In addition to providing excellent coffee, Publica Coffee’s mission is to support people who have experienced trauma, to amplify their voices, and to create a sense of community around those who have traditionally been left out. Troy Potts, the owner of Publica, formed a friendship with Peter Delaney, the photographer of the signed, prize-winning wildlife photograph, ‘Bonds of Love’, because the photograph is such a perfect physical representation of this mission. Peter, a South African National Geographic photographer who has three times won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, explains on his website that the photograph was taken when he witnessed “…a bull elephant attempting to separate a newborn from its mother. The tiny creature shrieked, and in an instant, the herd rallied around it, their trunks extending in a reassuring embrace, cementing a lifelong bond of love…The sight of the baby elephant being abused by the bull elephant was too much for them to bear.” Our hope is that the photograph will bring comfort to all who see it, as well as serve as a symbol of the power of community in healing and bringing justice.
