Celestial: A Giving Tuesday Campaign Honoring Amiya and Uplifting Sagacity Leaders
2025-11-21 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | Amazon Community Center, MLI 2700 Hilyard St, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
✨ About Celestial

Celestial is Simply Youth Institute’s 2025 Giving Tuesday campaign, created in loving memory of Amiya Varble (she/they) — a recent graduate of our Sagacity Leadership Program for teen girls navigating foster care, homelessness, and mental health challenges.
Amiya was a poet, visionary, and truth-teller who believed that young people don’t just need services — they need to be seen, heard, and supported.
This campaign is our promise to carry her light forward — and to invest in healing-centered spaces for girls like her.
Join us for Celestial: A Celebration of Amiya’s Light — a special community gathering to honor the voice, vision, and artistry of Amiya Varble (she/they), a Sagacity graduate whose work continues to inspire a movement.
This event will take place in the same space where Amiya released her book, Her Voice Discovered. We will honor her legacy through:

Readings of her poetry and prose
Youth-led tributes and reflections
An altar and gallery space featuring her art and words
Copies of Her Voice Discovered available to view and share

This is not a conclusion — it is a continuation of the light Amiya gave us. All are welcome to join in this space of remembrance, resilience, and rising.
Open to youth, families, community members, and those committed to healing-centered spaces.
Bring your presence. Bring your prayers. Bring your promise to carry the light forward.
