Tony (he/him) is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, he received a BFA in fine art painting from UC Berkeley, and completed post graduate studies with curricular emphasis on the performing arts of theatre and music at CSU East Bay. He has enjoyed a 42 year career of teaching visual and performing arts, primarily at Saint Mary’s College High School in Berkeley, California, and being the Artistic Director for 60+ theatrical productions. In addition, he has developed and directed multiple performance programs for many schools and community organizations throughout the East Bay with the Theatrical Directors for the City of Oakland Dramatic Arts program, through the Oakland Parks and Recreation Department for a total of 10 years since 1980.

As a performer he is a recipient of a Bay Area Theatre Critic’s Circle Award for acting, and a National College Theatre Award winner as Performer, Musical Director, and Composer of Original Music for a production of “OEDIPUS REX,”performed at the Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington D.C.

An Afro-Dominican, queer single mother, raised in unceded Lenape territory aka Harlem and grounded in unceded Ohlone Territory aka Oakland since 2004. She founded Reclaiming Our Own Transcendence (RooT) in 2018 to support people who have caused harm, been impacted by harm, and are survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence without engaging the punitive system of mass incarceration.

RooT offers collective accountability and wellness experiences for survivors and those who have caused harm, along with capacity building support for communities who have experienced rupture. Her facilitation and training experiences are rooted in fourteen years of secondary and college-level teaching and teacher training work, in the Bay Area and New York City.

Her previous work as a rape crisis counselor for SF WAR, a facilitator of creative writing workshops for survivors of violence, and her personal experience as a CSA and IPV survivor, inform her current commitments to end our attachments to coercive violence. She has also published essays and narratives on motherhood, sexuality, self accountability, and Black feminism.

Sage Tran (they/them) is a queer Vietnamese filmmaker and touring speaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are one of the co-founders of SunKissed Productions - an independent queer Asian film collective. Sal’s work is rooted within the power of storytelling in film, visual and performative art.

They focus on mental health advocacy work within queer trans Asian Pacific Islander (QTAPI) communities. Their work has been featured in UC Berkeley's Queer & Asian Conference, National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), Seattle Transgender Film Festival, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) Conference, NYC Queer Asian Short Films, As[I]Am Magazine, UC Santa Barbara - Queer Trans People of Color Conference and many more.

Eugenia Suh-Young Park is the daughter of Korean immigrants, now residing on Ohlone territory, SF Bay Area. As a somatic healing practitioner + embodiment educator, she is committed to supporting BIPOC in transmuting trauma into liberated living, through inhabiting our bodies (personal and collective) with more ease, connection, friendliness, and resilience.

Eugenia holds degrees in psychology and dance from UC Berkeley, along with years of training in yoga, craniosacral + massage therapy, and Somatic Experiencing, a trauma healing modality. She trusts deeply in the healing powers of safe connection and touch, whether that's the touch of awareness, heart, breath, physical, or energetic/ancestral. She brings a compassionate presence, playfulness, and embodied care to meet and support bodies right where they are...and then the magic begins!

Eugenia enjoys showing up with the local community through Asian Health Services, GoodGoodEatz, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, API Healing Collective, and EBMC (East Bay Meditation Center) POC Sangha. She is thrilled to be a founding member of a new BIPOC healing collective of bodyworkers, traditional Chinese medicine, intuitive + somatic healers, and more. Yet to be named and more to come...

Madaly Love (they/them) is currently based out of unceded Lisjan Ohlone Territory. They are a curanderx, addiction recovery coach, entheogenic guide, quantum energy healer, community leader, environmental justice advocate, and all around chingonx (bad-ass)! They are committed to trauma-informed facilitation and believe that you are your own best healer. Madaly's ancestors come from Mexico -- with roots in Zacatecas and Michoacán. They feel connected to their Chichimec, Nahua-Otomi, & Purepecha roots, and hold space for the Spanish roots too.Madaly shares their work through the form of 1:1 and group cacao ceremonies, 1:1 coaching, healing energy work with reiki and sound alchemy, transformational hikes in nature, sober dance events, and mindful meditations. Madaly has been in a deep study with cacao for 6 years. Cacao found Madaly when they first got sober

Madaly is a reiki master teacher and has been practicing for 4 years. They are a trained addiction recovery coach and entheogenic integration coach, and have been practicing for 3 years. They also have a potent background in bay area non-profit work by: connecting local CA farmer to food swamps areas, teaching trauma-informed mindfulness to young people ages 4 - 17, operationalizing and implementing systems/resources to support abolition movement organizers.

Dominique (she, her) is a Black Queer femme and Bay Area native dedicated to transforming trauma and violence into opportunities of freedom. For the past decade, she has been honored to learn & share liberatory tools for healing. Her former work as the Healing Justice Program Director at Community United Against Violence supported low income to no income queer and Trans survivors of intimate partner violence, hate violence and police violence through direct service and organizing. At CUAV, she provided peer counseling, seasonal healing programs, mentorship and community trainings.

