Latinx Diaspora – Diversidad | The Mixed Space

Honoring the marginalized and intersectional identities of the Latin Diaspora, and exploring the intersections of Latin, African, and Indigenous cultures.
Featuring special guests Luz Collective’s Natalia Guzmán and former Nevada State Assemblywoman Lucy Flores.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Beginning of Meetup
06:50 Latino as a Social Construct
17:21 Individualization of Labels and Language - "Name It What It Is"
23:54 Lack of Info and Access to Your Own History
53:51 Re-connecting and Honoring Ancestry

Our September Meetup Features:
Natalia Guzmán

Natalia Guzmán is a music enthusiast and Afro-Latina content creator who is passionate about women, race, and LGBTQI+ issues. Natalia has created content for environmental and women-centered organizations, social campaigns, and various other social justice-related organizations and companies. She has had the opportunity to engage in public discussions about afro-heritage, the pay wage gap, young women in the music industry, and gender inequality.

Most recently, Natalia has spent time advancing her skillset into editorial content management with the Latina-owned and Latina-centered digital media brand, Luz Collective, where she plans on continuing to inspire, change, and create awareness through her work.

Lucy Flores

Lucy Flores is a former Nevada State Assemblywoman, former candidate for Congress, lawyer, and media entrepreneur.

The daughter of immigrants, Lucy was raised in a low-income community by a single father. In 2010 Lucy, along with three Latina colleagues, became the first Latinas elected to the Nevada legislature in the history of the state.

After leaving elected office, Lucy served as Vice President of Public Affairs at mitú where she successfully developed and executed social impact and political content strategies. After mitú, Lucy went on to launch her own digital media brand, Luz Collective, producing digital content and events with a focus on the enormously expanding and influential Latina community.

Lucy continues to be a political leader having served on the DNC Unity Commission, the board of Our Revolution, and currently serves on the board of the national Women’s March. She also provides political commentary on national media outlets and speaks frequently throughout the country on both political matters and digital media strategies. Lucy continues to advocate heavily for women’s rights, immigration reform, and criminal justice reform.

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MORE ABOUT TMS:
The Mixed Space is a community organization that celebrates intersectional identities. We facilitate conversations concerning issues of race, gender, sexuality, class, colorism, patriarchy, global citizenship, and other identifying factors. Our goal is to eliminate putting people into "boxes" regarding their identity.
Our monthly meetups are free to anyone who would like to attend. We discuss the phenomenon of looking the way you do and judgements based on your appearance that quite possibly have nothing to do with the way you feel inside. The meetups are an opportunity to meet and bond with people just like you, network, express yourself, be heard, and learn.

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