anti-oppression. racial trauma & healing. community care.
https://youtu.be/E5AcMEJdZ1g From the Help Gabes Stay Live Music Fundraiser at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, December 15. Video by Austin Huelsbeck "Formidable & Loved" Music & lyrics by Gabes Torres A Every night when you retire D F#m What do you say to the child inside Bm Who dreamt big and wild E …
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Note from the creator: In my personal efforts of decolonizing my mind, body, spirit, and relationships, I would write letters to my ancestors and imagined who they were and what they were like. But I have more recently wondered and imagined what it would be like to be one someday. Here is the first of many …
On the evening of August 17th on Occupied Duwamish Territory, I had the delight and honor to 'set the table' for people to bear witness to a lineup of formidable and loved artists who offered bold, erotic, and generous repertoires. These are artists who have been (in varying degrees) pushed to the margins, harmed, and …
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FREE ADMISSION. Invite your friends! Through music, storytelling, and poetry, we will explore the dynamics and issues exclusive to the minority experience in the United States. While it is necessary to talk about immigration, systemic oppression, stereotypes, etc., we easily get "in our heads" with these matters and still miss the person's face by focusing …
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https://soundcloud.com/gabestorres/phenomena-gabes-torres Note from creator: Here is a poem I wrote about my ongoing dissatisfaction being partnered with white people. It is also a poem about what white people might experience when they pursue or when they are already in dating, marital, et al. relationship with a racialized / non-white person. Whenever I date a white …
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