unos cuantos diseñitos, proyectos, y colaboraciones (some lil’ designs, projects, and collaborations):
Back to the Land
Back to the Land emerged from the 'Territories in Transition' narrative lab, a collaborative effort involving 28 land defenders from Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Alaska, Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Together, we aimed to disrupt the prevailing narrative about land ownership by using the Culture Hack methodology. Through this process, we collaboratively crafted alternative narratives, one of which is the collective mapping initiative Ancestral Paths #CaminosAncestrales #VolveralaTierra
La Loca
These images are part of a graphic series - stills and GIFS - in memory of the unapologetic poet from Honduras, Juana Pavón. The graphics include bits of La Loca’s poems and related photography found in/around the matrix. Check out her poem “Juana La Loca.” Black and white photo of Juana Pavón by MUA: Mujeres en las Artes Cultural Center, Tegucigalpa, 2019. Historical Findings Photo: Air View of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Airport, New Army Airfield, Tegus, 1940-1945. Source: Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Photo of Juana at Hospital Escuela Universitario by Miguel Osorio, 2019.
Border Patrol Victims Network Placards
Placards of names and images of individuals killed by U.S. Border Patrol agents intend to raise awareness about the lack of accountability in federal agent-involved use-of-force incidents resulting in the death of migrants and borderland residents. Visit: Southern Borders Communities Coalition for more information. Placards include Google Earth satellite images of border zones related to each of the cases. Collaborative credits: The wheatpaste featured in the first placard was originally posted in Nogales, Sonora by Mexican street artist Yescka. Ana Maria Vasquez of the Border Patrol Victims Network, and photographer Matthew Bridges for collectively conceptualizing Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez’s 10th-anniversary vigil placard. Learn more about Jose Antonio’s and his family’s ongoing struggle for justice here. Migrant death mapping data and names by Humane Borders. All images and posters were created with the utmost respect for the victims and their families who continue seeking justice. As Jose Antonio’s mother says, “Absence does not mean oblivion.”
Photos of OFRANEH by Roderico Yool-Diaz for iximchemedia.org, Honduras, 2022.
Cultura Cura, Memoria, Guía (Culture Cures, Memory Guides)
This offering is in honor of souls/sols who have directly or by extension poured light and love into my life. Me han visitado en testamentos y testimonios en canciones de lucha, consejos, y gestos heredaros.
Abuelita Matute, Tia Estelita, Guardiana de los Rios Berta Caceres, Mama Fela, Doña Justa, Mum-Mum Clark, Margarita Acosta, Dra. Barbara Palmer.
Gracias Madres por visitarnos y darnos luz, amor, y memoria.
Doctrine of the Diaspora
This video contains sensitive content which some may find disturbing or offensive. Mixed media project for Central American Unicorns in Space! A Digital Cabaret for the National Queer Arts Festival 2021.
La Peña Cultural Center
An exploration of a cultural gem in Berkeley. La Peña was founded in 1975 and it’s still home to revolutionary artists en la bahia. Check out Proyecto La Peña.
Revolutionize!
Academic journal for the Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies Department at the University of California, Berkeley w/ Profe. Angela Marino, Ph.D. and her amazing class of artsy academics.
Toolkit: InDesign, Photoshop
Xol Flowar: Güira en Guerra
Moments. Poems. Short Stories. From growing up in Crook County, Chicago, to unearthing roots and bones in the isthmus, and sowing seeds in the ashes of paradise.
Botanica 27 in Chicago
West Side pop-ups w/organically grown herbs, medicinal teas, pomades, candles, chocolate, cigars, [y] coffee from Honduras and Guatemala. + Gemstones, textiles, and religious relics.
Teatro | Nomad[e]
Nomadic, participatory, and eco-conscious art installations/street performances created with kinfolk throughout the migrant route. Born from National TPS Alliance Journey for Justice [y] the SF Bay Area Chapter’s Teatro de Cartón w/inspiration from Chimeneas de Trinidad in Honduras, Oistmo, [y] Opera-Matic in Chicago.
Altares [y] Ofrendas
Holding memory/space/time 4: Melvin Vani Maldonado, Magnolia Villafuerte, Estela Roger, Felipe Gómez Alonzo, Alfredo “Sebi” Bowman, Michael Brown, Jakelin Caal, Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores, María Chinchilla, Marielle Francisco da Silva, Claudia Gómez González, Freddy Gray, Nipsey Hussle, Fred Hampton, Johnny “Hurricane” Heard, Roxsana Hernandez, Aiyana Jones, Lisa Left Eye Lopes, Alex Nieto, Nia Wilson, José Antonio Elena Rodríguez, Cecilia “Cesi” Colon, and Gurapreet Kaur.
Democracy in Color Podcast
I launched this show with/for the talented Aimee Allison, a leading voice in progressive U.S. politics today. The show continues into 2023 with Mr. Steve Philips on the mic.
Design and Street Art Summer Camp
Kids, tech, and paint made for a great summer in San Francisco. Made manifest w/guidance from the amazing Jessica Sabogal, the hus[s]le of SMAC (Students Making Change) and Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth
Toolkit: Curriculum Development, Program Management