Brainstorm Week 10 - Pavithra Prabhu
My name is Pavithra Prabhu.
Feministas in the borderlands organize community in the present in various ways. A couple of ways including having camps to appeal to the new generation of feministas such as Chicas Rockeras, or having organizations that bring feministas together such as Ovarian Psycos. The Chicas Rockeras is a camp that caters to younger children to learn the ways of the Chicana feminista, specifically their “camp experience promotes healing, growth, and confidence for girls through music education while building self-esteem and encouraging group collaboration” (Chicas Rockeras SELA, chicasrockerassela.org). The Ovarian Psycos teaches the current generation of the importance of unity as said in the 13th principle of their pledge “ALL of us or none” (Point 13, ovarianpsycos.com).
Chela Sandoval’s use of the phrase ‘affinities inside differences’ refers to the foundation of the conference itself; people from various backgrounds coming together in order to achieve something bigger (Pg. 26, Dissident Globalizations, Methodology of the Oppressed). Only when we are aware of the struggles faced by other communities and what they stand for, we can proceed forward to form a coalition. This is embodies through Chicas Rockeras and Ovarian Psycos where they are open to feministas of different ethnicities or backgrounds, in order to form a collective that can spread their message in a united manner.
According to Catherine Ramirez, “Chicanafuturism explores the ways that new and everyday technologies, including their detritus, transform Mexican American life and culture.” This is synonymous to the creation of the Chicas Rockeras Rock Camp for Girls. Girls are the next generation of the movement, and educating them about the purpose of the movement and giving them room to explore their own unique identity. The camp has the “goal of encouraging self-esteem and self-empowerment in young girls through a medium of music” (Ampersand Chicanas Rockeras: Empowering Girls in Southeast Los Angeles) and “to remind students of their past and present power (Abstract, Si se puede!: Chicas Rockeras).
Acocording to Xela De La X, the founder of Ovarian Psycos, the organization is a “young women of color bicycle brigade” (0:15-0:22, Ovarian Psychos). States that the majority of the participants of the brigade had some sort of trauma in their lives; the organization brings in healing and resilience practices to the bikers by providing the comfort a family would typically provide.
Throughout this quarter, we learned practices of resilience through the use of art, social media, music, ofrendas and literature. The Chicas Rockeras utilizes music for its resilience practice, while Ovarian Psycos utilizes its community and the concept of “strength in numbers” in its practice for resilience.
Irrespective of what method they use, their main goal is to create a sustainable future that caters to the health and well-being of the women involved. These camps and organizations try to represent these young women not as victims nor as weak, dependent people, but as resilient women who are capable of demanding their rights and empowering the next generation. They are showcasing resilience by spreading their message and informing the larger public about the issues they have had to face on a daily basis.
Feministas in the borderlands organize community in the present in various ways. A couple of ways including having camps to appeal to the new generation of feministas such as Chicas Rockeras, or having organizations that bring feministas together such as Ovarian Psycos. The Chicas Rockeras is a camp that caters to younger children to learn the ways of the Chicana feminista, specifically their “camp experience promotes healing, growth, and confidence for girls through music education while building self-esteem and encouraging group collaboration” (Chicas Rockeras SELA, chicasrockerassela.org). The Ovarian Psycos teaches the current generation of the importance of unity as said in the 13th principle of their pledge “ALL of us or none” (Point 13, ovarianpsycos.com).
Chela Sandoval’s use of the phrase ‘affinities inside differences’ refers to the foundation of the conference itself; people from various backgrounds coming together in order to achieve something bigger (Pg. 26, Dissident Globalizations, Methodology of the Oppressed). Only when we are aware of the struggles faced by other communities and what they stand for, we can proceed forward to form a coalition. This is embodies through Chicas Rockeras and Ovarian Psycos where they are open to feministas of different ethnicities or backgrounds, in order to form a collective that can spread their message in a united manner.
According to Catherine Ramirez, “Chicanafuturism explores the ways that new and everyday technologies, including their detritus, transform Mexican American life and culture.” This is synonymous to the creation of the Chicas Rockeras Rock Camp for Girls. Girls are the next generation of the movement, and educating them about the purpose of the movement and giving them room to explore their own unique identity. The camp has the “goal of encouraging self-esteem and self-empowerment in young girls through a medium of music” (Ampersand Chicanas Rockeras: Empowering Girls in Southeast Los Angeles) and “to remind students of their past and present power (Abstract, Si se puede!: Chicas Rockeras).
Acocording to Xela De La X, the founder of Ovarian Psycos, the organization is a “young women of color bicycle brigade” (0:15-0:22, Ovarian Psychos). States that the majority of the participants of the brigade had some sort of trauma in their lives; the organization brings in healing and resilience practices to the bikers by providing the comfort a family would typically provide.
Throughout this quarter, we learned practices of resilience through the use of art, social media, music, ofrendas and literature. The Chicas Rockeras utilizes music for its resilience practice, while Ovarian Psycos utilizes its community and the concept of “strength in numbers” in its practice for resilience.
Irrespective of what method they use, their main goal is to create a sustainable future that caters to the health and well-being of the women involved. These camps and organizations try to represent these young women not as victims nor as weak, dependent people, but as resilient women who are capable of demanding their rights and empowering the next generation. They are showcasing resilience by spreading their message and informing the larger public about the issues they have had to face on a daily basis.
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