It was an incredible day of thought-provoking discussions and performances when @USC_SCAPF hosted its latest forum, Reclaiming Our Roots. Were you there? Check out the Flickr album #PriceImpact https://t.co/M2xPScGCLk
“We need to figure out how to infiltrate these spaces and then continue to fight displacement—some from the inside and some from the outside.” -Rio Oxas #SCAPF2018
“The Castro is a bunch of rich white gay folks. It creates displacement. Just because it’s a gayborhood does not mean it’s safe for queer/trans black and brown folks!” -Rio Oxas #SCAPF2018
Had such a great time speaking on the #SCAPF2018 panel about activism and urban planning in Trump’s America. Special thanks to the organizers and friends who can to support 💜✊🏾@USCPrice
“Queer Places and Urban Spaces” facilitator Rio Oxas guides us through past gentrification: “Calling it colonization is a problem because it uses the colonizers’ language—viewed as a positive thing. We say ‘violent stealing of land!’” #SCAPF2018
“Young people need to run for office now so we don’t spend our future undoing all the horrible things our current leaders are doing. You can be an elected official!” -Diego Sepulveda of @Dream_RC#SCAPF2018
In the fight for food justice: “Change happens when people create a model of what they want their community to be...and connect to each other” -Neelam Sharma #SCAPF2018
Neelam Sharma and @HeatherFenney of Community Services Unlimited say the first question they ask in their #foodjustice work is "What is the cultural context of the communities we work in?" #SCAPF2018
Reuben Chavira aka Metaphysicz after performing at #SCAPF2018 "Most poets after a certain amount of time put a poem away... I wrote that poem 12 years ago.. [It's] still relevant [today]"
“When Obama created DACA in 2012, folks said he was helping our community. The reality was that immigrant youth were fighting for this for months, years. Their sit-ins, hunger strikes, and social media made this happen.” @Dream_RC facilitators #SCAPF2018