Empowering BIPOC Communities
In Southern California & beyond
Our Values
ASCENDtials (pronounced “essentials”) equips people with problem-solving skills to help society transform and overcome societal obstacles originating from an oppressor/oppressed model and standard of living.
Areas of Impact
Programs & Events
From holding community events to providing learning sessions, ASCENDtials aims to improve society through our offerings. We provide tools for those wanting to overcome life’s obstacles.
Featured Events
The Ascendkemet farmers’ market
Picture this: a bustling hub of local produce, artisanal goods, holistic healing provisions and lively community spirit. We’ve crafted an experience that celebrates the bounty of the season while fostering connections among neighbors. Join us as we turn each market day into a vibrant celebration in San Diego. Everyone deserves fresh produce everyday!
Ascend to kemet fest
Immerse yourself in a diverse array of captivating workshops where we will delve into Kemetic Yoga, poetry, and artistic expression centering around holistic thinking, familial values, and knowledge of self.
Our Vendors
The mission of our ASCENDKemet Collective Certified Farmers’ Market is to represent the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) community of San Diego through its local vendors, farmers, and artisans.!
News & Upcoming Events
Internships!
ASCENDtials offers internships for post-secondary students or recent graduates with a passion for social justice and a desire to create lasting change. Our interns gain valuable skills in analytics, teamwork, and problem-solving while working in a fully online environment alongside volunteers from around the world. Join us and make a difference globally while enhancing your professional development.
Featured Events
Air
Night Sky Start Party
WILDCAT CANYON ROAD 1260 Wildcat Canyon Road, Lakeside, California 92040 United States
Fire
ASCEND to Kemet Fest
July 14 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
City Heights Performance Annex 3795 Fairmount Ave. San Diego, CA 92105
Water
Climate Cares Beach Cleanup @ Black’s Beach
9:15–11:30 a.m
Black’s Beach San Diego, CA 92037
Earth
Garden Workshop
July 27 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Sweetwater Community Garden
5354 Sweetwater Road Bonita, CA
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Become an ASCENDtials Member
ASCENDtials’ Giving Tuesday Campaign is centered on “how to think in oneness,” which explores our aim to get participants more involved in understanding themselves and their role in the environment. We achieve this through experiential learning sessions, workshops, and healing sessions, which provide insight and higher-level problem-solving tools for protecting and preserving the environment, nature, and humanity.
The idea is to raise awareness of our connection with nature and follow its symbols through the sacred geometry, nature’s cycles, and elements to help us in our journey towards knowing ourselves, our growth, health, and prosperity. While our connection with nature is unbreakable, it is getting thinner with some of our (un)conscious choices. We offer ways to strengthen this connection and train ourselves to create oneness with nature and each other.
Access to the quarterly newsletter
Invited to ASCENDtials events
Free Kemetic Yoga Bundle
Online email newsletter
ASCENDtials T-Shirt
ASCENDtials Tote Bag
KOSMelaninology™ Book Club
With the topic of mental health always in the news and its stigma across nations, we all must better understand what our education has taught us or not about our mental health. As highly melanated beings, we are affected severely by not knowing ourselves and not managing our overall health. “Knowing thyself” and understanding the role of Melanin in our lives is certainly part of that. To reject the knowledge and application of ideals our ancient ancestors left for us is in itself anti-blackness and widely alarming. Although we are all unique, our collective behavior has caused a significant detriment to our health. In my opinion, we must prioritize "knowing thyself," which is written above many structures in ancient Kemet, and why not embrace our ancestors’ wisdom so that we might save ourselves from our current identity crisis of "whiteness."
