By Alysia Mann Carey March 7, 2024 Re-Membering Liberation: A Journey Backwards, Forwards, and Into Now. Our Remedios section this month is about re-membering medicine – from the Earth, from our ancestors, and from our bodies – that has held and continues to hold and...
Reflection by Ámate Cecilia Perez We had the privilege to gather as staff for our annual staff retreat in the Dominican Republic early January. Santa Marta and Anacaona were two unexpected and spirit opening gifts I got from our trip to Ayiti. These two powerful...
by Ysanet Batista Vargas As a college student, my pride in identifying as a Latina and Dominican woman drove me to seek leadership opportunities as a means to success. However, I later realized that my desire to “beat the odds” and avoid being stereotyped...
In August, our LREP team wanted to experiment with what work could look and feel like when rest is prioritized. Our motto for the month was to slow down. Our desire with this experiment was to feel and to intentionally place rest as part of our organizational...
Alysia Mann Carey (they/she) was birthed from the sweet and saltwater crossings of Harbour Island, Bahamas and Madison, WI. Born and raised with her 4 younger siblings and many cousins in Madison, Alysia played many afternoons with the Gingko tree her grandfather...
In honor of the International Day of Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women celebrated annually on July 25th, we want to uplift and center the vision, labor, organizing and creativity of Black women in the Americas and in the Diaspora to bring...