Lauren Ito

Weaving liberatory futures through poetry, art, and design.
✨ Gosei energy.

Design @IDEO

Fellow @aawaasf
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[POCHO BOY MEETS WORLD @alan_chazaro]

Spoke to some Hawaiian Bay Area OGs, immigrants, and foodies about what makes Hawaiian BBQ so special. The food arrived to California in 1999 and has been a staple for all communities ever since. Nothing but ♥️ for my island folks and their plate lunches https://t.co/d3rVxDxfQw

[Lauren Ito @laurenito]

Beyond honored by this feature @DenshoProject. Celebrating the lineages of women humming in my blood—always. 🧡 We never arrive alone.

[Densho @DenshoProject]

This #WomensHistoryMonth, we invited writers to submit responses to photographs of women in the Densho archives or their own family collections. Our first submission comes from @laurenito, Gosei poet, community strategist, & organizer, who shared a photo of her great grandmother.

[Kevin Dublin @parteverything]

@E_Hughes_Poetry @reallycolored @thecourtcase @jcjklmnop @notsumatra @khalisaandco @RitaMookerjee @CLBpoetry @brandonwintpoet @jones_yyc @DenzelScott @arsalandy @stellalei04 @vic_toriawrites @jadessong @nattyrao @k_ivertown @NatashaOladokun @topazwinters @mariagwrites @nandicomer @jaykayg @AFalomo @crowderchowder @kwxkuu @mary_spoonerrr @juliajwrites @nadiamariemota @monicaricopoet @akosuaZah @shhelleywong Honored.💗 I'll add @warrzone @littlelomanto @iamchristineno @k_briette @KarlaCordero_ @HariAlluri @ArthurDocaka @antonyfangary @iuoala @dolphinneptune @cedrictillman @Reewritten @sydneyvogl @Pscripturient @Paoloshmaolo @lucieisbrown @laurenito @bennysummerhill @_starrdavis

[Creative Reaction Lab @CRXLAB]

Our upcoming session is a creative space for those who identify as BIPOC to analyze their relationships to power, unpack their roles as leaders in equity movements, and explore what healing looks like. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼

Build community by registering here: https://t.co/Oapp0hielq

[Preeti Vangani @Pscripturient]

.@JQiii has a beautiful poem featured in .@SWWIMmiami today! Read it here: https://t.co/TEU5EkWLz5

[Maw Shein Win @mawsheinwin]

such an honor to be included among these marvelous poets! thanks for the share @MarinPoetryCTR 🌟

[Lauren Ito @laurenito]

@jireh_deng Thank you for being a part of this project @jireh_deng and huge standing ovation to the team— May Kodama, Jamie Chen Cat Hong, and Sarah Im who brought this to life as part of #politicalinheritance with @aawaa_sf !

[pridepoets @pridepoets]

Pride Poet Spotlight: Jireh Deng (she/they) was born & raised in the San Gabriel Valley. Her words appear with the Asian American Writer’s Workshop, the podcast “VS,” the anthology, “Between my Body and the Air” & elsewhere @jireh_deng

#poet #writer #PRIDE

[APICC @APICC_SF]

THIS WED @ 7PM, join the Rooted Recipes Project online for a night of emotionally and spiritually nourishing food stories. With the onslaught of anti-Asian violence, RRP is re-envisioning how we can hold space during this pivotal moment in time.

TIX: https://t.co/A9pct8P0Pk

[Lauren Ito @laurenito]

"A program designed to support young people in producing their own creative projects that address racial and health inequities in their communities. See examples throughout this webpage of the different youth-led and developed projects that have been supported." Apps open!

[Creative Reaction Lab @CRXLAB]

A testimony from Melly Sterling, a Youth Creative Leadership Fund Winter 2021 Self-care + Personal Finances award recipient!

You can apply to be a Youth Creative Leadership Fund recipient now: https://t.co/k56wtqI1DH

[APICC @APICC_SF]

URBAN x INDIGENOUS opens TONIGHT with the Opening Ceremony: Tending to Sacred Grief led by Kanyon Sayers-Roods, Rose Hammock, Kumu Kau`i Peralto, Leny Strobel, Andreina Maldonado and a special appearance by Mamerto Tindongan. #USAAF2021 #ForgingOurFutures

https://t.co/xDkUVOvsQr

[Kundiman @kundimanforever]

American Sansei poet & activist Janice Mirikitani was born February 2, 1941. She was the editor of Aion, the first Asian American literary magazine, from 1970-1971.

Asian American literature is forever! #kundimanforever

[💌Imani💌 @imanixdavis]

my poems used to be a lot braver than me, but little by little i can feel myself catching up

[aaww-nyc.bsky.social @aaww]

🚨 WE'RE HIRING! AAWW is currently seeking a Managing Editor. Details and application instructions are available here: https://t.co/3HbF71vQBN

[City Lights Books @CityLightsBooks]

So excited for Tongo Eisen-Martin's SF Poet Laureate Inauguration event tonight.

He'll be joined by Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Biko Eisen-Martin, Mahogany L. Browne, Jive Poetic, and Joyce Lee.

Live at 6PM: https://t.co/koDmViPMU2

[Lauren Ito @laurenito]

Tonight our 8th #PoetLaureate of San Francisco, @_Tongogara_ delivers his inaugural address featuring

Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Biko Eisen-Martin
Mahogany L. Browne
Jive Poetic
Joyce Lee

Come. Through. Fam. 💛 https://t.co/IDFoh6oePA @SFPublicLibrary

[Tongo Eisen-Martin @_Tongogara_]

Here is a curriculum I wrote on police murder of Black people to accompany a study on extrajudicial killing. Check out both the study and curriculum here. Love and Solidarity https://t.co/01q8sKLJ3N

[Asian American Feminist Collective @aafcollective]

In the wake of an increase of visible anti-Asian violence, there have been numerous calls for more policing. This teach-in brings together organizers on lessons learned & key takeaways for building community safety without police: https://t.co/ohbiO9Rxrw