Tejana Feminist Talks

In the fifth and final episode of season 2 of Tejana Feminist Talks, Leslie interviewed Maxwell Poyser (she/they), the Head of Marketing and Media at Fern Connections. They talked about how Maxwell first got into learning and writing about sex, relationships, and intimacy, as well as their thoughts on what a trans-inclusive sex education could look like in Texas. Check out Maxwell’s bio below as well as some special shoutouts!

Transcript to this episode: https://www.tejanafeministtalks.com/season-2

You can find Maxwell on Instagram: @maxwellkatelen

Fern Connections: https://www.fernconnections.com/

Maxwell’s Voyage Dallas interview: http://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-maxwell-poyser-dating-dispatch-old-east-dallas/

Thank you all for supporting the podcast! I’d like to give a special shoutout to all my friends who supported my work, as well as everyone who listened. Keep up with me on Instagram at @tejanafeminist. Take care! <3

In the third episode of season 2 of Tejana Feminist Talks, Leslie talks about the winter storm that hit Texas last week. She broke down what happened, why this climate disaster is a Reproductive Justice issue, and then gave some shout outs Texas orgs and abortion funds.

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What’s Going On in Texas?, The Slate, 2/16/2021

Texplainer: Why does Texas have its own power grid?, Texas Tribune, 2/8/2021

Texas cold snap was not ‘unprecedented,’ and it was inexcusable to be unprepared, The Washington Post, 2/22/2021

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North Texas Rural Resilience (@nttr4yall), Cashapp & Venmo: NTTR4yall

The Oak Cliff Veggie Project (@ocveggieproject), Cashapp: $ocveggieproject

Funky Town Fridge (@funkytownfridge), Venmo & Cashapp: FunkyTownFridge

Austin Access to Activism (@access2activism), Cashapp: $AccesstoActivism

Houston Community Fridges (@htxcommunityfridges), GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/53ae9fb4

Canidae Collective (@canidaecollective), Venmo: @canidaeco

Para Mi Gente’s Mutual Aid Fund (@para.mi_gente), Cashapp & Venmo: pmgmutualaid

Yanawana Herbolarios (@yanawanaherbolarios), Cashapp: $Yerbolarios, Venmo: YanawanaHerbolarios

RGV Mutual Aid (@rgvmutualaid)

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NNAF Find your local abortion fund: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/

Buckle Bunnies Fund

TEA Fund

Clinic Access Support Network

Fund Texas Choice

Lilith Fund

West Fund

Frontera Fund

The Afiya Center’s SYS (Support Your Sistah)

The Bridge Collective

Jane’s Due Process

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tejanafeministtalks.com/episodes-transcripts

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In the second episode of season 2 of Tejana Feminist Talks, Leslie gives an intro to Disability Justice. She begins by breaking down the difference between Disability Rights and Disability Justice before talking about some excerpts from the book "Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice" by Leah Lakshmi-Piepzna Samarasinha. Leslie also talks about why Disability Justice is necessary within the Reproductive Justice movement. Below are some of the resources she talked about thoughout the episode. TW: Mention of death, police brutality (around 42:00 mark)

Shoutout to Dom & Dylaina for buying me a coffee & keeping this podcast going!! Love y'all and appreciate y'all. To invest in my work, go to www.buymeacoffee.com/tftalkspodcast and buy me a coffee as well <3

In the final episode of Season 1 of Tejana Feminist Talks, Leslie talks about self care and community care. She explores the complexities of both, talks about the role capitalism plays in self care, and discusses why self and community care are essential to our collective liberation. Below are some of the resources she talked about. Make sure to follow @tftalkspodcast on IG to stay up-to-date with all things TFT related!

In this pre-recorded episode, Leslie talked to Talia Arvizo about sustainable fashion. Talia describes herself as someone who has been a college dropout, IT doormat, chocolate shop girl, and now a youth counselor and mental/emotional health educator. She enjoys creating curated playlists, promoting social justice, and searching the depths of Depop in addition to babying the four dogs she shares with her partner. Talia believes in the importance of community investment and centers her work on intersectionality and resource + information accessibility for all. 

Make sure to follow her store, SUS Vintage (@sus_vintage) on Instagram and on depop.com/susvintage. 

Below are some other accounts that Talia shouted out:

In this pre-recorded episode, Leslie talks to Ashley Arevalo, a menstrual equity activist, about period poverty and what we can all do to help repeal the tampon tax. Below is Ashley's bio and some of the resources mentioned in this episode.

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Ashley Arevalo is a menstrual equity activist and has been fighting to end period poverty since 2016. She is the chapter president of Period The Menstrual Movement in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is an MBA graduate and was a Corpus Christi 40 under 40 honoree in 2018 for her work with Period. Her chapter has donated over 50,000 period products to shelters in her community.

In 2018 she worked with Texas A&M University Corpus Christi to get free menstrual products in the restrooms on campus, allowing over 12,000 students to not have to worry about their period at school.

In her spare time, Ashley is a style blogger who enjoys creating looks inspired by her favorite movies. She also loves spending all her money on concert tickets.

Find her on IG: @ashleyalyssa and Period Corpus Christi @Period.corpuschristi

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