August 17, 2015
Head to Twin Oaks for the Annual Women's Gathering
Winnie McCroy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Head to Virginia on August�21-23 for the Annual Twin Oaks Women's Gathering, a camping fest to bring women together. This year's event will feature workshops on topics ranging from sustainable living to�sacred chants. Performers include�Bigmama Joy,�Deborah "Spice" Kleinmann�and Earth Tones.
"We live in a world where people of color, genderqueer folks and women�experience disproportionate acts of violence," said Sapphyre Miria, one of�the Gathering�s organizers. "The Women�s Gathering allows us to reconnect�with ourselves."
For 31 years, women have been traveling to the woods of Louisa, VA each�August to attend the annual Twin Oaks Women�s Gathering. More than 100 women�gather at the campgrounds for three days of dancing, stargazing and�celebrating in a supportive feminist space.
The goal of the Gathering has been the same since 1983: "Celebrating�Ourselves, Our Creativity, and Our Strength!"
Twin Oaks intentional community was founded in 1967 in�the Central Virginia countryside. Since then, the community has supported�several businesses, including hammock and tofu production. Currently, Twin�Oaks is home to over 100 people. For more about the community, contact us�via the form at�twinoaks.org/contact-us.
Registration is open at�womensgathering.org, and children (all girls,�and boys 6 and under) are welcome. The Gathering is open to all who are�female-born and/or woman-identified.
The fee for the weekend is $85, but a�sliding scale and work exchanges are available.�
Winnie McCroy is the Women on the EDGE Editor, HIV/Health Editor, and Assistant Entertainment Editor for EDGE Media Network, handling all women's news, HIV health stories and theater reviews throughout the U.S. She has contributed to other publications, including The Village Voice, Gay City News, Chelsea Now and The Advocate, and lives in Brooklyn, New York.