Land Acknowledgement

Mend acknowledges that Oklahoma rests on the ancestral lands of many Indigenous nations and is now home to 39 tribal nations. We honor their enduring connection to this land and affirm the sovereign rights of Indigenous peoples. We also recognize that the United States as a whole was built upon the homelands of hundreds of Indigenous nations, and we stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples globally—in their resilience, sovereignty, and living traditions.

Mend Core Values

1. Truth-Telling & Restorative Justice: We speak truth and find peace. Repair is impossible without truth. We name harm, listen deeply, and walk toward justice—not to punish, but to restore wholeness.

2. Mutual Flourishing: We seek not domination but wholeness for all. Mutual flourishing entails rejecting hierarchies and co-creating spaces where everyone has access to what they need to thrive.

3. Embracing Belonging: We are all sacred. We actively nurture environments where all people are valued, affirmed, and protected. We do not have to earn our place here. We belong. We cultivate spaces where authenticity is welcomed, and rest is honored. We care for the work as a gardener cares for a garden, not by being perfect, but by loving the soil, the seed, and each plant.

4. Embodied Peacemaking: Our peace is not the absence of conflict—it is the presence of justice. We practice a positive peace rooted in the body, and in solidarity with those on the margins. Peacemaking is not passive but brave, daring, and rooted in love.

5. Creativity & Sacred Imagination: We believe in the prophetic power of rest, the arts, and dreaming. Our work is not only administrative—it is liminal. We make room for wonder, play, beauty, and mystery. We invite others into sacred rest, embodied wisdom, interconnectedness, restorative justice, and wholeness.