a space for healing, for reckoning, for hope
PA emerged from a hard truth: cycles of violence continue when we ignore those who cause harm. We work where care and harm often co-exist; in queer, poor, displaced, and other othered communities...creating space for accountability that’s grounded in healing, not punishment.
We don’t excuse harm; we face it, name it, and interrupt it. With empathy, courage, and community.
In many communities, harm happens quietly.
It is rarely talked about... and even more rarely written down.
Survivors often suffer in silence. And those who cause harm are pushed away
— with no real path to take responsibility or make things right.
But when we ignore harm or just punish it, nothing really changes. Without stories,
we can’t see the full picture. Without real tools for healing, the cycle keeps going.
“For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity?”
– Bell Hooks
PA was born from this void. We create alternative routes to healing and justice — not to replace law, but to offer what law currently does not: dignity, restoration, and truth-telling.
At PA, we believe in letting things air out. Stories, shame, grief... the hard things. Not to dwell, but to breathe. To soften what’s been hidden. To begin again, together.
Healing can’t happen in the dark. So we create spaces where things can hang in the open, and still be held with care.
Harm doesn’t fix itself… and silence isn’t safety. At PA, we believe intervention isn’t about punishment, it’s about interrupting cycles of violence with empathy, and community accountability.
Our interventions meet people at different stages: before harm is done, while it’s unfolding, and after it’s happened using support groups, emotional literacy, and creative recovery.
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We start by helping individuals and communities recognize various forms of harm and violence, including the systemic factors (e.g., patriarchy, gendered power imbalances) that contribute to these behaviors.
Through confidential support groups and courses, individuals who have caused harm engage in self-reflection, take accountability, and are provided with the tools to transform their behavior.
PA employs restorative and transformative practices to address harm. This includes creating spaces for survivors to share their experiences, facilitating dialogues between those harmed and those who caused harm, and promoting healing through community support.
We engage with communities to raise awareness about the impact of harm and violence, promote cultural change, and foster a collective commitment to creating safer and more equitable environments.
We listen deeply
to people’s lived experiences
including hard truths.
Then, we build small-scale models
of what’s possible.
We test these models
with the people we serve
We incorporate any changes suggested
This is how we stay accountable to the people we serve.
We reflect on what we’ve learned
and share it with the community.
We iterate again and again
until we’ve created something that works.
we hold community spaces that uphold truth
250+ people have engaged in our healing spaces,
sharing truth, learning accountability,
and shifting what justice can look like.
we've facilitate reflection and repair
From intimate support groups
to public community gigs,
we’ve created room
for reflection,repair,
and safer ways to belong.
we collect data that drives the work
15+ direct reports,
60+ responses,
and 7 creative gigs,
all toward real change.
Whether you’re a survivor, remorseful perpetrator, or community member — there’s a role for you in this work.
