Sacramento Poderosas uses art as activism in the service of building a more knowledgeable and equitable society by preserving imperiled Xicanx/Latinx herstories/histories and highlighting culturally responsive, gender-inclusive narratives. It works to counter the history of invisibility and create opportunities for reflection, to amplify community youth voices, create opportunities for personal reflection, and increase hope for personal and community change.
Sacramento Poderosas uses community space, workshops, art, and storytelling as a way to construct compelling positive images centered on changing existing narratives, increasing advocacy for imperiled communities and poignantly expressing contemporary civil rights, whether it be farmworker rights, immigrant rights, missing Indigenous women, trans and LGBTQ rights, housing rights, and educational equity. Beginning with murals as a starting point for larger conversations about the future of our communities and the role of women of color as change makers, Sacramento Poderosas work has expanded to producing a documentary on nine Xicanx/Latinx women in their community, hosting workshops at local community centers and schools, displaying student and attendees workshop art, creating traveling murals, and making spaces for community members, especially youth, to unite around common issues collectively.
Website: Sacramento Poderosas