Earlier this year, our entire staff went through power building training. In the first session, we had to explore our fears around standing in our power.For me, this meant challenging years of training that told me I was “too much.” In elementary school, my report cards almost always said something to the effect of “bright, […]
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The Madrina y Padrino in All of Us
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 […]
Let’s Throw a Party!
It’s been a Summer of Celebrations here at Center for Health Progress and after the kind of year that we’ve all had, we needed it! Growing up in a large, extended family, I learned the importance of celebrations – from birthdays and quinceaneras, graduations, anniversaries, and retirements, my family knows how to throw a party! […]
Building Community Power for Health Equity and Justice
The foundation of our new strategic plan is community power building. We’re already building and leveraging power in a profound way.
The In-Between Spaces
The caracoles are familiar with making a life in the in-between spaces; we’re like the flowers that rise up from the cracks in the sidewalk.
Research as a Tool for Movements
There are many ways research can be used as a tool to support organizing, movement building, and community change efforts.
Black Women Deserve Better Health Care
What does self-advocacy look like in health care as a Black woman? My attempts are often viewed as being difficult, angry, or drug seeking.
Health Equity Includes Trans Rights & Inclusion
Around the country, trans people, and especially trans people of color, continue to face violence—both physical and political.
To Rewrite Our Social Contract, We Must First Address Racism
This moment in our country offers a unique opening to push forward bold policies that could start to fix our broken social contract.
White Supremacy: The Other Pandemic
It is by design that I have safety and security while Black and brown people do not. The system that has allowed this is white supremacy.