People’s Health Sanctuary (PHS)

People’s Health Sanctuary’s goal is to establish a central space to share health skills, provide basic integrative care and explore ways to build networks of community health. We are celebrating almost two years of organizing around this project, initiated under the organizing name Health Autonomy Clinic and after listening sessions with our surrounding community, re-named People’s Health Sanctuary. Our goal is to embrace models of open sharing of health knowledge, and empower all of the growing collective of community members to seek their independent health goals, as opposed to the traditional, hierarchical top-down approach of clinical medical practice. Though caring for our elders, our children, or cooking soul-nourishing food for family or friends may not be deemed ‘real’ healthcare, we know that in fact, it’s what holds us together and keeps us sane. Our growing network is dedicated to sharing skills to build a space where creative, joyful health is possible and accessible.