A presentation of a gender identity and artistic expression workshop that I lead for Young Women United in 2007. Based on women of color feminist and queer theory (e.g. bell hooks, Gloria Anzaldúa).

1. S e r v ic e le a r n in g
w it h y o u n g
w o m e n u n it e d
K a i M a r g a r id a -
R a m ir e z d e
A r e lla n o

2. M O T IV A T IO N S
Dis nc ntm nt w e mo a a e ic
e ha e ith litis f c d m
fe inis .
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Us c a
ing re tivity a vo e
s ic .
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w t thew
ha ritingre a : thefe rs thea e ,
ve ls a , ng rs
thes ng o aw m n und r atrip o
tre ths f o a e le r
q d leo p s io Ye in tha ve a t lie
ua rup p re s n. t t ry c s
o s
ur urviva b c us aw m n w w sha
l e a e o a ho rite s
p w r. Andaw m n w p w r isfe re .”
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-Glo Anza úa“ e king
ria ld Sp a
in To ue : A Le r to3
ng s tte rd
W rldW m n W rs
o o e rite .”

3. Yo u n g W o m e n
U n it e d
Yo ungW m n Unite isag s -ro ts
o e d ra s o
o a tio tha e p s sthe
rg niza n t m ha ize
e p w rm nt o yo
m o e e f ungw m n o c lo
o e f o r
in Alb ue ue
uq rq .
Op o
p rtunity to w rk w o r w m n
o ith the o e
o c lo a to s eho g s -ro ts
f o r nd e w ra s o
o a
rg nizingw rks
o .
Va stheus o a in a tivis .
lue e f rt c m

4. Th e O r n a m e n t
Lo aBa lo
uis
P started je c t
rka w
ro
TheOrna e P je t a
m nt ro c s
afund is to l fo he
ra ing o r r
p t c us s b fo
e a e , ut und
tha it a oc a d
t ls re te
c m unitie c nte d
o m s e re
a undc a
ro re tivity and
a tivis .
c m
Them jo o m w rk
a rity f y o
w YW w sm king
ith U a a
a o 5 o m ntsw
b ut 0 rna e ith
fe inis the e tha c n
m t ms t a
b s ldfo $ e c
eo r 10 a h.

6. G e n d e r id e n t it y
boxe s
Ba e o a a s nm nt
s d n n s ig e
fro m Que r The ry
m y e o
c s a o ho w
la s b ut w e
e e nc o g nd r.
xp rie e ur e e
Fa ilita dd c s n
c te is us io
a o thed re e
b ut iffe nc
b tw e s x a g nd r,
e e n e nd e e
thefluid o
ity f
m s ulinity a
ac nd
fe ininity, a ho w
m nd w e
ne o teo g nd r
g tia ur e e
id ntitie a c rd ly.
e s c o ing

7. Inte e ra na
rg ne tio l
m m e hipa w dfo
e b rs llo e r
va dg nd r id ntitie
rie e e e s
tob d c s da
e is us e nd
e lo d
xp re .
W m n fro va us
o e m rio
c s e , ra ia e
la s s c l, thnic,
re io , a s xua
lig us nd e l
b c ro sw rea le
a kg und e b
tovo ethe uniq
ic ir ue
e e nc so g nd r.
xp rie e f e e

11. R e f le c t io n s
YW p vid d aw rm fa ilia a fun
U ro e a , m r, nd
enviro e tha w sc nd iveto a
nm nt t a o uc
m m ra lea p s
e o b nd o itivee e nc w
xp rie e ith
g s -ro tso a
ra s o rg nizing .
Re o ilia n b tw e the ry a
c nc tio e e n o nd
a tio
c n.
Ins ira n fo futurea tivis thro h
p tio r c m ug
thea ticvo e
rtis ic .