After Zapata's death, some of her friends, including Agnew, singer Gretta Harley and visual artists Jessica Lawless and Stacey Wescott, came together to grieve. Then they decided to try to do something to prevent other women from getting hurt. I was pissed off, I was scared, and I was hurt. This was something to do. We had no idea it would turn to this.
Classes are open to everyone, and funding has come largely from Seattle's music community.
We didn't necessarily have a charitable mentality. We're not altrustic. About a year and a half ago, Home Alive decided to put together an album. The album also includes spoken word artists such as Jello Biafra, Lydia Lunch, Exene Cervenka and Jim Carroll. And we went for a cross section of bands.