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Kindred Connection: Holiday Office Party
2nd Annual Kindred Connection: Holiday Office Party
Hosted by Just BE x Real Life Oakland - Business Coaching
For solopreneurs, freelancers, and entrepreneurs — the end of the year can be a lot. You’ve worked hard, poured your heart into your work, and kept showing up… even when no one was watching.
And while most workplaces throw office parties to celebrate their teams — we often don’t get that kind of love. So we decided to change that.
Join Just BE for a night that’s all about celebrating YOU: your growth, your resilience, and the incredible year you’ve created.
Wednesday, December 11, 2025
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Groundfloor Oakland
What to Expect
A cozy, celebratory atmosphere and community connection with fellow entrepreneurs
A delicious catered meal featuring local flavors
Signature cocktails, mocktails, and sweet treats
A warm, affirming space to reflect, recharge, and reconnect
A special gift bag to take home
Who’s Invited
Black, Indigenous, Women and Gender Expansive Entrepreneurs of Color, freelancers, and small business owners — anyone who’s poured their heart into self-employment and deserves to be celebrated
Bring a friend, family member, or colleague—especially someone who’s been your biggest supporter this year.
The BLAC Toast
The BLAC Toast,
BLACspace Cooperative’s twenty-twenty-five closeout sorièe.
In partnership with Comfort Collective, a Southern cuisine pop-up gracing the tables at Couchdate. We welcome you to an evening of good food, conversation, and good music.
And at seven o’clock sharp, join us for our collective toast, a moment to honor the year behind us, while writing intentions for the one awaiting on the horizon. Come dressed in your joy. Leave full of community love.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Final AfroPortals Project Space & Archive Activation of 2025
You are warmly invited to join Artist As First Responder inside our gold container at Liberation Park for the final set of AfroPortals activations of the year. These gatherings will be a beautiful opportunity for our network to come together, connect with our global community, and honor the powerful conversations and relationships we have built across continents over the last 2.5 years in partnership with Shared Studios.
If you've never had the opportunity to step into the gold portal for a full body livestream,
NOW is your chance!
Schedule for Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025
9:00 AM – A Shared Bite: Kinship Across Continents (with Lagos, Nigeria )
Coffee and tea and bites!
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM – Afro-Dynamic Music & Poetry (with Johannesburg, South Africa)
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Traditional and Contemporary Archiving and Sonic Healing (with Mexico City, Mexico & São Vicente, Brazil)
RSVP at artistresponder@gmail.com and let us know which session(s) you plan to join us for so we can plan seating and hospitality.
Rock Breaking Ceremony
After five years of preparation, we are so pleased to announce that we are breaking “ground” on Esther’s Orbit Room and will begin 12 months of construction this January!
You are cordially invited to our Rock Breaking Ceremony on Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 10am to 12:30pm! Meet us at Esther's Orbit Room (1728 7th Street, Oakland CA, 94607) to mix, mingle, and watch us deconstruct and preserve the venue’s original rock facade in celebration of this incredible milestone! Attendees will enjoy food and music, meet fellow supporters, and tour the bare bones of Esther’s Orbit Room before we begin construction.
RSVP for our Rock Breaking here and check out our attached press release for more information!
Thank you for being part of our movement to build a permanently affordable, cooperative economy in the East Bay! We look forward to seeing you in December.