Hosts Karen and Andrea are back with another Supporting Community Wellness episode with guest Dr. Jose Miguel Paez, LCSW. Dr. Paez helps us explore what holistic wellness is or can be by sharing his personal experiences, career journey, and professional practice. Together we learn how a holistic approach can lead to harmony and balance in our lives.

California State University, Northridge graduate students of Social Work, Monica Montoya and Mary Grace Sosing, join Tiahui Talks to discuss the upcoming We Are Power: Community in Action conference happening Saturday February 27! Learn about the We Are Power conference and this year's theme. To register for this free community conference visit https://tinyurl.com/WeArePower2021

Tia Chucha’s Associate Director, Melissa Ehekalli Sanvicente and Teaching Artist, Tata Freddy Chavez are interviewed by Tiahui Talks host Rebecca on their lessons and reflections sharing ancestral knowledge in the community. Join the conversation on what keeps them moving, motivated and our concept of time. Tiahui!

Visit Youtube for the video recording!

Transcripts will be available as of 1/24/2021

Tia Chucha Bookstore:

https://tia-chuchas.myshopify.com

Join the From Trauma to Transformation (T2T) Creative Writing Team as we discuss the project at Tia Chucha's. We are joined by Tia Chucha Co Founder and T2T Founder, Luis J. Rodriguez, Creative Writing instructors and mentors Kesau'c Hill and Ramiro Rodriguez, and T2T Coordinator, Rebecca Gomez. We share our views of the Prison Industrial Complex, the T2T program, and our testimony on the power of arts to transform lives in others, and in ourselves.  

Trigger Warning: Trauma, Prison Industrial Complex, Suicide   

From Trauma to Transformation project started at Tia Chucha's in 2018, and is inspired by the life long work of Luis J. Rodriguez who has been teaching Creative Writing to those most marginalized in the prison systems all over the world. T2T  serves as a space to amplify the voices through the arts of those directly impacted by incarceration to bring movement for change not just for individual healing, but for our society's healing.   This project was initially funded by the Arts for Justice Fund, a nationwide movement of organizers, activists, and artists who use the arts as a means to bring social change on the issue of mass incarceration. #Arts4Justice 

Transcripts are accessible here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qSfTg6PFuM4qxeJ1jm6dG6uKWQQO4hQIPiU7S56xu2w/edit

Tia Chucha Bookstore 

Check out the bookstore and support works like "Make a Poem Cry" A T2T poetry book coming out of Luis J. Rodriguez Creative Writing Class in Lancaster Prison. https://tia-chuchas.myshopify.com/collections/abolition

Visit Arts for Justice Fund here: https://artforjusticefund.org/ 

Tia Chucha Website: https://www.tiachucha.org/

Literacy as a Means for Change. Co-founder Trini Rodriguez joined Bookstore Assistant Gaby, Bookstore Intern Marcia, and Bookstore Manager Karen to talk about books, literacy, and why a bookstore – see how imagination and change are at the center. Listen to the end to hear some book recommendations and hear what they are currently reading!

Licensed Social Workers Dolores Villanueva and Robyn Gomez join Bookstore Manager Karen and Program Coordinator Andrea to talk about mental health and social work during the time of a global pandemic. In addition to sharing their experience, listen to their journey in the profession of social work and its connection to community.

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!

Join the Tia Chucha's staff as the reminisce down Halloween lane with their favorite movies, costume tips, and announce their contest.  

For Transcripts, check out our Youtube Channel for the link!

Tia Chucha Website: https://www.tiachucha.org/ 

Tia Chucha Bookstore https://tia-chuchas.myshopify.com/ 

Music: "Voice" Written By Elliot Ransom Sprinkle Performed By Yung Koolade Produced By Yung Koolade  

"Wicket Curiosities" Written By Matthew Wigton Performed By Dresden, The Flamingo Produced By Dresden, The Flamingo 

 "Only the Wicked" Written By Matthew Wigton Performed By Dresden, The Flamingo  Graphics by Luz Rodriguez

Join our current Tia Chucha's Executive Director, Michael Centeno as he has a conversation with former Tia Chucha ED and Co-Founder, Trini Rodriguez. 

Transcriptions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17hSP-xNiFZph0AfhUaEyPijKFKV2rrD2EsKV_bJcJDY/edit?usp=sharing

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Tiahui Talks host Rebecca interviews recent CSUN MSW Graduates, Karen Ugarte and Jessica Saldivar on their study of Latinas/xs navigating Queer identity.

negotiating identity*

Follow our guests on Instagram! @jeesssica and @arte.kmugarte

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Support small bookstores!

Graphics by Luz Rodriguez

Music by Tochtli Orozco

Edited by Vanessa Gomez

Transcripts may be accessed here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ksByRYCjVR5GxjX-cU64CJXSJ_wN5MV6fFhEq2ZZqrQ/edit?usp=sharing

Tia Chucha Website:

https://www.tiachucha.org/

Tia Chucha Bookstore

https://tia-chuchas.myshopify.com/

Karen and Jessica:

https://instagram.com/arte.kmugarte?igshid=1sis0qmcu9tw4

https://instagram.com/jeesssica?igshid=r6lm8kvc0sqy