GIVING BACK

In the spirit of love & Recriprocity

my heart's Calling to service

In 2022, after just resigning from the purpose-based hemp products company that she co-founded and was CEO of, and also after her mother's sudden passing, Sheena spent time traveling solo, grieving, and asking Spirit for clarity. The message was clear, music and dance is how she is supposed to be showing up in service now... to work with these modalities for activism, healing, and awakening.

Sheena Medicina believes that the power of Music and Dance is not only limited to the experience that the dancer has, but that it can be a very powerful tool for giving back and doing good. Beyond her work supporting and uplifting more women in the music industry, she also supports & plays benefit events regularly to help support community causes that are important to her. Sheena Medicina is also committed to giving back 11% of her proceeds quarterly....and all of her events are designed to do good, with every event giving back a portion of proceeds to an aligned organization. She primarily contributes to small, grassroots style organizations where the contribution can really make a difference. The focus of giving is on things that are near to her heart like women & girls empowerment, psychedelic harm reduction, somatic trauma healing, regenerative agriculture, food policy & clean water.

Here are a few of the organizations that she has contributed to:

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Water For Life Global

Building a healthy & sustainable future for Guatemala, starting with clean water.

THE ELAKHA ALLIANCE

The Elakha Alliance is a 501(c)3 non-profit in Oregon. We were formed by tribal, nonprofit, and conservation leaders with a shared belief in a powerful vision: an Oregon coast 50 years from now where our children and grandchildren co-exist along with a thriving sea otter population and a robust and resilient marine ecosystem.

Our Mission: To restore a healthy population of sea otters to the Oregon coast and to thereby make Oregon’s marine and coastal ecosystem more robust and resilient.

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SeeKHer Foundation

SeekHer Foundation is on a mission to bridge the gender gap of mental health through advocacy, research, and support for emerging leaders who are impacting change in their local communities & beyond.

The Rotating Buffalo Fund

For the second quarter of 2022 I contributed to this incredible micro lending initiative called the Rotating Buffalo Fund through OneEarth.org in partnership with GroundSwell International.

This project focuses on women from the Dalit caste living in remote areas of Nepal. Decades of culturally instilled gender inequality and discrimination have made the situation especially difficult for women in this caste.

The participating women receive a no-interest, 2-year loan for the value of a milking buffalo, insured against loss. 10% of the milk produced is allotted for household consumption, which has a dramatic impact on household nutrition, especially for children. 90% is sold to a milk cooperative, which distributes 30% of the proceeds to the buffalo owners and 70% to the Fund until the original loan amount is repaid, after which 100% of the profit goes to the family. As soon as loan payments replenish the Fund’s capital, another buffalo is purchased, and the program is expanded to a new household.

The key to success is the incorporation of livestock into their agroecological farming systems and livelihoods. Livestock in general play a vital role in ecological farming systems around the world, and this is particularly true for milking buffalo in Nepal.

They help to recycle nutrients on farms, turning fodder into manure for compost to improve soil fertility; provide animal traction to pull plows to prepare land or carts to move crops and materials; provide milk to nourish families and for sale for income; serve as a ‘bank’ to increase family assets, and provide offspring to multiply benefits for current families and to pass on to other households.

BlackSheep

OUR FOREST FARMS REGENERATE THE JUNGLES & LOCAL ECONOMIES OF COSTA RICA. Blacksheep was formed in the spring of 2015 in the small village of Lanas de Puriscal, Costa Rica. Its founders are creating a formalized, replicable method of direct action against hyper-extractive industries in their local watershed and abroad.

Sacred Animal Sanctuary

A Care-for-Life SANCTUARY, where unwanted senior animals live out their lives in peace and serenity. A completely volunteer run 501c3 organization.

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She Said So

We are a global community of women, gender nonconforming people and allies in the music industry.

Columbia River Keeper

At Columbia River Keeper, the vision is a “Columbia River that unites people to fight for clean water, abundant fish and wildlife, and our climate.” Their Goals: IMPROVE water quality in the Columbia River PROTECT people’s health, habitat, fish, and wildlife from past, existing and proposed high-impact development, including fossil fuel developments. PROMOTE justice, equality, diversity, and inclusion in environmental decisions and our own actions. COMBAT climate change and other impacts of fossil fuel development by promoting clean energy and transitioning from fossil fuels. IMPLEMENT antiracist strategies and embrace the many ways environmentalism and social justice intersect. PURSUE authentic engagement with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals and communities who are disproportionately impacted by water and air pollution. You can find more information about who they are and you can get involved on their website, www.columbiariverkeeper.org.

Rose Haven

Twenty-five years ago, a seed was planted that has blossomed into one of the most important resources for thousands of our vulnerable neighbors in Portland. In 1997, Sr. Cathie Boerboom and her team spent months surveying women experiencing homelessness, hearing from them what they wanted and needed most. To their surprise, the resounding answers were relational rather than material. While void of so much, these women craved love, trust, and safety above all else. Their collective voice became the foundation for Rose Haven, and it continues to define our work today.

Rose Haven was the first of its kind 25 years ago, as the only agency serving women and children during the daytime hours. Today we remain the sole agency in Portland serving this population, addressing their need for safety, resources, and community connection.

The demand for our services has grown exponentially year after year. As our agency celebrates its silver anniversary, we hold everlasting gratitude for our founders, who could not have realized how significant Rose Haven would be in 2022. We are committed to continuing their legacy based on their original values, with Compassion, Individual Worth, Reconciliation, and Love in Action at the heart of our work.

https://rosehaven.org/