“Pınar [keynoted] this year as part of our annual Rainbow Awards celebration and they were absolutely incredible. They effortlessly connected colonial power structures to anti-LGBTQ+ state and interpersonal oppression while also instilling a deep feeling of worthiness for queer and trans folks in the room. Through their Indigenous lens, Pınar left us with the message that LGBTQ+ people are worthy of more than mere acceptance and existence. They unequivocally stated queer and trans people are necessary in order to address and change systems of violence and oppression. As a queer/trans professional who works in LGBTQ+ work on college campuses, I didn’t even recognize the way in which so much of my work was based in the fight to simply exist rather than connecting us in a common struggle to steward our planet and communities in a co-liberative way. I have heard similar sentiments from others on campus. I cannot thank Pınar enough for simply making our community feel necessary in a world that often says we aren’t.”

— Matthew Banks, Assistant Director, Office of Diversity & Inclusion of Bentley University

"Working with Pınar really helped me understand and move through some of the concerns I was having about the best approach to take with a writing project. They created a comfortable and supportive space to address issues including decolonization, privilege, and intersectionality in a way that thoughtfully encouraged me to dig deeper into my own relationship with these subjects as part of my writing process. This new way of thinking helped me move forward, and brought new depth to my own personal life as well as opening up potential avenues for continuing the writing project. I highly recommend that anyone seeking to come into right relationship with their history, their social position, and their privilege spend some time talking with Pınar."

— Tao Orion, author of Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration