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BARRIOMINDZ

BODY - YO - MIND

It’s about that mind, body, spirit connection

And opening up to that rhythmic communication

Being free and letting go

And never forgetting to live in the flow

B A R R I O MINDZ

We are people of color, urban natives and indigenous

No longer in the plains, the city is now our domain

We congregate in our tribes, but come from all different vibes

Some of us are punk, hip-hop or queer-

United in the way we incite public fear

BODY - YO - MIND

This is our time

To bring heaven on earth - and to finally know our self worth

We are two, three, four and however many generations

Descended from Aztlan - our home and mother nation

B A R R I O MINDZ

It’s that traditional knowledge we all have inside

If we could just find the time

To sit and be still

And learn that mother earth has her own will

BODY - YO - MIND

No matter how much success

We will never succumb to that self-righteous pretentiousness

With feet on the ground and hearts that know where they come from

We are self-made people struggling for our crumbs

B A R R I O MINDZ

It’s about never forgetting - the horrors, the traumas, the baby daddy mama drama

ADDICTION. ADDICTION. Lord, when will we be free from this affliction?

But for every bad deed, a good must be done, that is the nature of karma

And every struggle has made each one of us stronger

BODY - YO - MIND

We are a generation of children without parents

Our mothers and fathers are dead or dying

From diabetes, cancer, heart disease, prisons and the police

We are no strangers to violence, but somehow we keep on surviving

B A R R I O MINDZ

I am you and you are me

Maybe, just maybe, we could live in that possibility

In lak’ech - it’s more than just a catchphrase

It’s about a spiritual awakening

TU-SON - TWO-SUNS - TWO SPIRITS

The yin and yang, sun and moon, good and bad, male and female

We all play a part - one or both, or something in between - it don’t matter the role

Because it’s no longer about a fight for control

It’s about a spirit united, free-flowing, shape-shifting, UNDIVIDED

B A R R I O MINDZ

We are under attack

The rents are rising and the mom and pop shops are dying

And it’s not surprising that the gringos can’t wait to get in on that barrio aesthetic

They want what we’ve got, but only if we get off their block

For them, we are here to be seen and not heard

But we will defeat them by the power of one word-

ROOTS

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As I step into the path of motherhood, I have finally begun to understand how to love myself. I began my journey a few years ago when I realized I needed to learn how to mother myself. Even before my son came, I recognized the child within me -a little girl that desperately needed my attention - she called to me - she sometimes cried, and I spent so much time ignoring her that I started to feel lonely and hollow on the inside. When I finally stopped and paid attention - I saw she was the most marvelous creation. She is wild and Free - She is pure Creativity - She is everything I want to be - Except that she is sometimes hurting. She hurts from the pain of the past, from trauma and abuse - when I finally felt all of her fear, I held her close to myself and I told her what I always needed to hear, “it’s not your fault, I’m here for you now, I’m not going anywhere, I’m sorry these things have happened! It wasn’t fair, but I’m here now, I will always be here to take care of you.” I’ve spent so much of my life chasing after romantic love, desperately seeking the validation i needed to give myself. I’ve always been so bitterly disappointed when my partners could not speak to this hurtling little girl. The truth is - it was never their responsibility, because the one who understands her the best is me. So when I start to feel that lonely, hollow feeling, I try to stop and give myself the attention I need. I hold myself and say, “you are beautiful, you are love, you are light, you are everything you want to be, and even if no one else sees is, the one who believes it is me.” So as this little life is growing in my body and I think about all that I want to teach and share with him, I think the most important will be to model how I self-love, because as much as I will try to protect him from everything, I hope to give him the skills to be able to cope with pain and disappointment of this life on his own. When I think about being a mom, I often think of the expectation of complete self-sacrifice, and while this is a reality, I hope I never forget to take care of myself. I don’t ever want to stop speaking to the little girl inside, because like a child, she still needs a lot of my attention. I am still learning how to do this, I am still growing all the time, but I’m beginning to realize the more I attend to myself, the less dependent I am on the validation of others. And ironically, be getting in touch with my inner child, I am slowly crossing over to becoming the strong, confident woman I have always dreamed of being. Paz y Amor - La Hija de los Coyotes

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For You, My Baby

For you, my baby, for you

Just know that it’s all for you

I don’t know how to do this

I don’t know where the strength will come from

I don’t know, I don’t know

So many things I should know by now

But my love and understanding

They are growing, just like you

The little life inside me

Is becoming my greatest truth-

That love isn’t selfish or resentful

Love has the power to build us or break us

Sometimes love is waiting,

And sometimes love is letting go

Love is free and it makes us fly

And the kind of love that will free us

Is the kind of love that will cost us everything

And I’m making that sacrifice for you

Everything I ever thought I wanted or needed

Everyway that I thought things would go

And every plan I’ve tried to control

I’m having to learn to let it all go

I surrender my will to the spirit-

To learn to live in the flow

I’m not sure which way the wind will take us,

But I know we both will surely grow

So, here I sit on my cloud of freedom-

Unhindered by anything

Just you and me my baby

My love and only joy

And now I sing my song to you:

The clouds have come to ruin our fun

But the sun will bring us a brighter day

And anytime you are feeling down

Remember that God is all around

God is in the flowers

God is in the trees

God is in the wind and sun that move us

And we are thankful for everything

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“It could all be so simple, but you’d rather make it hard...”

-Miss Lauryn Hill

#LaurynHill#Ex-Factor#heartbreak#hijadeloscoyotes

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Coraje.  Estoy pensando en esa palabra. Coraje significa valor o rabia, los dos, a veces están la misma emoción, y la misma idea. A veces me siento los dos junto así, dentro de mio. yo soy una tigresa, nací en este año, me llegaré en este mundo gritando asi, como la tigresa. Conozco una niña, tan pequeñita que siempre estaba gritando, “como una lionesa”, me dijo, y pensé a mio, porque no puedo gritar así? Yo y su mama pensábamos que era su manera de estar en esta mundo sin miedo porque desde estar una niña chiquita, mujeres ya saben que es una lucha. Cada dia estoy luchando, con cosas dentro de mí, y cada dia, me siento ese coraje, porque para estar una mujer, soltera, poderosa, inteligente, mexicana, morenita, artística, con trabajo profesional de hombre - toma mucha coraje. Tengo que luchar para vivir mi vida auténtica. Y siempre estoy luchando para seguir en una manera de mi verdad, y muchas veces tengo susto. Susto de expresar todo quien soy, todo que me duele y corre en mi mente. Porque mi lucha empezaba con un gran injusticia. A veces tengo rabia, porque me siento come no hay un lugar para mi, el mundo quiere las mujeres para quedar en una caja- sumiso, obediente, y casado con hombre. Y todos quieren la gente para estar algo que pueden explicar- pero no soy “normal”, soy una danzante de break dance y una arcitecta, me gusta las bailes de ballet, cumbia, norteño y punk rock, soy un poco de caractaristicas hombre y mujer, soy americana y mexicana, estoy atraído de hombres y mujeres, creo en Jesús pero Buda y el astrologia también, soy una mezcla de cosas diferentes. Y esa mezcla es la definición de estar chicana. Y quiero estar una mujer sana pero con ganas también! Y como la tigresa, soy salvaje y no voy estar enjaulado. Y siempre tengo ese imagen en mi mente, fuerte coma la tigresa, gritando porque chingar a todo! Aqui estoy!! Y soy quien soy!! Vamanos mujeres!!! Tenemos muchas cosas para hacer en este mundo, y el movimiento del futuro va estar llena de mujeres fuertes como nosotros!!! Y todo empieza con ese coraje.

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Flyer for All Soul’s Jam - Pen and Markers + Photoshop Text

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Flyer for break dance open sessions held every Tuesday, Tucson, AZ - Markers, Pen, Photoshop

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Event Flyer for 2nd Annual Selena Bike Ride, Tucson, AZ - Pen, Markers, Photoshop

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Artwork that started it all - portraits of bad ass womyn of Tucson for the cover of Malintzine - Pen, Markers all by drawn hand