Donate to our 2026 Campaign to support our Touch Activists making the work of the Chronically UnderTouched Project more available to under-resourced individuals. We are training folks in preventative, thoughtful, tender care that gets ahead of the crisis.

For large donations, contact our fiscal sponsor Ben Wilson of Color of Sound.

Both "Dark and Tender" short films are available via Watch Now Rental on Kinema.  Once purchased, you have 30 days to start watching and 48 hours to finish once started.

Or, find a live screening event.

For each film on Kinema, click 'Host' to begin creating your own screening event. Nonprofit rates available. Contact info@holisticresistance.org with any questions.

Join the CUT Project's enewsletter and follow us to find out about our ongoing programming and events.

Applications for the Touch Activist Program 2026 Cohort are now open. Online classes begin in August and conclude in December, with an In-Person Immersion in Montgomery, Alabama.

The CUT Project began when Aaron Johnson began noticing and tending to his own need for tender platonic touch, and investigating why as a Black man, access to this fundamental part of being human was so elusive. He created an ongoing and evolving touch plan for himself that includes the core components listening, earth, and song, to increase his access to tears and tender touch.

To hear the story of how the 'Chronically UnderTouched' phrase came to be, check out Aaron's TEDx talk "Why I Waited 12 Months for a Hug".