States, and completed their last screening of their first tour on May 27, 2014. This raised awareness across the country about self-defense and the history of Home Alive. Founders The nine people considered responsible for founding the organization are: Valerie Agnew Zoe Bermet Gretta Harley Julie Hasse Lara Kidoguchi Jessica Lawless Mich Levy Cristien Storm Stacey Wescott Founder statements Cristien Storm (one of the co-founders of Home Alive) stated that when they began the process of their band, everyone she knew was in a band and everyone supported each other throughout the community. Young women made their music as art with a sense of feminism. Home Alive was created to demonstrate a sense of political activism, not just about going to shows and creating music. The bands supported each other and demonstrated collaboration and support through music. Cristien Storm also said that the combination of all the events and experience that they have in their lives contributed to Home Alive. She implied that the murder of Mia Zapata was not the only event that shaped Home Alive, although it is described that way. Zapata's death led to the organization of a collective community, which evolved into Home Alive and the mission to provide affordable self-defense training, education tools and grassroots activism. "Most of the courses we found were quite expensive. and what they taught made no sense to us. We're musicians, artists, actors; we work in establishments late at night. They were telling us to change our lives." The group created their own agenda with unconventional classes to cater to people with backgrounds similar to their own. References External links Teach Home Alive Non-profit organizations based in Seattle Self-defense Violence against women in the United States