Galentines for Gaza - 3RD Annual Fundraiser Event
Sunday February 8th at 11 am
$100 from each Ticket will be donated to our Fundraiser with Droplets of Mercy & Centre for Peace's latest (at home) project to help Gazan refugees have safety in Ontario with housing that they can afford with an entire community built on over 15 acres of land. This year for Saira's 3RD annual fundraiser 'Galentines for Gaza', $100 of your event ticket purchase will be donated to the 'Village of Hope' community project right here in Ontario!
A chance to restore the feeling of safety, security and support for refugees.
Be our Galentine - Join us for brunch in Mississauga at a beautiful studio.
Event flow:
1050 am - Arrive at our studio in Mississauga
& Portraits by Kenda
11 15 am - Welcome & 'Village of Hope' project brief
11 30 am - Guided meditation Sound therapy
11 45 - Reflection
12 pm - Nourishing brunch & Fateha (prayer) provided by East Tea Can
& Portraits by Kenda
1 pm - 'Embroidery as Ritual' Workshop by Saira, Breath of Henna
250 pm - 'Galentines Group Portrait & Final letters'
3 pm - Closing ceremony
A love letter from Saira..
Since 2023, Saira has devoted her artistic education and holistic ritual practices to gathering community around her birthday and Valentine’s season—not in celebration of romance, but in reverence for presence. What began during the pandemic as a virtual love letter became, over time, embodied spaces of pause, stillness, and remembrance. Through these gatherings, she has raised over $15,000 in collective care, weaving art and intention into tangible support since 2023. Though she does not believe in Valentine’s Day, she believes deeply in the power of creating sacred spaces—where warmth is created through cultural items, florals as adornment, and where beauty is reclaimed through cultural arts & ancestral traditions. This is where breath softens resistance into devotion. With embroidery, sound, prayer, meditation, and art made with repetitive patterning, she reminds us: when practice is carried with heart, energy, and intention, it can soothe our nervous system — and ritual becomes a daily practice towards embodying clarity in acts of leadership. Join us for a day of restoration with breathwork, meditation, sufi rituals, fateha (prayer over brunch), art therapy workshop, & receive a beautiful portrait of yourself from Kenda Alyakobi.
With your help, Breath of Henna & CO. will be able to support the Village of Hope project to help build affordable shelter for refugees in Ontario. Last year, with the support of her community and allies, she raised $3,000 to help restore a children’s hospital in Northern Gaza; this year, her intention is to restore a sense of safety and security for families in need right here in Ontario. While housing alone cannot heal everything, it is a vital first step toward stability, trust, and collective care. Their goal is to have over 25-50 homes ready over the next 12-15 months inshallah.
To my teams over the last two years, thank you.
This year, we have 2 incredible Palestinian women creators and community builders alongside Saira to raise $5,000 before February 5th with the support of Creators, & sponsors to bring Saira's vision to LIFE in full bloom.
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About the Artist & Creative Director
Photo by Tara Noelle, Toronto
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Saira Hussain is a professionally trained Artist from OCADU, Registered Art Therapist (qualifying) Adler University, and Consultant. Founder of Breath of Henna, a creative events and cultural arts platform rooted in ritual, compassion, and connection she has adorned over 850,000 people since 2015. She works from Toronto, but has facilitated retreats, adorned in bridal & event henna for destination weddings and events. She is breaking a Guinness World Record on Sunday May 3rd 2026 in York Region. Her work as an Art Director has been featured on Netflix with the Toronto family, Chandan Fashion on season 1, ep. 9 on the show Bollywed and Get Up Aisha as the set designer. Through Breath of Henna, Saira works with individuals, institutions, and global brands—offering both exquisite bridal henna and thoughtfully designed cultural art experiences. Her work extends beyond adornment: she has re-contextualized the 8,000-year-old tradition of henna into educational workshops in partnership with cities, cultural organizations, and wellness spaces, as well as exclusive brand and art activations for PR and experiential campaigns. Saira’s practice is grounded in mindfulness, emotional safety, and reverence for life’s transitions. Through one-to-one sessions, group workshops, and facilitated experiences, she supports women in moments of birth, marriage, divorce, prenatal care, grief and loss, and end-of-life hospice care—using art as a gentle, stabilizing language when words fall short. Known for her professionalism, discretion, and calming presence, Saira creates environments where clients feel seen, supported, and held with integrity. Her work leaves a lasting impression—inviting stillness, self-compassion, and remembrance of self during life’s most significant passages. |
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