Her relationship to spirit and the natural world guides her work. She is the founder of Black Seeds Project, where she provides private and group sessions outdoors. Through these offerings, she weaves her studies in psychology, ecotherapy, mindfulness and trauma informed yoga to explore deeper intimacy. Each session is tailored to specific needs around emotional and spiritual health. Her heart swells thinking about the courage it takes to accept the invitation of building an authentic relationship with self, community and mama earth.

Lory Rivera (she/her) is a Borikua born and raised in Boriken (colonially known as Puerto Rico). She is an artist, a writer, and a proud chicken mom. Lory holds a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and has written and published short stories and essays on womanhood, queerness, and the fight for liberation. As an artist, she has created murals and revolution pieces that showcase the drive and determination of her people and honor her indigenous ancestors. As a queer femme who has experienced the impacts of violence in her personal life, she has dedicated herself to uplifting those who have walked similar paths.

She began organizing at a young age, working with her community to set up potlucks, health fairs, and food and supply drives to promote mutual support and community care. In her professional life, Lory has dabbled in education management, leading programs for underserved youth in TN geared to empower them through the development of life skills, social-emotional development, and restorative justice practices.

Amari Ayomide is a Black trans and queer individual whose life is a profound testament to navigating multiple intersecting identities with grace and resilience. Embracing the intersections of disability, Blackness, parenting, neurodivergence, and poverty, Amari's journey is a beacon of compassionate care and transformative accountability. They approach each relationship with a deep understanding of the unique paths that individuals walk, advocating for restorative justice and disability justice in all their interactions. Amari’s dedication to empowering others is underscored by their extensive training in peer counseling and recovery coaching, stemming from a personal journey through substance use disorder. Their path to recovery has profoundly shaped their commitment to supporting others, driving them to seek out grassroots, QTBIPOC-led educational resources to further their skills. This non-traditional approach to learning reflects their resilience and determination to overcome barriers in access to conventional education. By integrating these experiences into their practice, Amari not only enriches their own understanding but also builds stronger, more inclusive support networks. Their journey is a testament to the transformative power of lived experience and the importance of community-led education in fostering meaningful change. Through their work, Amari illustrates that compassion and resilience are key to forging connections and creating meaningful change at the crossroads of multiple marginalizations.

Tanya Hernández (she/her/hers) has passionately advocated for justice-involved youth and families for over two decades, cultivating spaces where meaningful conversations and family-centered solutions flourish. Her journey as a passionate advocate and facilitator has deeply influenced communities through her multifaceted roles. As a curator of sacred space, she orchestrates transformative healing circles and retreats. These gatherings serve as sanctuaries where participants come together in the spirit of healing and personal growth. Guided by her profound connection to spirit as a Santera and spiritual elder, Tanya infuses these gatherings with ceremony, storytelling, emphasizing ancestral and generational healing. In Buffalo, NY, Tanya plays a pivotal role as the facilitator of the Generational Healing Clinic, where she provides community access to holistic healing practices rooted in ancestral wisdom. This initiative offers a crucial opportunity for folk to pause, breathe, and connect with ancestral practices. Tanya Hernández proudly identifies as being of Borinken descent, reflecting her deep connection to her roots and the cultural richness of her heritage. Her work continues to resonate profoundly, creating spaces where healing, justice, and spiritual growth intersect, fostering empowerment and resilience within the communities she serves.

I do this work because it deepens my own connection with my history, and my ancestors. I walk beside folks as they birth a new next level to themselves. Walking through the fire alongside folks also allows is a sacred experience and I am extremely grateful that so many have trusted me in the process. I am merely a conduit to spirit and where spirit leads me, and the tools spirit chooses to give me is the work that I do, and I am forever grateful and humbled to see where spirit takes me. Jackie Council (she/her/ella) a dedicated wife and mother to 3 beautiful children. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in rural Pennsylvania. A multi-trauma survivor and Trans-National Adoptee. Jackie has a unique tale that has led her to become a passionate advocate and creator of brave spaces for folks to show up in their true authentic selves. She has dedicated her life’s work to assisting survivors of violence, and healing from generational trauma. For over a decade she has created and advocated for brave spaces for survivors to show up and tell their stories, being the voice when they could not find theirs. She is the owner of Lega-C Healing by Jackie and Founder of the former Altagracia House of Healing a non-profit that was dedicated to assisting survivors of Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking. Her previous work as a Rape Crisis Counselor for Survivor Support Services/PPGNY and as a Domestic Violence Advocate combined with personal life experience has given her the tools to navigate a multitude of spaces. Jackie is working to continuously practice radical self-love as resistance.

Bini Sebastian (she/her), PhD is an Indian American queer woman, child of immigrants, artist, and psychologist. She views mental health through a multicultural, biopsychosocial-spiritual lens and her clinical interests include identity development, trauma, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ health, grief and loss, intimacy, creativity, and religion and spirituality. Bini has worked in university counseling centers, integrative behavioral health settings, and community mental health. She most enjoys collaborating with local leaders, healers, educators, and artists to co-create decolonized spaces for mind-body-spirt healing. Bini loves interweaving her identities as a South Asian woman, psychologist, and visual artist to create art that is reflective of healing, liberation, and transcendence, a.k.a. artivism. In her free time, Bini loves practicing yoga, writing poetry, and singing.