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SUMMARY:Help Clean Up Menasha! | June 17
DESCRIPTION:Common Roots Rising\, Multicultural Coalition\, Inclusion in the Outdoors\, NEW HMONG\, Fund for Lake Michigan\, Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance and Groundfloor Democracy are coming together to help clean up Menasha. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are meeting at the MCI office\, 333 First St Menasha at 8 am.  Our volunteer group will be picking up trash in and around downtown Menasha\, the Menasha riverfront\, canal\, Menasha Marina and the new Canal Commons area to the Menasha lock. \n\n\n\nPlease join us and give some civic love Menasha.
URL:https://commonrootsrising.org/event/join-us-help-clean-up-menasha-june-17/
LOCATION:Multicultural Coalition\, 333 1st st\, Menasha\, Wisconsin\, 54952\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Engagement,Community Action
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SUMMARY:Sing In | Singing Resistance Fox Cities at Tardigrade’s
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Tardigrade’s Bookshelf for a night of Community Singing with Singing Resistance Fox Cities. \n\n\n\nIt adds up!! …Singing Resistance Fox Cities =Community Resilience +Heart-to-Heart Resonance +World-Betterment!\n\n\n\nCOME EARLY and order a delectably delicious drink from Tardigrade’s to enjoy with us during our singing. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Please RSVP to: singing resistance here\n\n\n\nwhy COMMUNITY SINGING…\n\n\n\nIt’s not about being a singer\, it’s about how it makes us feel.It’s not about performance\, it’s about togetherness. \n\n\n\nWHY SING TOGETHER? … it’s research proven!Singing together helps us…connect\, process\, spark joy\, relate\, feel seen + heard\, regulate and balance\, and more!For us\, the proof is in the experience! COME SING WITH US! \n\n\n\nSinging together helps change the world for the better\n\n\n\nDo you want to raise your voice in a connected\, unified\, heart-led way that can help you cope and feel better while contributing to world-betterment? \n\n\n\nIf yes\, then join us at the Tardigrade’s Book Shelf\, 501 N Richmond St Appleton for our SING-IN get-togethers … sing\, connect\, meet new friends\, and learn of opportunities to take our singing to the streets if that feels inspired to you. \n\n\n\nDo you know…? Joy is Resistance! Singing in Community is Resistance! Connecting in Heart is Resistance! Singing Resistance is a feel good way to bring betterment to this world now. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupport Local Mutual Aid + Sing\n\n\n\n** If you’re able\, bring a donation for Multicultural Coalition Inc\, helping to support refugee families in our region. \n\n\n\nWe are collecting donations for Multicultural Coalition’s Bodega FREE Store in Menasha \n\n\n\nBring your donation to help us support  Multicultural Coalition‘s FREE Store in Menasha. MCI currently supports 600 refugee families in our 3 county region with a FREE store twice monthly in Menasha.  \n\n\n\nmost needed items include:\n\n\n\n\nrice (white)\,\n\n\n\npinto beans\,\n\n\n\nblack beans\,\n\n\n\ncorn flour\,\n\n\n\ncooking oil\,\n\n\n\ntoothbrushes\,\n\n\n\ntoothpaste\,\n\n\n\ndish soap\,\n\n\n\nbar soap\,\n\n\n\nlaundry detergent\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow We Got Started … Join the Movement!\n\n\n\nPlease RSVP to: singing resistance here \n\n\n\nInspired by Singing Resistance Twin Cities\, we are excited and eager to help Singing Resistance Fox Cities find its collective voice as we organize\, mobilize\, and take to the streets\, rallies\, community centers and gatherings\, etc while using the power of our shared voices in music and song to create change and transformation for good. \n\n\n\nIn January of 2026\, Mark and I attended a webinar with the Singing Resistance National team. Around 3000 people attended!! The purpose was (and still is!) to support groups all around the country (and world!) to join the movement in Singing Resistance for a brighter\, better world. \n\n\n\nThe webinar was AMAZING! This team is inspired! organized! and super LOVING and supportive!! They’ve created a toolkit and songbook for all of us to utilize so we can step right into the wave they’ve so beautifully created and ride it right here in the Fox Cities to SING and raise our voices locally! \n\n\n\nThis project will take a village! If you can not attend and you want to get involved and help please follow this link for more information and a link to a form you can fill out and share your interests and get connected into the Singing Resistance Fox Cities movement.Our community sings have been so inspiring. Please attend our community Sing-In so we can connect and build momentum toward organizing\, mobilizing\, and most importantly\, SINGing!! \n\n\n\nPlease spread the word!\n\n\n\n… and RSVP here >> to singing resistance let us know if you are able to attend. \n\n\n\nSing-In Get-togethers + Helping Hands\n\n\n\nOur SING-INs continue to introduce the Fox Cities to Singing Resistance\, as we grow\, connect\, meet new friends\, share info\, talk about what’s on our hearts\, and raise our unified voices in song!Because we LOVE mutual aid and directly helping our communities\, we are inviting you to bring donations that will immediately help our local refugee families in our 3 county area that the Multicultural Coalition supports through their FREE Store in Menasha. (See list of most needed items above) \n\n\n\nPlease bring your donations with you to Tardigrades\, 501 N Richmond St. Appleton \n\n\n\nIn Heart and Song\, Love and Peace\,Savi + Mark
