Sowing Wildflowers launched after months of intentional reflection, visioning, and practicing the ways we want to relate to and care for each other. We know that we are who we are today because of those who came before us, those who have sown into us the gift of hope and the spirit of collectivity. We know that survivors carry so much wisdom within us and we want to create an environment where we can encourage and support each other in growing and sharing our wisdom and experiences in the communities that matter most to us. Though we have waded through trauma and pain, we also want to prioritize the spread of joy, beauty, and the love that sustains us. We also welcome and expect the messiness that comes with unlearning harmful behaviors, resisting oppressive structures, and holding ourselves accountable to our values and to the people we are in community with. Our name is a reminder for us to honor our wisdom and the gifts within each of us. Our name is a call to action to push ourselves and those around us to create beautiful and bright futures by cultivating our wildest dreams into realities that are co-created through practice and collective care.

Our Strategy

  1. Caring for Black People: We are creating spaces for Black survivors to care for ourselves, one another, and our communities. We are designing avenues for connection, support, and healing for survivors of violence.

  2. Building Solidarity and Power: We are working to build solidarity and power through critical analyses around the various issues impacting Black survivors of interpersonal and state violence through intentional study, dialogue, and political education.

  3. Practicing Non-Carceral Responses: We are building the capacity of survivors of violence and our communities to practice violence interruption techniques to provide people with options that can reduce or eliminate reliance on law enforcement.

  4. Changing the Narrative: We are elevating narratives that challenge systems and expand understandings around violence and survivorship. Particularly through uplifting Black abolitionist survivor voices, we are pushing for systems change and demanding for our experiences to be acknowledged and honored in the anti-violence movement.