help 2 brown trans ppl learn martial arts & move

Niko & Xochitl need to learn self defense to survive, ground, and protect ourselves as we move through this world standing in and creating our truth. We are constantly positioned in sites of colonial violence; we are habitually hate-crimed, have nearly no financial familial support, struggle with our mental health daily, and fear for our safety when alone.

Recently, a healer, who is also a professor, advised the use of a martial arts as a method of coping and healing.

We wish to release the violence, pain, and anger projected onto us by this world in healthy and productive ways and this is a huge part of that goal.

This money would pay for our classes for one year, but we plan to continue training!

We are in desperate need of community support in order to have the funds and time to dedicate to this art and life skill that will give us more freedom and agency to stand up for oursleves and ultimately many others.

Our ability to urgently raise the money to learn martial arts, is unimaginably vital to our physical and mental survival, health, and healing.

It would mean so much if you could share with your family/friends and encourage others to donate:)

sending bliss and gratitude your way .•°