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sanctuary

The Sanctuary atmosphere concluded that there is no singular definition of sanctuary (i.e. what is sanctuary for one person might not be the same for another). As such, their activities in the city in 2017 sought to embody a dynamic understanding of sanctuary that expressed various models of self-care, asylum, and refuge. In order to realize this site of embodied sanctuary, the Sanctuary collaborators brainstormed what their notions of an ideal safe-space could look like, even if such a space only exists outside the bounds of reality. Through 2017, the Sanctuary atmosphere continued to focus on the intimate, personal ways in which individuals across the city create their own sanctuaries that help them to survive and thrive in Philadelphia.

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Toward Sanctuary

How can Philadelphia become a true Sanctuary City? To connect various forms of sanctuary, including LGBTQ safe-spaces, immigration and migration, youth and adult street homelessness, and harm reduction in drug use and sex work, the group created a traveling pod, constructed by Traction Company, that lived with various community partners between mid-April to mid-June 2017.

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past events:

6

may '17

ICA Gather x Laos In The House

118 S 36th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
06 pm > 09 pm

2

jun '17

Rights not Rescue

Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
11 am > 06 pm

15

jun '17

Toward Sanctuary: Launch

lubert plaza Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
05 pm > 08 pm

21

jun '17

None of Us Are Free Until All Of Us are Free

Thomas Jefferson University, Lubert Plaza, 10th and Locust Streets, Philadelphia PA 19107
05 pm > 07 pm

28

jun '17

Facilitation in our Movements for Justice

Toward Sanctuary Dome, Thomas Jefferson University, Lubert Plaza, 10th and Locust Streets, Philadelphia PA 19107
05 pm > 08 pm

1

jul '17

Understanding Trauma Informed Care

Thomas Jefferson University, Lubert Plaza, 10th and Locust Streets, Philadelphia PA 19107
01 pm > 03 pm

5

jul '17

Spoken Word Open Mic

lubert plaza Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
07 pm > 10 pm

6

jul '17

Soul Mending talking circle for the non-religious

lubert plaza Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
08 pm > 09 pm

6

jul '17

Towards Economic Justice: UBI & Reparations

lubert plaza Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
06 pm > 08 pm

7

jul '17

Sanctuary in Street Economies

lubert plaza Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
06 pm > 09 pm

7

jul '17

Towards Sanctuary Dome: a Stick and a Stone, Hermit Papess & TBA

lubert plaza Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
09 pm

8

jul '17

Toward Sanctuary Dome Closing

lubert plaza Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
08 am > 10 pm

10

dec '17

Toward Sanctuary Panel

Perelman Building
01 pm > 03 pm
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