Team TEAD is a Redmond, WA based 501(c)(3) with a majority BIPOC and LGBTQ+ team of activists, volunteers, survivors, and allies.

Our mission is to address issues of mental health and domestic violence within underrepresented and marginalized communities through a diverse lens of arts and culture.

We accomplish our mission by: 

• Combating emotional abuse and domestic violence by deconstructing the systemic, root, and cultural causes.
• Normalizing discussions of previously unacknowledged forms of abuse and oppression that contribute to systemic violence.
• Organizing community events through shared leadership with established BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) organizations
• Working with youth through discussions of mental health, boundaries, and self acceptance. 
• Spreading awareness of sensitive topics through approachable mediums such as performance art.

We acknowledge we are on the ancestral land of the Salish People of Washington State.  We recognize past and present trauma and racism has led to Indigenous and Native peoples suffering some of the highest rates of violence including domestic violence. 

Founder Ariel Gliboff (she/her) with local elected leaders and Mak Fai Kung Fu performers at United Festival 2022

Team TEAD with the cast and crew of Horror at Home for Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2022

Board member Axton Burton (they/them) with honorary Team TEAD volunteer Homie the Dog

What We Do

Resources

We create free resources for survivors and allies, including our survivor toolkits. Topics range from emotional abuse, LGBTQIA+ youth/youth of color, and Asian American survivors.  We also run a podcast covering a range of topics including survivor stories and testimony.  We also create and distribute menstruation and sanitation packs for survivors who menstruate. 

Founder Ariel Gliboff (she/her) speaking at the Lake Washington Students of Color Conference

Events

We host free cultural events annually, including our United Festival for Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month.  For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we host "Horror at Home", featuring cultural stories from around the world to highlight the normalization of domestic violence and violence against women of color.

Our events are designed to connect with our community.  We focus on conveying our message through artistic means, to create space for people to engage with this difficult topic. We also focus heavily on empowering, financially supporting, and uplifting local artists, performers, and activists of color. 

Mak Fai Kung Fu performs a traditional Lion Dance at United Festival 2022

Redmond KCLS performs a cultural story time for United Festival 2022.  Stories included readings in English, Mandarin, and Vietnamese.  

Community

We strive every day to create safe spaces for everyone and anyone.  We create these spaces through our events, attending and staffing local festivals, and through our social media groups and upcoming discord and survivor book club. 

Team TEAD at a local festival, distributing toolkits and menstruation and sanitation packs

Team TEAD volunteers enjoying themselves while staffing Team TEAD's booth at a local festival

Our work is only possible thanks to the support of our community!

Please consider supporting us so we can continue to help our communities and survivors of domestic violence.