07/18/2025
✨ She is starlight.
Patricia (Patty) Berne 1.21.67-5.29.25
Listen deeply—another powerful ancestor in our corner.
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We are heartbroken beyond words. Our beloved Co-Founder, Executive and Artistic Director, Patty Berne, joined the ancestors on May 29, 2025.
In the weeks and months ahead, we will hold spaces to honor and celebrate Patty’s world-shifting legacy. As they would wish: we will mourn, we will make art, we will learn, we will resist—and you will be invited to join us. You are in our hearts.
This is all so hard. For now, our statement is available in ASL, English and Spanish through Instagram posts and through links in our bio. If you would like to respond, please use these hashtags:
If you are moved to support Sins Invalid in this difficult time, we thank you for your love and generosity. The link to donate is in our bio. You can contact the Sins Team at pattypresente@sinsinvalid.org
Image 1: Patty Berne,a Japanese-Haitian person with light brown skin, smiles playfully with love and light shining from their brown eyes. They wear an off the shoulder opalescent blue dress and an amethyst pendant. Their brown hair is pulled back into their signature two buns. Behind Patty is a pink background with radiant red and yellow flowers. At the top of the image, iridescent capital letters spell out “PATTY LIVES THROUGH US.” On the bottom right corner is Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid.”
Images 2-14: These slides alternate between light pink backgrounds with brown letters and dark pink with white letters; the Sins Invalid’s logo, a black rectangular box with white letters that read “Sins Invalid” on the top left corner. These slides contain our statement titled “In Memory and Power: Patty Berne.” To access the statement in ASL and in PDF form, please click the link in our bio.