This collaborative report on the second use of a healing grant for Trans Migrant POC health justice weaves Nina’s reflections on the methodology and impacts over two events with the testimonials of the participants and further observations from Centric Lab on the impact of this round of the grant.

Continuing from last year's Decolonisation in Precarity event which tried to identify the inadequacies of trans healthcare in the UK from the point of view of migrants of colour, this year's events begin with the participants' cultures and countries of origin, exploring what remains of their ties to their roots and how reconnecting with these is synonymous with reconnecting with their authenticities, thereby creating less obvious yet hopefully more meaningful pathways to healing from duress.

This is a grounding document to support the use of science as a complementary way of understanding how singing in a group affects our mind, body and spirit. This document aims to showcase deeper relationality between practices, rather than a supremacy of one over the other. We will support this knowledge through introducing terms, describing various contexts, and presenting papers, articles, and other supporting work that those interested can continue to explore in more detail.

The following document is Nina’s report on the thoughts and processes leading to the event, what transpired on the day, and the learnings to carry forward accompanied by further exposition by Centric Lab on the topic of migration and trans healthcare as well as the opportunities to build on Nina’s work in the future.

Health Justice Grants are an opportunity to safely develop and pilot practices of healing that encourage the blend of imagination, practicality, and reference to traditional or alternative knowledges that may not be supported within larger funding systems.

There is a need for complementary healing practices that are culturally literate and led directly by the people. Micro healing grants are small, unrestricted stipends that provide the recipient an opportunity to have space to think about their healing and enquire about healing strategies that are currently not available to them.