Building Our Own Tables

“How can the art that is created serve as a further asset to this city?” Lauren shares about creating No Dream Deferred, a community anchored theatre production company in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Topics include what it means to be community anchored, the importance of structure within shared leadership, and preventing founder's syndrome. 

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“A lot of trans Native folks create things because of exclusion.” Xemi shares about creating Angel Rose Artist Collective, a multilingual Two-Spirit Native American Transgender, Intersex, Asexual, Queer+ led collective of artists, healers, educators, and advocates, that uplift Two-Spirit Nation and BIPOC Communities through art and land justice.

Topics include owning Trans-identity, the importance in Native-Trans and Black-Trans solidarity, centering Elders in her practice, and the need for community care in leadership transitions. 

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