Join us for a restoration work party at Maple Wood Playfield.
ENGAGEMENT 2 — URGENCY, DECAY & CARE
You’re invited to a community land gathering held in gentleness, intention, and shared responsibility.
Together, we’ll tend the land through composting, mulching, soil repair, and blackberry and laurel management — practicing care without force and action without harm.
These gatherings are a return to land, to care, and to being in right relationship.
This season, we continue nurturing the pocket food forest, supporting a space of learning, play, and community care for young people and families.
Alongside the land work, we continue an optional book-and-film braid in partnership with The Seattle Public Library Foundation.
Reading Threads (optional)
📖 M Archive — Alexis Pauline Gumbs
• Fire → Archive of Sky — What We Became
• Dirt (Revisited)
📖 Hospicing Modernity — Vanessa Machado de Oliveira
• Faster Than Thought
• Living and Dying Well
• Surrendering Arrogance
Art / Somatic Practices (optional)
Breath tracking during labor
One-sentence writing (only what is necessary)
Come to work. Come to observe. Come to rest.
All forms of participation are welcome.
Tools, gloves, and snacks provided. No experience needed.
📍 Meet near the playground
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PO Box 3541
Seattle, WA 98124-3541
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Thank you!
Have an old car taking up space in your driveway?
Donate it to Seattle Parks Foundation!
We accept most cars, trucks, trailers, boats, RVs, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, heavy equipment, and other motorized vehicles. All or part of your donation may be tax deductible.
To get started, simply complete the online donation form or call 855.500.7433 or 855.500.RIDE to speak to a representative. You can also read more at careasy.org.
