Tiahui Talks

6- Shop local, Support Local: Creative Entrepreneurship in the Valley


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Learn about the journey of three mujeres who made their creative craft their living and mission to support their community. Karina Ceja, Margarita Uribe, and Alexis Montoya sit down with Program Coordinator Andrea Lopez to talk about creating their own small business, the Hearts & Hands Mercadito, and creating a community of artists and activists along the way. Karina Ceja is one of the co-creators of the Hearts & Hands Mercadito and is a Queer Xicana designing art and jewelry through Brown Grrl Fly, you can find her work at www.browngrrlfly.com, or on IG @browngrrl.fly. Margarita Uribe is co-coordinator of the Hearts & Hands Mercadito and makes hand wrapped artisanal hoops and earrings through Luna Inspirations, you can find her work on IG @luna_inspirations. Alexis Montoya is a co-coordinator of the Hearts & Hands Mercadito and a Parent Educator for Child Care Resource Home Visiting. Support their hustle and remember to shop local and shop small this season!

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