runwatchshoot:

Today concluded the 11th Annual Oregon Students of Color Conference.

This was my third year in attendance and the second year a good friend and I presented a workshop we developed that focuses on the experiences of being multiracial.

We’ve presented the workshop at four different conferences…

My friend wrote this moving piece. I went to her workshop last year and it was a powerful experience of looking at how we identify when we are expected to live such codified lives in the sense of racial/ethnic/cultural identity.  Hat tip to you V:) 

fatpeopleofcolor:

I requested to post the following in this space to maintain anonymity and I’d like to thank the mods of this space for allowing me to do so. I also want to acknowledge that this is a first draft and that changes may be made. I would also like to thank those who helped me edit this piece and…

This is crucial piece regarding OWS and what needs to happen to make this movement be inclusive and relevant. As one of the mods of fatpoc, I am proud that this is being presented here, as a means of making sure all bodies, all people are included in the work ahead of all of us. As fat people of color, as a queer person of color and size personally, we all know how hard it is to be seen and not ignored, or how hard it is to be allowed agency and validity in our lives and in greater movements and work such as this. Thanks to the author for bringing these issues into inspection and offering specifics on how this work can begin/continue.