We Are the Medicine Convening
In August, RYSE and Pacific Southwest MHTTC co-hosted “We Are the Medicine: Culturally Sustaining & Healing Practices for Youth & Young Adult Service Providers.”
Over 60 health care providers across the country, state, and Bay Area convened on-campus at RYSE to share healing practices that draw upon indigenous, holistic, and somatic techniques.
Listening Campaign in a New Era: Towards Loving and Just Systems for Contra Costa Youth
RYSE was born from Black, Indigenous and Young People of Color creating new ways to make meaning of loss, grief, and injustice. This meaning-making over two decades has cultivated youth space, place, and power. Over the past few years, young people have experienced life-altering events that no other generation has, such as enduring a global pandemic, with few opportunities to reflect on how this has influenced what they want and need.
RYSE Recognized at Restorative Justice Conference in Washington, DC
Health Justice Mural: The People’s Garden
“My favorite part of the mural is the tree hugging the women. I love it because it makes the mural seem like we all need to be loved even by something as beautiful as nature.”
-Isaac Rivera, Artscapes intern and RYSE member since 2023
Check out the newest artistic addition to RYSE, “The People’s Garden,” a vibrant and colorful mural adorning the entrance to our Health Justice Center.
Wellness Pro-Tips
Last week at RYSE, we celebrated Wellness Day, an afternoon of self-care, de-stressing, and community connection. Young people participated in healing activities such as an acai bowl cooking class, a self-identify storytelling workshop, a community partner resource fair and more! We collected input from staff and members to break down the concept of “wellness” and created a pro-tip guide about wellness and how to take care of yourself during stressful times.
How Happy I Am With Who I Am: RYSE PRYDE 2024
RYSE to the Future, Now in the Past ✨
From everyone here at RYSE, we’d like to thank our beloved community for attending Be a Kid! RYSE to the Future in April. We had a lot of fun and hope you did too!
We successfully raised $60,000 for RYSE’s Youth Emergency Care Fund. With your contribution, we are able to provide timely and direct funds to young people to access basic human rights – safe housing, food, and health services.
Happy Pride from RYSE: Appreciation for a Legacy of Power, Love and Care
RYSE exists because twenty years ago, Queer and Trans BIPOC Young People had the courage to organize and demand a space in their city that centers their collective healing, bold visions, and immense creativity. Young people who understood the assignment of justice for all, including the generations after them. Today’s generation of youth and adults feel the power, love, and care of our youth founders as they enter the RYSE Campus. It is the foundation and ongoing fire for us to take bold steps together toward RYSE’s Theory of Liberation.
Double the Happiness, Double the Fun: AAPI Month at RYSE
Turón, tulum, lumpia, spring rolls, punipuri, mango lasi, and thai tea aromas filled the kitchen toward the end of May at RYSE. This Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month came with intention. The end result was a vibrant AAPI Spirit Week capped off with our first inaugural Asian Rysing: Double the Happiness, Double the Fun cultural event, but all of that vibrance started with our Asian Rysing staff and their drive to introduce the space to the specific tastes, sounds, fashions, and arts the community has to offer.