Survivor-Centered Programming
Domestic Violence / Survivor-Centered Programming
Poetry, performance, and guided conversation centered on survivor voice, safety, boundaries, family impact, healing, and meaningful support.
Performance · Workshops · Programs · Community
Bring AJ P.R. Into the Room.
Poetry can begin the conversation. Performance can make people feel it. A workshop can give someone the courage to find their own words.
De’Ashia Wallace works with schools, libraries, colleges, nonprofits, museums, cultural organizations, youth programs, advocacy groups, and community initiatives to build programs around the people who will actually be in the room.
In-person and virtual opportunities can be discussed.
Start with the audience. Build the experience from there.
Start Here
What kind of organization are you planning for?
Choose your setting and the program catalog below will narrow to the strongest starting points.
Signature Programs
Choose the conversation.
Programs can be shaped around age, audience, setting, available time, and the goals of the organization. No public pricing is listed because each engagement begins with the actual event.
Trauma-Informed Programming
Sexual Assault Survivor Support
Survivor-centered poetry and conversation focused on listening, believing, safety, agency, boundaries, support, and the long reality of healing.
Youth & Advocacy
Child Abuse Prevention / Child Advocacy
Programming about childhood adversity, protection, family systems, the experiences children carry, and the responsibility adults and communities have to create safer spaces.
Identity & Community
Black Youth, Black Men, Policing & Community
A literary and community-centered program examining Black boyhood, manhood, stereotypes, identity, policing, assumptions, belonging, and humanity.
Violence Prevention
Gun Violence / Community Violence Prevention
Spoken word and community programming about the human consequences of violence, youth vulnerability, grief, identity, prevention, and the lives behind the statistics.
Recovery & Family
Addiction, Recovery & Family Impact
Poetry and conversation about substance use, family relationships, love, anger, uncertainty, recovery, and what addiction can ask of the people surrounding it.
Caregiving & Memory
Cancer, Caregiving, Grief & Family Memory
A deeply personal program about illness, caregiving, anticipatory grief, family memory, faith, and what remains after loss.
Education & Literacy
Youth Education, Literacy, Writing & Identity
Writing and spoken-word programming helping young people explore voice, identity, memory, experience, literacy, and creative confidence.
Culture & Literature
Black History Month / Black Literary Arts
Poetry, performance, and literary conversation centered on Black voice, memory, family, identity, artistic expression, history, and contemporary lived experience.
Literary Programming
Library & Literary Programming
Author talks, readings, writing workshops, book-centered conversations, literary events, and community programs for readers and writers.
Grief & Healing
Grief, Healing, Family & Resilience
Poetry and conversation about what people carry after loss: memory, unfinished words, family bonds, regret, survival, comfort, and continuing.
Arts & Culture
Music / Hip-Hop / Artist Programming
Programming at the intersection of poetry, recording, spoken word, music, hip-hop, performance, and artistic identity.
Choose by Theme
Planning around a month, issue, or community need?
Choose a theme and the program catalog will narrow to relevant options.
What a Visit Can Look Like
There is no single required format.
Start with the audience and the goal. The visit can be shaped from there.
01
Single Performance
A focused spoken-word appearance for an assembly, conference, awareness program, cultural event, or literary gathering.
02
Performance + Q&A
Featured work followed by conversation about writing, lived experience, artistic process, or the program theme.
03
Workshop + Reading
Participatory writing or storytelling work combined with a reading or spoken-word performance.
04
Multi-Session Residency
Extended programming with room for writing, revision, reflection, conversation, and performance.
05
Staff / Professional Conversation
A facilitated conversation for educators, program staff, advocates, or community professionals.
06
Larger Themed Program
A customized experience combining poetry, workshop, conversation, book elements, panel discussion, or partner participation.
What Audiences Leave With
Outcome first.
An organization is not only asking what De’Ashia can perform. It is asking what the audience will experience and what conversation the program will make possible.
Language for difficult experiences
Poetry creates another way
to approach grief,
trauma, identity,
family, violence,
survival, recovery,
and healing.
A more human conversation
Complex issues move beyond
statistics and abstract language
toward people,
relationships,
memory,
and lived consequence.
Permission to create
Students and participants see
that voice does not need to sound
academic or polished
before it can matter.
Connection without simplification
The work makes room
for reflection,
recognition,
dialogue,
and difficult questions
without forcing a neat ending.
Best-Fit Audiences
Built for more than one kind of room.
Programming can be adapted around audience, age group, environment, program theme, and the goals of the host organization.
Schools
Libraries
Colleges & Universities
Youth Organizations
Nonprofits
Community Groups
Museums
Cultural Organizations
Advocacy Organizations
Public-Health Programs
Hospitals & Caregiver Programs
Literary Organizations
Conferences
City / Community Initiatives
Working Together
A simple booking process.
Step 1
Tell Her About the Event
Share the organization, audience, location, preferred date, and basic event information.
Step 2
Identify the Goal
What conversation do you want the audience to experience?
Step 3
Shape the Program
Performance, workshop, reading, Q&A, panel, or custom elements can be discussed.
Step 4
Confirm the Details
Finalize date, format, logistics, honorarium, travel support, and any book needs.
Booking FAQ
Before you reach out.
Does De’Ashia travel?
Travel can be discussed based on the location, date, schedule, scope of the program, and available travel support. Include city and state in your inquiry.
Are virtual programs available?
Yes. Virtual readings, conversations, interviews, workshops, panels, and selected custom programs can be discussed.
What audience sizes work?
Programming can be considered for classrooms, small workshops, community groups, and larger event audiences. The format should match the audience size and desired interaction.
Can a program be customized?
Yes. The strongest starting point is the audience and the conversation the organization wants to create. Programming can then be shaped around age, setting, goals, time, and theme.
Can performance and workshop elements be combined?
Yes. A program can combine spoken-word performance, reading, Q&A, writing activity, workshop, panel, or facilitated conversation.
Are books available for group or bulk purchase?
Include book-purchase interest in the inquiry so available options can be discussed as part of program planning.
Can content be adapted for younger audiences?
Yes, but the program should be discussed in advance so selected material, language, themes, and format are appropriate for the age group and setting.
What should an organizer know before reaching out?
Helpful information includes organization, contact person, location, preferred date, audience, program interest, in-person or virtual format, expected attendance, available budget or honorarium, travel support, and book-purchase interest.
Booking & Program Inquiries
Tell De’Ashia what you are building.
You do not need to have every detail figured out before reaching out.
Start with what you know: who the audience is, what kind of organization you represent, what conversation you hope to create, and when you are considering the program.
Booking is handled directly through My Pen Still Has Ink LLC.
mpshiofficial@gmail.com