Located in Lake County and Native Pomo Land, at the foot of Mount Konocti, is the Amado Khaya Healing House.

In early 2019, a tiny parking lot sat idly on 967 Mission St. By the fall, Kultivate Labs — an economic development nonprofit and arts organization working to bolster San Francisco’s SOMA Pilipinas district — had transformed the space into a colorful, lush paradise for gathering and healing.

In honor of her late son, Rodriguez is establishing the Amado Khaya Foundation, a non-profit that seeks to support community organizers and foster a community based on wellness amid the nearly impossible task of helping make the world a safer, better place.

BAYAN USA gives the highest honors to our fallen kasama, Amado Khaya Canham Rodriguez, who died from health complications while in the Philippines.

22-year-old Amado Khaya Canham Rodriguez's death last August 4 comes two years after moving to the Philippines from the United States to further pursue his advocacy.