INFOLD Studios was born from a simple, powerful belief: you can achieve profound success without sacrificing your humanity. We specialize in guiding teams and individuals in reimagining their human experiences––customer, employee, and personal––leveraging design thinking, strategy, research, and experimentation to create journeys of greater resilience, adaptability, and sustainable success. 🌟 Subscribe to this newsletter to get a word and news that will inspire you for the week ahead.
✊🏾🖤✨Happy Juneteenth! Remembrance and planting seeds for our thriving future
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Happy Juneteenth! ✊🏾🖤✨ As you may know I'm the co-founder of Free People, Free People, a Black-founded, BIPOC-focused wellness & education nonprofit based in Austin, TX. ✨ Today (2–4 pm CT), my co-founder, Venus Davis, and I will ring the freedom bell at the George Washington Carver Museum (1165 Angelina St, Austin, TX 78702) as part of our Austin community Juneteenth remembrance ceremony. Venus will guide an embodiment practice. And I will be reciting “Continue” by Dr. Maya Angelou. This poem is often lesser-known than Still I Rise, but it's incredibly rich for Juneteenth, as it encourages both the honoring of struggle and the continuation of love, joy, and transformative action. Visit our linktree to read this empowering message, https://linktr.ee/freeppl.freeppl We don’t take this lightly. 📚 Our work is inspired by books like: • National Liberation Fronts • Pleasure Activism & Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown • Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer • Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey We offer free reading guides that distill powerful ideas into accessible, digestible tools, “liberation cliff notes” for busy lives. These aren’t just for BIPOC folks, they’re for all who believe in collective freedom. We are a team of 3 Black entrepreneurs, and we are self-funding much of our work. We’ve hosted events, held space to facilitate community dialogue on liberation and honor our freedom fighters behind bars at the Carver’s Black August event, led sound baths during SXSW in partnership with them, and to offer a communal dreaming experience. Let’s keep dreaming together! ✨ 🕯Today, I’m sharing transparently: We need new bookkeeping software, a real website, and support to grow beyond six gatherings per year, and we don’t currently have the funds to cover this. ✨ We were honored to receive a $2,500 grant from the City of Austin, which sustained us through the first half of the year. But we’re now raising funds to carry us through 2025. If you’re inspired by our mission, or moved by this moment, I invite you to support us: 👉🏾 https://linktr.ee/freeppl.freeppl Every donation helps us bring more liberation practices to more people. Via PayPal, you can set up a one-time or recurring donation (monthly or yearly, maybe a yearly Juneteenth donate 😄. When donating, consider covering the fees, please.) 👏🏽We also welcome collaboration. If you’re an activist, a creative, or someone looking to partner in this work, DM us on Instagram @freeppl.freeppl. We’d love to connect from you. Let freedom ring, for everyone! 🗽 Say it with me: Free People, FREE PEOPLE! Be well & Love yourself 💛 |
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INFOLD Studios was born from a simple, powerful belief: you can achieve profound success without sacrificing your humanity. We specialize in guiding teams and individuals in reimagining their human experiences––customer, employee, and personal––leveraging design thinking, strategy, research, and experimentation to create journeys of greater resilience, adaptability, and sustainable success. 🌟 Subscribe to this newsletter to get a word and news that will inspire you for the week ahead.
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