Panel: (Re) Inventando una Transición Colectiva: Antes, Durante y Después de COVID-19

(Re) Inventando una Transición Colectiva: Antes, Durante y Después de COVID-19

Esta sesión destacará historias de algunas mujeres y organizaciones que están respondiendo activamente a sus comunidades y reinventando una transición colectiva basada en las fortalezas, la autodeterminación y el bienestar de todas y todos. Representantes de WA Dream Coalition, Alimentando al Pueblo y Pueblos Originarios (ñuu savi) nos contaran acerca de los impactos que la pandemia ha tenido en sus comunidades y de sus esfuerzos para construir un futuro equitativo y justo en el que todos hacemos parte.

(Re)Inventing a Collective Transition: Before, During and After COVID-19

This session will highlight stories from women and organizations who are actively responding to their communities and reinventing a collective transition based on strengths, self-determination, and welfare of all. Representatives from the WA Dream Coalition, Alimentando al Pueblo, and Pueblos Originarios (ñuu savi) will tell us about the impacts that the pandemic has had on their communities and their efforts to build an equitable and just future where we all belong.

Panelists:

Gloria Ramirez (she/her), Pueblos Originarios (ñuu savi)

Gloria is a proud indigenous leader from the Ñuu Savi (“people of the rain”) community of Oaxaca. She migrated to the Coast Salish lands many years ago. Gloria has been tirelessly organizing with other indigenous folks from the diaspora. She continuously advocates for information to be translated into indigenous languages of the communities who live in the Pacific Northwest. Recently, she has worked with many organizations on promoting participation on the 2020 Census; educating both the communities and healthcare organizations about how to partner with Indigenous communities on distributing COVID-19 vaccines; and engaging south King County youth and adults who are from Indigenous communities of the P’urhepecha, Ñuu Savi and Kichwa Otavalo to tell stories of how they are responding to the pandemic.

Roxana Pardo Garcia (she/her), Alimentando al Pueblo

Roxana Pardo Garcia (she/her) aka La Roxay is a self-identifying Hood Intellectual Xingona who was born and raised on occupied Coast Salish Territory. Roxana is the Founder, Cultural Worker, and Certified Xingona of La Roxay Productions and Hood Intellectual Xingona. She is also the Co-Founder and Project Lead of Alimentando el Pueblo.

Larissa Reza (she/her), WA Dream Coalition

Larissa Reza has been organizing since 2014. She was first introduced to organizing through the immigrant rights movement. She has worked on various national and local campaigns that push for undocumented immigrants access to resources and rights. She has specifically worked within the education system and ensuring educators have the tools and resources to support undocumented students in Washington State.

PANEL MODERATOR Victoria Garcia Tomayo (she/her), Contacto Consulting

Victoria Garcia Tamayo is the owner and community consultant of Contacto Consulting. Victoria brings over 25 years of working in and with community through her experience in the consulting, nonprofit and public sectors. Her expertise is in capacity building, organizational development, communications, and community development and engagement—all centered in equity and belonging. She has partnered with dozens of organizations. Victoria holds a M.A. in community development with an emphasis in public policy and a B.A. in communications and journalism. Victoria is the coproducer of the Emmy award winning documentary ¡Sí Se Puede! Connecting Farmworker Communities. She is a proud immigrant from Colombia.