About Survivor Theatre Project
Survivor Theatre Project began in 2008 as a theatre organization to bring the issues of sexual violence into public discourse. Over the past 15 years, it evolved to offer arts-based workshops, healing resources, and artistic mentorship to Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), queer & trans-folk, women, non-binary, and disabled survivors who seek healing, support & affirmation.
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Guided by a healing justice framework, Survivor Theatre Project's mission is to empower survivors with the tools to heal from sexual violence through artistic expression, social justice activism, community, & empowerment.
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Fiscally sponsored and in partnership with Cambridge Women’s Center, ourprograms have been generously supported by state and local funding organizations and by committed donors.

Guiding Principles
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We create safer, empowering, trauma-informed, artistic spaces for survivors of sexual violence.
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We resist all forms of violence: sexual, physical, mental, emotional, verbal, ritual violence & abuse.
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Queer and Trans, Disabled, Black, Indigenous, and of Color survivors lead our organization and our liberation movement.
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We are a collective of multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-caste, intergenerational survivors that practice shared, horizontal leadership.
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We believe creativity is a powerful and dynamic tool of resistance and resilience that has the capacity to bring an end to sexual violence.
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We know that white supremacy, cis-hetero-patriarchy, colonialism, imperialism and dehumanization of all kinds is the root cause of sexual violence.
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We demand economic justice and claim abundance for survivors and artists.
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We recognize that survivors can have a history of surviving violence, and still experience structural privileges.
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We believe that when we break the silence on sexual violence and all of its insidious forms, we are more able to dream up a safer and freer world for ourselves and future generations.
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We build solidarity with other survivor-led organizations and liberation struggles to oppose all forms of violence & oppression. We utilize creative models of community organizing and action.
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We practice community-based, participatory models to collectively define solutions to eradicate sexual violence at its root.
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We practice an embodied sense of consent in all aspects of what we do, how we show up, and what we create.
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We believe our bodies carry knowledge that guides us to freedom.
Past Programming
2016-2024
Healing Through Creative Arts
The Healing Through Creative Arts monthly workshop series offered facilitated experiences for survivors to deepen their healing within the community. Facilitators offered a wide range of expressive art forms depending on their particular skills and what has guided their own healing paths. Modalities included visual/creative arts, music (drumming, singing, songwriting), movement/yoga, drama, writing/journaling, as well as other intuitive expressive forms.
2022-2024
Restoring Individual Self Expression in Community
RISE inC is an education, creativity, and wellness program for youth. It began in the Spring of 2022 and was offered in partnerships with Alianza and Girls Inc of Holyoke, MA. This program offers a series of creative-radical-healing and collective movements workshops facilitated by seasoned artists and educators providing tools and support for self care, exploration and expression: art, music, creative expression, writing/poetry, yoga, meditation, community dialogues, knowledge for power sessions and zine making.
Ongoing
La Femme Expression
“I Feel…Therefore I am.” An open mic bi-annual event bringing femme performance art / creative expression on the platform. Created and hosted by I-SHEA with special guests.
2016 - 2020
This is a collection of photos and past offerings from STP's Touring Company, as well as video messages from 2020.
