Art to Imagine Liberation and Belonging
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Join members of the (Re)Writing Migration Stories project and C-LAB artists-in-residence
for an afternoon of activities reflecting on how art can help us explore belonging
and imagine liberation for immigration-impacted communities?
1:00-2:15pm Presentation and Panel Discussion
C-LAB artists-in-residence Madai Zamora and Baruck Racine and UCI student members of the (Re)Writing Migration Stories Project Kitana Carbajal Juarez and Breana Figueroa Perez will discuss how they use art to advocate for undocumented, returnee, and deportee communities in the U.S. and Mexico.
2:30-5:00pm Drop-in Zine Making Session
Presenters will briefly discuss the history of zines and how to make them. We will then provide materials for participants to make their own zine about belonging. Drop-in any time.
1:00-2:15pm Presentation and Panel Discussion
C-LAB artists-in-residence Madai Zamora and Baruck Racine and UCI student members of the (Re)Writing Migration Stories Project Kitana Carbajal Juarez and Breana Figueroa Perez will discuss how they use art to advocate for undocumented, returnee, and deportee communities in the U.S. and Mexico.
2:30-5:00pm Drop-in Zine Making Session
Presenters will briefly discuss the history of zines and how to make them. We will then provide materials for participants to make their own zine about belonging. Drop-in any time.
C-LAB Artist-in-Residence Bios
Madai Zamora is a returnee who lived in the US for 21 years. She’s a former DACA recipient, who has been back in Mexico for almost 6 years. She is an educator, a wanna be influencer, and a poet. She is part of Otros Dreams en Acción (ODA) as Voceria and is a new dog mom.
Baruck Racine is an activist, community organizer, geographer and visual artist. He is part of the returnee community having immigrated with his family from Tecomaxltahuaca, a Ñuu Savi pueblo, from the northwestern part of Oaxaca. Currently, he co-coordinates Pocha House which is ODA’s Cultural and Artistic Space, where the work that they develop has expanded across borders.
Madai Zamora is a returnee who lived in the US for 21 years. She’s a former DACA recipient, who has been back in Mexico for almost 6 years. She is an educator, a wanna be influencer, and a poet. She is part of Otros Dreams en Acción (ODA) as Voceria and is a new dog mom.
Baruck Racine is an activist, community organizer, geographer and visual artist. He is part of the returnee community having immigrated with his family from Tecomaxltahuaca, a Ñuu Savi pueblo, from the northwestern part of Oaxaca. Currently, he co-coordinates Pocha House which is ODA’s Cultural and Artistic Space, where the work that they develop has expanded across borders.
If you have questions or wish to spend additional time with our artists-in-residence,
email Prof. Laura Enriquez (laura.enriquez@uci.edu).
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