About Me:

I was at the Vassar Gathering in '97 when the idea for BLOC was born. Spent many hours in long car rides and weekends meeting with folks in various cities to help build a network that would one day become BLOC.

In real life, I'm an artist 


Music: Too many to name. Currently on my play list: Los Aterciopelados, Ozomatli, Baldemar Velasquez and the Aguila Negra Band, Sylvio Rodriguez, Angelique Kidjo, Joss Stone, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masakela, Luther Vandross, Earth Wind & Fire, Etta James, Louis Armstrong, Ryan Shaw, Alicia Keys, Prince
Films: Lost in Translation | The Motorcycle Diaries | All About My Mother | Beyond the Steps - Alvin Ailey Dance Theater documentary | Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes
Books:

Just read Sherman Alexie's Flight and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders.

Am now reading: Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach | Being Peace, Thich Naht Hahn | The Divine Husband, Francisco Goldman | A Year Without 'Made in China' Sara Bongiorni

and of course, a bunch of pregnancy books 


Heroes: ella baker. lisa sullivan. rufina amaya. septima clark. rosa parks. archbishop oscar arnulfo romero. the burmese sangha.
Interests: art. music. books. gardening. cooking. browsing catalogs but never buying anything. social networks. imagining art projects. chocolate. social justice.

Vehicles: Cadre Organizations, Collective, Network, Non-Profit Organizations, Working on Something New
Goals:

To do all that I can to make the world a more just and loving place

To make beautiful art

To find peace in every step

To share joy with family and friends 

To fight the powers that be!


Roles 1: BLOC Members

Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Latin@/Chican@
Religion: Unitarian Universalist
Occupation:

Assistant Director, Youth Activism

American Legacy Foundation

Washington DC 



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