URL:https://commonrootsrising.org/event/sing-in-singing-resistance-fox-cities-at-tardigrades-2/
CATEGORIES:Singing
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SUMMARY:Community Singing! Brilliant Bliss Mantra Music | Kirtan
DESCRIPTION:When we sing in harmony together it just plain feels GOOD! AND… it creates a unified field of purpose\, power\, and love that amplifies our connection and collective presence. Come raise your voices in song with us! \n\n\n\n\n\nSinging together helps! It helps to give emotions a safe channel for release\, it helps to uplift our tired spirits and renew our souls\, it opens the heart and calms the mind\, it creates a deeper sense of belonging and unified connection\, it brings inner-harmony. Come sing with us! We need this!! \n\n\n\nPlease Register HERE \n\n\n\nSACRED SOUND MEDICINE FOR HEART AND SOUL ~ SING . LISTEN . BREATHE . CONNECT . BE .\n\n\n\nThese gatherings of singing ancient mantras + conscious lyrics are heart + soul medicine that support us now more than ever. Let’s GO! We need this!!You don’t have to be a singer to join us … the collective voice creates a brilliantly beautiful sound that heals the heart and uplifts the spirit! Come! \n\n\n\nAbout Our CommUNITY Mantra Music Journeys\n\n\n\nDid you know that singing in community can increase inner-peace\, uplift your mind\, open your heart + leave you feeling more connected\, centered\, and alive? \n\n\n\nJoin our Family Band — Savi\, Mark\, Deann\, Denise\, Eliana + soul family friends — for an evening of Brilliant Bliss: a participatory\, co-creative music + sound healing journey. \n\n\n\nKarli from the amazing local duo\, Natural Satellite\, will be joining us on cello. \n\n\n\nCome sing with us\, rock your body\, dance if the mood arises\, and bask in the ocean of sacred sounds and heart connection with soul family. \n\n\n\nNot a singer? No problem! Come and immerse in the sound current and BE. \n\n\n\nBrilliant Bliss Mantra Music is sacred sound medicine for heart & soul\, weaving high vibe conscious lyrics\, ancient mantras\, and earthy-cosmic grooves that embrace\, uplift\, empower & elevate! \n\n\n\nThe most important part of the band is…YOU! \n\n\n\nIt’s YOUR Presence and open heart that co-create the magic that unfolds. \n\n\n\nTHANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO JOIN US FOR THIS COLLECTIVE SOUL-ENRICHING EXPERIENCE!\n\n\n\nWhat to Bring — \n\n\n\nParking: available in the ramp behind our building \n\n\n\nPLEASE BRING for your comfort: \n\n\n\nCushion/pillow + blanket for floor seating\, if you prefer this. We have chairs available if you prefer not to sit on the floor. \n\n\n\nWater bottle with sealable cap \n\n\n\nFlexible pricing for this event!Please choose the ticket price that works the best for you.Cash or Venmo option also available at the door. If not pre-purchasing a ticket please email us ahead of the event to let us know you will be joining us. connect@beingcollective.us.Thanks for your support! \n\n\n\nPlease Register HERE
URL:https://commonrootsrising.org/event/community-singing-brilliant-bliss-mantra-music-kirtan-2/
LOCATION:Being Collective\, 109 S Appleton St\, Appleton\, WI\, 54911\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Singing
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SUMMARY:Free Store | Oshkosh Vagabond Network
DESCRIPTION:The Oshkosh Vagabond Network is popping up another Free Store at Opera House Square\, Downtown Oshkosh starting at 2 pm at the Sundial. Everything is Free. Bring your donations to the Peaceful Patriots rally at the Sundial starting at Noon.
URL:https://commonrootsrising.org/event/free-store-oshkosh-vagabond-network-3/
LOCATION:Opera House Square\, 315 N Main St\, Oshkosh\, Wisconsin\, 54901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mutual Aid
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SUMMARY:Make Music Day | Downtown Appleton
DESCRIPTION:https://makemusicday.org/appleton \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMake Music Day 2026 is almost here! Join us in Downtown Appleton on June 21st for a free\, fun-filled day of live music\, interactive workshops\, and community connection. Whether you want to try out an instrument for the first time\, learn about music from different cultures\, or simply soak it all in\, there’s something for everyone. Keep an eye out for more details as we finalize this year’s schedule!
URL:https://commonrootsrising.org/event/make-music-day-downtown-appleton/
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering,Music
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SUMMARY:Singing Resistance At Make Music Day
DESCRIPTION:Join Singing Resistance for Community Singing at Make Music Day on the lawn of the History Museum.  Singing Resistance will be going on at 1:40 pm \n\n\n\nMake Music Day 2026 is almost here! Join us in Downtown Appleton on June 21st for a free\, fun-filled day of live music\, interactive workshops\, and community connection. Whether you want to try out an instrument for the first time\, learn about music from different cultures\, or simply soak it all in\, there’s something for everyone. Keep an eye out for more details as we finalize this year’s schedule!
URL:https://commonrootsrising.org/event/singing-resistance-at-make-music-day/
LOCATION:History Museum at the Castle\, 330 E College Ave\, Appleton\, WI 54911-5715\, United States\, Appleton\, Wisconsin\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering,Music,Singing
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