As a follow-up to our 2026 Helena community screening of SUGARCANE, check out some discussion questions and resources for continued conversation and action around repair and healing.

TFC’s Jaime Gabrielli discusses the practice of “branding” in domestic violence relationships and the healing some survivors can find in reclaiming these marks of abuse with new artwork.

Helena tattoo artist Kaycee Dempster talks about the power of tattooing to help survivors heal and reclaim their bodies, especially from branding marks that can remind them of their abuse.

A new tradition in which our editor channels the core conventions of Festivus as popularized by Seinfeld to lift up The Friendship Center’s work throughout the past year.