🔥Join Warriorside Around the Fire🔥

3rd Annual Storytelling Ceremony & Fundraiser

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2026

Time: 6:30 PM PST

Location: UC San Diego Park & Market, 1100 Market Street, Downtown San Diego

This is not a show. This is not a performance. This is a celebration of the path of life itself as told by the ones who have walked through the fire.

Join Warriorside for an evening of deep presence, sacred truth, and community as elite Veterans take the stage to share raw, unvarnished experiences of war, vulnerability, and personal transformation. Shaped through Warriorside's conscious storytelling framework, each story is an invitation to feel deeply- not just into their journey but into your own.

Connection is the most powerful medicine on earth. In the process of creating and developing these stories, our Veterans are able connect more deeply with the self. In sharing these stories with you, they connect more deeply with community- and that is the medicine of Warriorside.

In a world that rewards silence, distraction, and inauthentic appearance, Warriorside offers something deeper: Authentic Vulnerability in pursuit of conscious being. You will witness stories that shake you, soften you, and remind you of what it truly means to be human.

Fueling the 2027 Vision

This annual Ceremony & Gala serves as our primary fundraising movement. Every purchased and dollar gifted directly fuels our 2027 training season and funds our upcoming 2027 Warrior Poets In Scotland Retreat & Documentary Filming.

Come sit with us. Witness courage. Share in community. Leave with a piece of yourself reflected back in fire light. And know that healing never happens in isolation.

"Let's Talk Over Fire"

Storytellers:

Samantha Juan US Army and SEAL Team 6 Operator
Robert Newson Retired Navy SEAL and Cancer Fighter
Noah Galloway- US Army, Author & Motivator
Amanda Galloway- Military Spouse & Mindfulness Practitioner
Michael Giardina- US Navy Veteran & Athlete
Zoey Chen- US Army Veteran and Chinese Medicine Practitioner

Important Event Details & Container Guidelines

Space Holding & Emotional Triggers: Content presented may stir or trigger difficult emotions. This is intentional. Triggers are welcome here, and dedicated space-holding support will be available on-site throughout the evening.
Ticket Policy: All ticket sales are final and non-refundable. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, 100% of proceeds directly fund this event, participant training, and ongoing operations.

Support the Mission

Help bring this transformative work to more veterans and first responders:

Tax-Deductible Direct Donations: givebutter.com/warriorside
Sponsorships & Program Details: Visit warriorside.org

Warriorside Storytelling Ceremony & Fundraiser

Veterans Connecting Through Story

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