Doing the Damn Thing

This work extends from my dissertation  and builds upon feminist women-of-color scholarship by using love as a rigorous practice that uses solidarity work  as acts of love, trust-building, and imaging new futures (Sandoval, 2000; hooks, 1991).

I shared this work at the 2025 National Women's Association Conference in Puerto Rico. During the conference, I talked about the value of drawing from lived experience, storytelling, and contemplative practices, which allow us to use such moments for creating spaces of belonging.