We exist to comprehensively address trauma,
protect our rights to safety, freedom, and joy,
& create new horizons for survivors.
Vision
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A world that fosters safety and freedom to be, with a culture of understanding and mutuality, where healing is led by survivors, trauma is transformed, and joy is claimed.
Mission
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To change the ecosystem of trauma and create new horizons for survivors through art and science by:
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Raising awareness and rewriting the narrative of trauma on survivors’ own terms through arts-based advocacy
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Deepening our understanding of trauma and making knowledge accessible through interdisciplinary research and creative outputs
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Equipping people with the knowledge to understand trauma and the skills to work sensitively with survivors through training and consultancy
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Supporting survivors to reclaim their power, heal, and transform trauma through survivor-led therapeutic arts
Beliefs
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We believe the most profound disruption we can do to a violent society is to create safety and mutuality.
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We believe that addressing trauma is a collective responsibility and an undertaking that benefits everyone individually, socially, culturally, and economically.
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We believe all trauma survivors can – and deserve to – heal and live freely, undefined by their experiences.
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We believe in a new healing narrative that is survivor-led, creative, embodied, and relational.
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We believe in a new narrative of trauma that restores power to survivors.
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We believe in the expertise of lived experience and the leadership of survivors.
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We believe in the continuity of trauma-informed practice and anti-oppressive practice.
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We believe in curious and bold crossovers between arts and sciences.
Values
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We welcome our whole human messy selves.
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We embody mutuality, reciprocity, and intersubjectivity.
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We place people’s safety, integrity, and wellbeing above all else.
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We do not compromise on trauma-sensitive practice.
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We protect survivors’ absolute ownership of their lived experiences.
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We fiercely embrace vulnerability and recognise it as raw strength.
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We make space for self-empowerment and
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We defy societal norms that are complicit to a
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We do not accept to break our authentic selves in order to fit social norms.
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We actively make space for diverse voices, different perspectives, and new ideas.
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We embrace complexity and engage in cross-disciplinary thinking and practice.
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We continuously hold space to reflect, question, learn, and evolve.
The most profound disruption we can do to a violent society is to create safety & mutuality.
