Garden of Peace, Inc.Upholding and affirming the lives and lived experiences of queer and/or trans folks of color.
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Art & Healing
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Our StoryGarden of Peace exists to celebrate and elevate the lived experiences of trans and queer folx, parents (caretakers), and families - centering Black/Indigenous/People of Color- through spacemaking, art and leadership development. We are proud to build upon and extend the legacies of Black trans and queer folx collectively shaping their lives, families, and communities with pride, honor, and dignity.
We design our work to heal the wounds of systemic and structural violence and oppression. We work to dismantle shame and isolation. We facilitate spaces to acknowledge and undo the wounding of individual, collective, and ancestral trauma. We unapologetically celebrate our lives and our gifts. |
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We remember and reveal our magic. We have a specific focus on young people, mothers, and caretakers, as we recognize there is no movement for justice without the people who take care of the future. Since our inception, we have committed to shifting the conversation to center and focus healing and affirming our lives — particularly folks at the intersections of multiple identities and layers of oppression. Through our work, we are shifting the focus of dialogue to include those who are the most invisible and vulnerable for violence, poverty, and isolation. We are bridging the gap between celebration and the need for continued advocacy for and by marginalized people with innovative programming that includes both.
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We are healing and amplifying voices and stories—human beings are not a monolith. We build and galvanize communities to combat the atomization of our families that have been largely affected by displacement, erasure, and terror. We accomplish this through initiatives within our organization and collaborations with other similarly focused organizations, like Tabernacle of Immaculate Perception; Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh; joINT Literary Magazine; Assemble Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh; Andy Warhol Museum; Conflict Kitchen; Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund; and, Pitt Law Center.
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Events
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