Earthskills for Everybody: Firefly Gathering’s Equity Fund, Committee, and Growth

With exciting expansions in our Equity Committee, Equity Fund, and plans for what this work looks like at the Annual Gathering itself, we invite you to read more about our current equity work and how to support these efforts.

Making Bone Tools: Craft and Kinship with Instructor Josh Barnwell

“As people who value life and feel the weight of responsibility for every life taken to continue our own, learning how to utilize every part we can of these animal bodies draws us deeper into ties of kinship with the more than human world.”

Communication, Equity, and Inclusion for Community : Firefly Gathering Instructor Makeda Meeks

“As long as white supremacy goes unchecked in our cultural communication and educational systems, the dream of community will evade us.”

Finding Love; Finding Freedom

Every morning we have the opportunity to bravely face a new day and choose love. Despite the obstacles, we can work to remain filled with that mysterious love that wells up from deep within and fills every part of us. This is the love that heals and changes the world.

The Sacred Ritual of Everyday Tasks: An Interview with Emileigh Zola

“What a miracle all aspects of life are if we are able to just slow down and look through the eyes of a child. There is so much to be joyful for – so much to delight in. When I teach classes, I set the container by creating these moments for pause and reflection. I ask my students to create an intention that they can weave into their broom that will help to anchor them in presence as they sweep every day.”