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Digital Kick-Its

From 2013-2019, we thrived on the power of gathering in person. The presence of each other’s joy, wonder, and care has always cultivated such a sense of belonging. In 2020, when COVID required us all to shelter in place, we had to figure out how to be that presence for each other, while being physically separate. In an instant we were able to mobilize and rally in community! People from all over the community volunteered to host a program, sharing their gifts and expertise, with many willing to try something new for the first time. From there, Eayikes Digital Kick Its was born! Those Kick Its ranged from: Flow nights with flow toys, town hall discussions on social issues, COVID informational panels, streaming watch parties, game nights, juke box nights, house parties, talent shows, workouts, yoga, meditation, quiz shows, our own livestream variety show, and many more. We exercised the extent of our childlike wonder, our community care, and the resourcefulness of community. All in all, over those few months we held over 300 digital programs with over 50 different facilitators, teachers, presenters, and speakers. Reflecting back, there is so much appreciation and gratitude for our collective initiative to come together in such a generous way during a scary time.

A dimly lit home DJ setup with a computer screen displaying a video call, a laptop with DJ software, and digital DJ equipment with illuminated controls.