When I was 15, my mejicano family threw me a quinceañera. A quinceañera is a coming-of-age religious and cultural ceremony filled with celebratory rites and rituals. It’s typically celebrated by young women but there are quinceañeros, too. My quince took over 18 months to plan and this fiesta was intense! Quinces in my family are […]
Building People Power through a Phone Tree
At the beginning of this pandemic, we launched a phone tree where organizers would reach out to grassroots leaders and check in on them.