Children (criic), the women from the Mothers’
Healing Circles who have lost children to incar-
ceration and gun violence, and the Young Women’s
Group, the newest program for women.
With the help and direction of pbmr’s teaching
artist, Alberto Alaniz, the women gave suggestions
of the words and images that come to mind when
they think of the women of pbmr. The answers were
as varied as the women themselves: unity, strength,
love, hearts and stars, peace signs, mother and child.
Then representatives from each program consulted
with Alberto and together the group came up with
the image for the wall. A few weeks later, over 20
women gathered at the Mother Brunner House to
paint in the image.
You’d think a room full of 20 women, ranging
from ages 6 to 80, painting a huge space with lots of
color would be a chaotic scene, but the space had a
peaceful, collaborative, and happy feel.
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