Coloring Outside the Lines - Episode 3

Panelists

Favianna Rodriguez | @Favianna

Favianna Rodriguez is a transnational interdisciplinary artist and cultural organizer on a mission to create profound and lasting social change in the world. Her art and collaborative projects address migration, global politics, economic injustice, patriarchy, and interdependence.  Favianna’s practice is grounded in the desire to humanize and empower communities who are impacted by inequality and racism.   She submerges herself fully in the issues she addresses in order to produce work that is informed by the social and political conditions of the time. She spends time on the front lines with affected communities, researches policies, and supports fellow artists of color and migrants through resources, mentorship, and collaborative opportunities.  Born in Oakland, California, Favianna’s strongest influence are her migrant parents, who raised her to be an unapologetic feminist and outspoken advocate for her family and community.  Her earliest mentors were artists and movement leaders in the Chicano and Black Arts Movement. When Favianna is not making art, she is directing CultureStrike, a national arts organization that engages artists, writers and performers in migrant rights.  

Tracy Van Slyke | @tracyvs

Tracy Van Slyke is a nationally recognized leader and expert working in the intersection of progressive organizing, strategic communications and independent media. Currently, she is director of The Vox Impact Project, where she is researching the intersection of culture shifting, the future of storytelling and deep community engagement for the progressive social justice movement. She has led a groundbreaking coalition of grassroots organizing networks and organized campaigns that have directly impacted our country’s politics and policies. She is also a trailblazer in the field of independent media. She has been the publisher of a national award winning magazine, written extensively about the evolution of journalism and how to evaluate media impact, and led a national coalition of the country’s leading progressive, independent media. Tracy Van Slyke is a nationally recognized leader and expert working in the intersection of progressive organizing, strategic communications and independent media. Currently, she is director of The Vox Impact Project, where she is researching the intersection of culture shifting, the future of storytelling and deep community engagement for the progressive social justice movement. She has led a groundbreaking coalition of grassroots organizing networks and organized campaigns that have directly impacted our country’s politics and policies. She is also a trailblazer in the field of independent media. She has been the publisher of a national award winning magazine, written extensively about the evolution of journalism and how to evaluate media impact, and led a national coalition of the country’s leading progressive, independent media.