Letters to Peter
Join us for a letter writing gathering for Peter Mukuria, an incarcerated community member and artistic collaborator of The Healing Project.
The Healing Project is an arts organization originally conceived in 2014 by composer, multidisciplinary artist, and activist Samora Pinderhughes. What began as a small experiment of 10 interviews in Oakland, Richmond, and San Francisco soon expanded into a six-year process of recording testimonials from over 100 intergenerational voices across the country. These conversations reflect the complex realities of trauma in narrators’ communities while highlighting methods of care that help them survive, recover, and flourish. They serve as the thematic and sonic backbone of The Healing Project's work.
Part of that work includes hosting letter writing gatherings for our incarcerated community members, some of whom are among the original aforementioned narrator cohort. Peter Mukuria is one such narrator. An artist and activist challenging prison conditions from a facility in Virginia, he has recently been transferred to a new prison without explanation, blocked from communications and caged in solitary confinement. As we seek to secure Peter legal representation, we are gathering to send him letters that express our encouragement and solidarity.
Facilitator
The Healing Project partners with individuals impacted by structural violence* to create artistic works, collective healing spaces, and advocacy initiatives that drive narrative and systemic change. We envision a world built around healing rather than punishment, where systems of violence are replaced with systems of care.
*“Structural violence” is a framework describing the interlocking structures—economic, political, legal, religious, and cultural—that make individuals and communities vulnerable to harm.