by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Sierra Martinez Albuquerque, New Mexico I am a proud Latina born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Growing up in Albuquerque and having strong familial ties to Taos, I’ve been lucky enough to be immersed in my own culture and surrounded by people and communities...
by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Lelia Murrieta, age 21 Tucson, Arizona “Soy Una Mujer y no Puedes Detenerme” Being a woman means looking over your shoulder; it means having to have eyes in the back of your head. One needs to have eyes darting at all times, to become a chameleon and blend in with the...
by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Angela “Gela” Narvaez Paz Angela “Gela” Narvaez Paz was born of humble beginnings on Aug. 17, 1927 to Alejandro and Rosario Narvaez. She grew up in San Marcial and San Antonio, New Mexico, before moving to Las Cruces. Angela attended South Ward...
by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Sierra Padilla, age 21 Santa Fe, New Mexico “I am enough, I am strong, I am doing the right thing.” These are some things that I have been telling myself a lot more these days. Things that I used to not believe and struggle with. For most of my life I have struggled...
by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Michelle Parry, age 22 Santa Fe, New Mexico “My Identity is Mine” One of the hardest problems is embracing your natural identity. Who I am is rooted the perception of myself, the people I befriend and how I exchange energy with others. My past, present and future also...
by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Ana Reyes, age 19 California “No Means No” No. A word men seem to never understand. You didn’t take ‘no’ for an answer. Even though I was kicking and screaming no, you still threw me over your shoulder, pulled up my dress, and slapped my ass. You drunkenly laughed,...
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