and her own ancestral deracination preceeding diasporas. She gets curious about how the individual psyche, embodiment, shadow and trauma responses can be applied to collective and cultural bodies. She has trained with generative somatics, Education for Racial Equity, Animas Valley Institute, The Work that Reconnects, Holistic Resistance, Francis Weller and Laurence Cole. Her community singing albums encapsulate songs for the community to transform, ask questions, and seek to lead lives in service to the future ones. Her 2025 community singing album, WAILS: Songs for Grief was recorded with a choir of 200 voices.
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