✊🏾 POWER TO THE PEOPLE

A Morning of Revolution, Resistance & Collective Caretaking

with a Spoken Word Poetry Ceremony & Book Signing
Hosted by Unearth and Empower Communities

with Dr. Jaiya John
Saturday, February 28, 2026
The Lab – 1001 Rosecrans, East Compton

(free tickets available)

🌿 Event Schedule

🧘🏾‍♀️ 9:00 AM – Yoga & Wellness with Thallon
Ground your body. Center your breath. Prepare your spirit.

☕ 10:30 AM – Coffee Break
Connect in community. Soul food and specialty drinks available for purchase.

📖 11:00 AM – Spoken Word Poetry Reading + Q&A + Book Signing
with Dr. Jaiya John

🌟 A FREE COMMUNITY GATHERING

BBQ plates (including vegan options) and Dr. Jaiya John’s newest book are available for pre-order when reserving your spot.

🌎 About the Gathering

Are you feeling weary, overwhelmed, isolated, or discouraged by the state of the world?

Join us as we feast together on down-home seasoned spoken word, spiced with the flavors of revolution, resistance, and collective caretaking — in ways that make our ancestors proud.

Poet, healer, and freedom worker Dr. Jaiya John brings his global rehumanizing mission to Compton for a sacred ceremony of poetry, heart-centered dialogue, and book signing. Jaiya will be reading from his newest book, Wildflowers Praying at Midnight, along with selections from his other published works — and perhaps even fresh, unpublished offerings.

🌿 About Dr. Jaiya John

An ancestral Baba, doctor of psychology, former Howard University professor, and former collegiate basketball player, Jaiya uses the transformative power of poetry and spoken word to help people reconnect with their divine brilliance and capacity for healing.

His gift invites emotional release, reflection, and renewal — helping us breathe again during seasons of reckoning, grief, and uncertainty.

In addition to his newest release, a variety of Dr. Jaiya John’s other published books will be available for purchase at the event.

Learn more about Jaiya at jaiyajohn.com and on Instagram where he shares daily medicine words.

🍽️ Community + Hospitality

Enjoy soul food with vegan options and coffee from City BBQ & Grind at The Lab.
Meet Jaiya. Take photos. Get your book signed.
Be soul-fed in Loving community.

🤝 Presented By

Unearth and Empower Communities

This gathering also serves as an activation event for the Compton Healing Justice & Innovation Coalition.

In partnership with the Robert Ellis Simon Foundation.

🌿 Ticket Information

🎟️ $0 – Community Access (Free RSVP)

Join us for Power to the People: A Morning of Revolution, Resistance & Collective Caretaking.

Includes:
• Yoga with Bobby (9:00 AM)
• Spoken Word Poetry Reading + Q&A
• Book Signing Access

Free community gathering. Reservation required.

🍽️ $25 – Soul Food Supporter

Nourish your body while feeding the movement.

Includes:
• Full event access (Yoga + Reading)
• One BBQ Plate from City BBQ & Catering (vegan options available)

Perfect for those who want to come hungry and leave inspired.

📚 $30 – Literary Supporter

Carry the medicine home with you.

Includes:
• Full event access
• One copy of Wildflowers Praying at Midnight by Dr. Jaiya John
• Book signing opportunity

Reserve your copy in advance.

🔥 $50 – Power Package (BBQ + Book)

Feed your body. Feed your spirit.

Includes:
• Full event access
• One BBQ Plate
• One copy of Wildflowers Praying at Midnight
• Priority book signing access

Best value option.

💛 Collective Care Contribution (Custom Amount)

Support Unearth and Empower Communities and the Compton Healing Justice & Innovation Coalition.

For those who believe in revolution rooted in care. Your contribution helps sustain healing-centered programming at The Lab.

Includes:
• Event access
• Acknowledgment of support
• Post-event impact update

📞 Contact: Sara Bomani at (310) 625-9571
📧 Email: sara@unearthandempower.org

✊🏾 Power to the People

A Morning of Revolution, Resistance & Collective Caretaking with Dr. Jaiya John (free tickets available)