Mujeres de Maiz Book Club, Session 2

The mission of Mujeres de Maiz (women of the corn) is to bring together and empower diverse women and girls through the creation of community spaces that provide holistic wellness through education, art, programming, exhibition and publishing.

Mujeres de Maiz

Join us to discuss our book anthology documenting the deep decades-long herstory of Mujeres de Maiz!

696 E Colorado Blvd unit 19

Mujeres de Maiz Book ClubCome join us for our Mujeres de Maiz Book Club! We'll be meeting in person at El Mercado Collective (696 E Colorado Blvd unit 19) to discuss our latest book. Whether you're a bookworm or just looking for a fun way to connect with other mujeres, this club is for you! Bring your thoughts, and questions. Let's dive into the world of literature together! Join us to discuss our book anthology documenting the deep decades-long herstory of Mujeres de Maiz!Purchase you book at Monarca today! All who register receive 10% off their entire purchase at The Monarca Collective. Book ClubThursday, September 5th, 7-9pmThursday, September 19th, 7-9pm Culminating Celebration and Book SigningSunday, September 29th, 6-8pm The Monarca Collective (In Maps as Mercadito Monarca)696 E Colorado Blvd, Unit 19, Pasadena, CA, 91101 Enter through back parking lot along Green Street. 1 hour free parking. RSVP and get 10% off at Monarca. ABOUT THE BOOK:Mujeres de Maíz en Movimiento: Spiritual Artivism, Healing Justice and Feminist Praxis, features 40 essays, testimonios, and poems as well as 20 works of art in color by artivists, authors, and academics spanning a variety of topics. The project's multidisciplinary, intergenerational, and critical-creative intervention, coupled with the unique subject matter, makes the book a must-have for high school and college students, activist scholars, artists, community organizers, and others invested in social justice and liberation.Chronicling its quarter-century-long herstory, this collection weaves together diverse stories with attention to their larger sociopolitical contexts. The book crosses conventional genre boundaries through the inclusion of poetry, visual art, testimonios, and essays.MdM’s political-ethical-spiritual commitments, cultural production, and everyday practices are informed by Indigenous and transnational feminist of color artistic, ceremonial, activist, and intellectual legacies. Contributors fuse stories of celebration, love, and spirit-work with an incisive critique of interlocking oppressions, both intimate and structural, encouraging movement toward “a world where many worlds fit.”The multidisciplinary, intergenerational, and critical-creative nature of the project coupled with the unique subject matter makes the book a must-have for high school and college students, activist-scholars, artists, community organizers, and others invested in social justice and liberation.Published by the University of Arizona Press. COEDITORSFelicia ‘Fe’ Montes is a Xicana Indigenous artist, activist, community and event organizer, educator, FEmcee, designer, poet, performer, professor and practitioner of the healing arts living and working in the Los Angeles area. Known throughout the gg as an established Xicana cultural worker of a new generation, she creates with In Lak Ech, El MERCADO y Mas, and La Botanica del Barrio and is the founding director of Mujeres de Maiz. She has worked on various transnational art and organizing efforts including work with the Zapatistas, Peace and Dignity GGj and La Red Xicana Indigena. Felicia graduated with a B.A from UCLA in World Arts and Cultures with a minor in Chicanx Studies, an M.A in Chicanx Studies from Cal State Northridge, and an M.F.A from Otis College of Art and Design in Public Practice Art. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Chicanx Latinx Arts and Social Practice at Cal State Long Beach. In addition, she is an apprentice of Western Herbalism and Mexican Traditional Medicine. Check her out at feliciamontes.comAmber Rose González is a queer Apachicana (Apache~Mexican~Spanish descent) born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley, California and ancestrally rooted in New Mexico and Jalisco. She is a proud transfer student who earned a B.A. in Gender, Ethnicity, and Multicultural Studies from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a Ph.D. in Chicana/o studies and feminist studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Amber is currently an associate professor of ethnic studies at Fullerton College, a writer-researcher-organizer with Mujeres de Maiz, a certified yoga teacher (CYT), a conflict transformation mediator, a wife, a mami, and an auntie.Nadia Zepeda is a Chicana interdisciplinary scholar activist from Santa Ana, CA. She’s an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Fullerton. Nadia received her BA in Chicano/Latino Studies and Spanish from California State University, Long Beach, and her doctorate in Chicana/o and Central American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles. Through collaborative and community-based research, she traces the genealogy of healing justice in Chicana/x feminist organizing. Her teaching, research, and commitment to healing justice exemplify her investments in visions of transformative justice in the university and beyond. CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE:Amber Rose Gonzalez, Felicia ‘Fe’ Montes, Nadia Zepeda, Margaret Alarcon, Susy Zepeda, Norell Martinez, Megan Pennings, Karen Mary Davalos, Lara Medina, Iris de Anda, Cristina Gorocica, Joanna Mixpe Ley, Angela Mictlanxochitl Anderson Guerrero, Michelle L. Lopez, D’Lo, Liza Hita, Dionne Espinoza, Celia Herrera Rodriguez, Martha E. Gonzalez, Marisol Lydia Torres, Rachel Negrete Thorson, Gina Aparicio, Claudia Mercado, Skyrb Anu, Faith Santilla, Celina Jacques, Lilia Ramirez, Linda Vallejo, Marisol Allen, Vickie Vertiz, Xitlalic Guijosa, Virginia Grise, Maya Chinchilla, Diana Pando, Claudia Serrato, Mariana Moscoso, Panquetzani, Luisa Leija, Maribel Martinez, Marilynn Montaño, Lizette Hernandez, Mariela de la Paz, Pola Lopez, Crystal Galindo, Povi-Tamu Bryant, Robert Loza, Natalina Ross, Christine X Vega, Patricia P Moya &amp; Patricia Zamorano

SESSION 2 Round 2: Movimientos de Rebeldía<ul><li>I am International Woman, Felicia Montes (pg 135-136)</li><li>The Spiritual Activism of Mujeres de Maiz: Queering the Boundaries of Art and Action, Karen Mary Davalos (pg 178-204)</li></ul> Guiding Questions:<ol><li>What is artivism?</li><li>What are we resisting against and what are some forms of resistance? (touch on intercultural, interracial, intergenerational cross solidarity)</li></ol> Round 3: La Cultura Cura: Artivist Aesthetics<ul><li>Queer Xicana Indigena Cultural Production: Remembering Through Oral and Visual Storytelling, Susy Zepeda (pg 208-233)</li><li>We Are, Marisol Cristosomo-Romo (pg 260-261)</li></ul> Guiding Questions:<ol><li>What role does storytelling play in remembering and reconnecting to our indigenous roots?</li><li>How does our cultura contribute to our healing?</li><li>Reflect on the power of art as cultural production</li></ol>

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