Alex

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Academic Background:

  • Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies Department (GWSS)
  • Sixth Year
  • Focus Areas: Social Justice, Community Research, Crafts and Research.

Relevant Tools & Skills:

Project management, bilingual communication, qualitative interviewing, reproductive justice framework, workshop facilitation, and Participatory Action Research.

Interest Areas:

  • Racial & Social Justice Movements
  • Economic Justice & Business Development
  • Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy
  • Education Equity & Youth Development
  • Community Safety & Violence Prevention
  • Arts, Culture & Creative Expression

Where I Call Home:

I have been living in the Twin Cities for over 6 years, so now I can confidently call it Home.

Areas I’m Hoping to Grow:

Coalition-building, cultural awareness, economic justice, violence prevention.

Values That Shape My Work:

I have worked with various collectives and organizations in Colombia and the USA on social justice, bridging academic knowledge (and its systems of power) into conversations with communities. I aim to support community power by helping create spaces rooted in social justice where creative expression, sustainability, and economic justice can thrive.

I see meaningful collaboration as one in which communities are not expected to bear disproportionate burdens and risks, but in which responsibility and accountability are shared fairly among all actors involved.
 

A Meaningful Meal or Tradition:

My favorite meal is the one that tastes exactly as I imagined while cooking it!