Dreaming Damiana

 “Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” — Arundhati Roy

Collective Visioning As An Act of Political Defiance. 

To dream is to affirm that another world is on her way. It is a refusal of the story that this is the only world possible. Dreaming reminds us that beneath the noise of empire and extraction, life is still organizing itself toward wholeness— and we are active participants in courting and creating the life-affirming futures we want to be a part of. Fascism demands conformity and the acceptance of extraction as inevitable. Dreaming is ungovernable. It is spontaneous, erotic, individual and collective at once. When we imagine justice, when we envision a world centered on life instead of profit, we are defying every system built on control.

The earth herself is dreaming through us. We are not the masters of this dream. We are its vessels.

You are invited to an intimate, sensory gathering to explore how practicing collective visioning, rooted in animist principles, is an act of political defiance.

Set within Friday Gallery’s Fever Dream exhibition, this salon will bring together a carefully selected group of 25 women who are creating paradigms of kinship and reciprocity with the human and more-than-human world. We’ll share a guided visualization, nourishing bites and drinks, and deep conversation about bringing ecologies of care into being.

Flow of the evening:

6pm	Grounding Attunement
6:30pm	Moss Lounge: Tea Flight & Edible Delights
7pm	Guided Dreaming & Salon Conversation
8pm	Care Package to Carry the Dream Onward

This salon is designed by Damiana, which is both a flower and an organization. The flower, a medicinal plant native to Mexico, holds the dream of integration, creative remembrance, and embodied presence. The organization is dedicated to building care infrastructure for women leading ecological regeneration. Through a Digital Garden, Damiana connects, nourishes and resources leaders across cultures, generations and disciplines so they can sustain transformative action. The ecosystem bridges practical tools with somatic and emotional support to deepen relational resilience and amplify collective impact.

You have received a personal invitation to join “Dreaming Damiana”.

Your participation in this salon does more than reserve a seat. Your contribution directly supports female-led ecological regeneration through expanding Damiana’s capacity to facilitate and scale care. When you give at a higher level, you are not simply paying for one experience, you are helping sustain women and the planetary missions they steward.

We encourage you to register early and contribute at the highest level you are genuinely able, in alignment with the uniqueness of this offering and the importance of supporting female-led regenerative land based projects and ecological restoration. Please note that donations are non-refundable. However, in the case of an extenuating circumstance, your donation may be transferred to another participant with prior notice. 

Thank you for standing in reciprocity. We look forward to gathering.

Donation Tiers:

Ally — $100 USD

Steward— $250 USD

Cultivator— $500 USD

Caretaker — $1000 USD +

Damiana is a fiscally sponsored non-profit that offers tax-deductible receipts for U.S. donors on contributions of $250 USD and above. *