Claiming sanctuary is a radical emancipatory act that confronts systems of denial and oppresses the liberatory process by affirming our right to self-determination and autonomy. It is a reclamation of our right to spirituality and relationship, to defy status quo structures and replace them with enriching and regenerative principles of co-creation. Claiming sanctuary breaks open spaces of communal resonance and opens us up to the possibility of a more mutualistic way of being—one that respects the generative capacity of diverse perspectives, puts the collective wisdom at the centre of decision-making processes, and re-centres our entire lives in the rhythms of inter-relatedness.

See also: making sanctuary, claiming sanctuary, intergenerational trauma, racial justice, late-stage capitalism