Be a Light on the Path of Jocie's Healing Journey

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Courage Through Struggle

In August 2024, our dear Jocie was broadsided in an auto accident, bleeding, blacked out, and pinned inside the vehicle. A good samaritan helped her escape and we are grateful that she is still with us. Jocie has remained courageous through so much struggle, fighting to regain her speech, physical mobility, and cognitive abilities after having survived a life-altering traumatic brain injury several years ago that ultimately eliminated her ability to meet her basic needs. She was fighting to get back on her feet after a grueling five year battle to regain a semblance of her former capacities. This latest accident has struck a devastating blow to her progress. Now, she is facing the challenge of starting over again to heal through the immense pain and impact of yet another brain injury and is having difficulty walking. She needs our help.

If you already know Jocie, you know of her generous spirit, her gift of communication, poetry and prayers. You know of the garden she planted as a testament of love for her late mom which continues to blossom as a source of natural medicine for others. You’d know that she places others before herself, that she defends the defenseless, and shows up to serve where needed with a full heart. Jocie is a pillar of integrity, humility, creativity, and resilience. As a human rights activist, ground organizer, community educator, land steward, and artist, she tirelessly donates her time and much of her life to the upliftment, service, and practice of right relationship to others and to our earth. She has been protected and covered through such vast tribulation that we trust she will be healed and restored as purposed.

How You Can Help

On behalf of friends and family, we are reaching out for your support towards Jocie’s healing and recovery. Your prayers and words of encouragement, along with your generous donations, will help alleviate the emotional and financial stress during this trying time so that Jocie can focus on healing. Things are unfolding in real time. Most immediately, we hope to ensure a safe space for Jocie’s recovery, medical equipment, accessibility home modifications, pain management, daily care, and associated financial burdens.

If you have ever been touched by conversing with Jocie, received her poetic counsel, or been impacted by her kindness, leadership, or humanity in any way- we would greatly appreciate a donation in any amount that will make a significant difference in her healing journey. If you are unable to donate, please consider sharing this fundraiser campaign with your family, friends, and networks. Let’s please rally together to provide Jocie with the Love, support, encouragement, and resources she needs that can help her face each day with comfort, hope, and bright light.

With Deep Gratitude and Respect,

Friends and Family of Jocie

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Jocie is a loved member of many communities and needs all of our help to recover, so we thought to share some photos from loved ones and communities who know her in different regards.

Jocie is a founding artist and member of the 8th Wonder spoken word poetry collective in San Francisco, California. She has shared her words and taught writing workshops across the United States and internationally.

She volunteers her time to organize for many people, groups, and campaigns. She has helped fight against public school closures in Oakland, California.

She has bolstered strike lines for the Teacher's Union in a fight for fair contract and equitable schools.

And helped organize and facilitate Solidarity Schools for the children of working class families in her local community.

She fights alongside other activists and kasamas for human rights and women's rights in the Philippines.

She affirms that water is life and upholds the defense of land with of all people who steward and care for it.

Jocie actively affirms to love, tend, and protects the land for the next generations to peacefully inherit and steward too.

She relates with the earth because the earth gives so much healing, life, and nourishment to everyone.

Jocie teaches young ones and reminds us all that even in great tribulation:

WE NEVER GIVE UP!

Please share with all your friends and networks who can help heal and sustain a person with a big loving heart who is a sister, friend, and relative to all people. She needs all of our help to help her through healing and recovery. Thank You so much for your ongoing generosity.

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