Acclaimed author to give Latinx Heritage Month keynote
Writer 和 activist Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez will speak at an Oct. 7 event hosted by the Carolina Latinx Center.
The Carolina Latinx Center is celebrating Latinx Heritage Month by hosting acclaimed activist 和 author Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez 为其官方主题演讲.
Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez will speak at the UNC 谢尔曼药学院’s Kerr Hall on Oct. 7. 该活动定于下午6点至8点举行.m., 是由CLC组织的, the 卡罗来纳联盟 Activities Board 和 the Office of Student Life 和 领导.
出生于马那瓜, 尼加拉瓜, 现在住在纳什维尔, 田纳西州, Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez是一位女权主义者, storyteller 和 advocate who works to uphold the stories of Latinx communities.
上个月, 她出版了第二本书, “Tías 和 Primas: On Knowing 和 Loving the Women Who Raise Us,，这是 Apple Books精选 被誉为九月最好的书之一. The book holds a mirror up to the way Latine women are seen 和 see one another, as Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez examines the female archetypes that are applied to the Latinx culture in which she was raised.
The book is a follow up to Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez’ debut, “For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges 和 Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color,” which aims to empower women of color to find success in a historically white-dominated world.
A first-generation student 和 the oldest immigrant daughter in her family, Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez got her Master of Divinity from V和erbilt in 2015 和 has since traveled the country as a speaker, 故事讲述者和活动家, while also establishing the social media platform “拉丁叛军” 拥有20多万粉丝.
As she explains on her official website, Dorca Mojica Rodríguez’s passion is in “merging storytelling with pedagogy to help folks underst和 the larger forces at play, 也被称为系统性压迫.”
She has been featured in outlets like Telemundo, Univision, Mitu, 赫芬顿邮报拉丁裔之声, 游击队女权主义, 拉丁杂志, 美国全国广播公司, MTV, 世界性的, 日常女权主义和PopSugar. Mojica Rodríguez has also worked with the United Methodist Church, 国家艺术基金会, 史密森学会, NALAC, Planned Parenthood 和 was invited to the Barack Obama White House in 2016.
Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez’ fiery passion 和 activism perfectly encapsulate CLC’s Latinx Heritage Month theme of “Llama de Orgullo,” which directly translates to the “flame of pride” 和 the planning committee describes as a call to acknowledge the pressures 和 stressors the Latinx community faces 和 transform them into sources of strength 和 creativity. The committee invites everyone to embrace their unique passions, ideas, 和 identities without fear. They want to celebrate the courage to be unapologetically themselves, 分享拉丁故事, 和 to ignite positive change in the community.
The keynote address is one of several events planned for the month, including multiple community-gathering events called “Fuego Fridays.”
参观 卡罗莱纳拉丁中心网站 和 CLC的社交媒体账户 for more information on Latinx Heritage Month 和 beyond.
