Inhabiting change: Internal reflections on the transition process.
At MÁS, we are going through a period of change and internal organization. That is why, in this summer newsletter, we are opening a space to share the reflections of...
Many Roots, One Movement: Board Reflections on Identity & MÁS
Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle enters our 12th year in a moment of tremendous political, organizational, and personal change. As we look toward the future, we also feel called to reflect—on why...
“Chachareo, a tool for building the celebration of MÁS Conversation and MÁS Podcast for more MÁS Pride
El Chachareo is a form of gathering and virtual conversation that we have created at Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle to highlight our experiences and the different ways we see the strengths...
Sometimes, change is not about finding another path, but about daring to walk with other steps,
By Milvia Berenice Pacheco Salvatierra I don’t remember where I read this passage or who said it, but it seems perfect to open this letter, which attempts to share with...
Embracing collective leadership
Change can be unsettling… but it also carries the promise of renewal and optimism. There is no “right” way to respond to it. Here at MÁS, we are experiencing those emotions, right alongside you, as we move through this season of change together. We have a change of our own to share.
8th series of MÁS conversaciones para MÁS orgullo: Afrocentric, intersectional, and transcentric reflections on migration and the current migration situation
What did we question in these conversations? What did we dismantle? From where do we stand to begin repairs? We want to begin this summer newsletter by sharing the closing...
Interview and reflections on a community fandango planting with Gemaly Padua
Gemaly Padua Uscanga’s visit left us with a song that tasted like a décima in our mouths, a purr of a tarima in our bodies, a mountain of memories full...
Collective Budgeting at MÁS
A reflection by Megan Gómez MÁS’s Abundance Director What is that? It’s basically what it sounds like: a process in which our organizational budgeting is done by all of us...
Una vuelta MÁS
Everything you touch changes you. Everything you change changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change Octavia Butler Time never stops, and in its relentless march,...
My dad wants to learn how to do my hair
By: Meyby Ugueto. Insurgent braids collective Capuchinos subway station. A man with a black complexion and afro hair, chats with his partner, a woman with a white complexion and straight...
