My life’s work is to provide healing and ritual to the communities I serve via art and activism. I can’t charge for the healing work I do (though I can accept donations only if they’re offered). Because of this, the only way to fund my community projects (such as supporting my Elders in building schools in the Philippines and creating sacred retreats in Turtle Island/Canada) is through crowdfunding and patronage through Patreon. I can at least charge for and share all the spoken word, poetry, visual art, music, and creative educational materials I’ve ever made with my patrons. Becoming a patron isn’t just about supporting me, but mainly about supporting community healing.

KINABAN GOALS

1. To assist the Elders and healers in Canada and the Philippines who have supported my training and healing journey. This money will support their livelihood as healers and leaders of their communities, as well as funding projects such as schools for the youth to continue to pass down their indigenous traditions. One of the healers is my uncle, and the Elders I support are from the T’Boli and Manobo tribes.
2.  To organize weekend creative retreats of sacred knowledge and activism that are exclusively for, or that centre, Filipino/Pilipinx peoples in the diaspora.

For transparency and accountability, I had 3 other goals as well, but found that since operating the Patreon in 2018, those goals require a lot more partnerships and support. I’ll continue to work towards those partnerships, and if the Patreon gains enough subscribers again, I’ll use the funds towards these three other goals. So far, the Patreon has only been able to fund Elders and one Filipino weekend retreat in 2019 (https://sayawanalaysapaghilomngdiwa.weebly.com/). The following are the three other possible goals:

1. To work with and pay Black and Indigenous facilitators to co-organize and co-facilitate weekend creative retreats of sacred knowledge and activism for QTBIPOC (Queer and Trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour).
2.  To co-organize and launch an annual week-long creative retreat of sacred knowledge and activism outside of a city (possibly on a participating reserve with Two Spirit Elders).
3. To co-organize the building of a retreat centre for ceremony, art, and activism that centers Two Spirit communities in solidarity with trans and queer Black folks and people of colour.

KINABAN SCHEDULE

• Journal entries on Bodywork RPG Retreats and occasionally poetry (Patreon: $1 USD/Month Tier or $12+ USD annual or one-time donation)
• Monthly workshops on Animist Language Arts (Patreon: $5 USD/Month Tier or $60+ USD annual or one-time donation)

KINABAN PATRONS

Gersande La Flèche
Jacky Vallée
Sarah Marshall
Christine Añonuevo
April Muñoz
Jason Pitre
​Samiha Rayeda
Brika Steinberg
Corinne Enojo
Ocean O’Fhloinn
​Angus Wright
​Maria Marasigan
Kristen Sison
Hayden Dawes
Jamee Pineda
Aden Cosgrove
Genie Wigle
Jamie Legaspi
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