Group 1 Part C: After Dia de Los Muertos

Group 1 Part C: After Dia de Los Muertos

Ashley CookMourning from a Distance Group 1 OfrendaDia de los Muertos CelebrationEl Centro de la Raza, Centilia Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, USA11/05/2022 Daniela GarciaFrancisca Garcia Ofrenda Dia de los Muertos CelebrationEl Centro de la Raza, Centilia Cultural Center, Seattle, WA, USA11/05/2022Francisca Garcia Ofrenda Our group selected these two photos because we felt they best represented…

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Group 2 Part C: After Dia de Los Muertos

Group 2 Part C: After Dia de Los Muertos

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Group 3’s Part C: After the Plurifeminisms Across Abya Yala Symposium

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By: Angela, Maya, Jade, Stephanie Categories:Making ScenesWe chose to categorize this as making scenes, since it’s something that has a cultural significance, and portrays a scene with the activists’ names written.Categories:ChicanxfuturismWe chose to categorize this as Chicanxfuturism because of its accessibility. As someone who wasn’t able to attend the event in person, the online…

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Group 4's Part C: After the Plurifeminisms Across Abya Yala Symposium

Group 4’s Part C: After the Plurifeminisms Across Abya Yala Symposium

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Making Scenes, Building Communities, Plurifeminisms, Chicanxfuturism, Convivencia, or Buen Vivir

Making Scenes, Building Communities, Plurifeminisms, Chicanxfuturism, Convivencia, or Buen Vivir

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Group 5 Part C

Group 5 Part C

Meta data: Hope FlaniganMost of Group 5 in front of our completed altar: left to right, Claire Longcore, Hope Flanigan, Grace Romero, Vincent WilsonPlurifeminisms across Abiyala SymposiumUW Intellectual House, Seattle, USA5/24/2022 Categorization: Buen Vivir— this photo is indicative of Buen Vivir and Convivencia because it features our group members building community, having constructed an…

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Group 6's Part C Blog Post!

Group 6’s Part C Blog Post!

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The Power in Culture and Art

The Power in Culture and Art

As we look at this picture it tells so many stories: the colors, background, and listed names and photos. This singular photo shows the power in telling stories through art and cultural traditions. Oftentimes, altars like this are dedicated to Dia De Los Muertos and to specific family members; however, in this class we extended that definition to amplify different groups ideas/themes related to …

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Accessibility, Uncertainty but Community.

Accessibility, Uncertainty but Community.

Throughout this class we’ve been in a hybrid mode, fearing that entering a classroom might result in exposure to COVID-19. This collective experience allowed us to find unique solutions to access the community, one of which being Zoom. However, this creativity has brought a new wave of accessibility even as we begin to meet in person again. During the Plurifeminism Within and Across Abiayla: Art…

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This image is from the end of Black Mama’s live performance. Here Professor Michelle Habell-Pallan and a guest who attended the symposium came up to start dancing along to Black Mama’s music. Once Prof MHP and the guest came up, it encouraged more guests to join them. Moments after this picture was taken, there were at least 15 people dancing! This image is impactful because it shows how just a…

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Creating the Ofrenda

In this image, we can see Paloma (right), and Kelly (left), working together to put candles on the ofrenda. This was only one tiny part in the process of making our ofrenda, which was made in honor of Madre Tierra, Mother Earth. The candles represented fire, and we chose to put the pink colored candles in the front so they could match the pink flowers that were lying beside them. Setting up the…

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Group 1 Interview

Interview : Group 1:Una conversation con Gladys Tzul TzulGladys Tzul TzulMay 24, 2022Nora Medina Text Description of Conversation5 minute interview, 1 paragraph Spanish En el evento de Plurifeminsmo en la Abya Yala yo Nora Medina hable con Gladys Tzul Tzul de Guatemala. Ella dice que los términos “Plurifeminismo” y “Abya Yala” son subjitiente pero que es muy importante lo que las mujeres…

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The Theft of Life: Reproductive Violence on the Basis of Gender and Race

The Theft of Life: Reproductive Violence on the Basis of Gender and Race

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Christina Burneo on abortion rights in Ecuador

A snapshot of the speakers at the panel Christina Burneo’s panel on abortion rights in ecuador The symposium has started and guest speakers, panelists and singers are starting their performances and dialogues! Above is one guest speaker from Ecuador, Christina Burneo, who is speaking about the fight for abortion rights in Ecuador. She testified as an expert witness for a 19 year old who was…

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Plurifeminism Guest Speakers

ZOOM Guest Speakers: Cayetana Salao (top left), Irish Crystal Viveros (top right), Betty Ruth Lozano (bottom left), In-person Speakers (bottom right, Black Mama- Gabriela Cano, Cristina Burneo, Maylei Blackwell). . Listening all these wonderful women who rock talk about the art as a form of feminism is an inspirational movement. It gives us a lot to talk about in terms of music nowadays, music…

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The Panel Wrapping up

The Feminismo Comunitario Panel is almost over, but what a fascinating time and fantastic learning experience it has been! The panelists have all been absolutely wonderful, and the discussions have ranged from methods of activism and the ways those methods change at different levels to an analysis of abortion access and the sexism and classism inherent in the inequalities found. It has been a…

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