Mujeres de Maiz (women of corn) is a Chicana/Latina and Indigenous women’s organization since 1997 whose mission is to improve women’s overall and mental health by creating empowering community spaces focused on holistic wellness, health education, cultural arts, art exhibitions, and publishing.
EVENTS
Hay Cariño en la Casa
Una serie de ofrendas comunitarias en solidaridad y apoyo a las comunidades inmigrantes.
Enero, Febrero y Marzo 2026
OFRENDAS:
Circulos de Bienestar Creativa
Jueves 1/22, 2/26, 3/26
Dirigidas por: Rosalba Gama- Hernández, LMFT (terapeuta, danzante y fundadora de Tlahtolli Wellness y La Madrastra Podcast) y Celina Jacques, MA, LMFA, AT (terapeuta, artista, terapueta de arte) de Celina Jacques
Taller de AutoCuidado Ancestral
Miercoles 2/18
Kits de Cuidado Creativo
Hay Cariño en La Casa es un Serie de Bienestar y Creatividad de la vision de la artivista holistica Felicia 'Fe' Montes. El serie esta patrocinado por la organizacion Community Engagement.
Son ofrendas de solidaridad Y espiritu pa’ la comunidad apoyado por Mujeres de Maiz y mujeres de medicina de la comunidad. Estamos trabajando por la humanidad y contra la migra, 🧊 y el neoliberalismo en todos formas.
—reconociendo que muchas mujeres inmigrantes siguen sintiéndose inseguras al salir de sus casas. Esta fase, titulada “Hay Cariño en la Casa”, se centrará en cultivar la sanación, la resiliencia y el bienestar dentro del hogar.
El proyecto combinará arte, medicina ancestral y construcción de comunidad para abordar el miedo y el trauma persistentes causados por las redadas migratorias. Al crear oportunidades de bienestar creativas y accesibles tanto en línea como en el hogar, ampliaremos el alcance de la sanación con raíces culturales a quienes más la necesitan
EAST LA WOMEN’S DAY FEST
Saturday, March 14, 2026
ART, ADVOCACY, MUSIC, POETRY, VENDORS, WORKSHOPS, WELLNESS
📅 Saturday, March 14, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 East Los Angeles Civic Center
4801 E. 3rd Street, East Los Angeles, CA 90022
🎟️ FREE — Registration Encouraged HERE
Join Mujeres de Maiz, The Goddess Mercado, and the East LA Women’s Center for The East LA Women’s Day Fest, a powerful one-day community festival uplifting women, families, and femmes of color through art, advocacy, wellness, and cultural celebration.
This gathering honors International Women’s Day, the Spring Equinox, and the Mexica New Year, centering sisterhood, spirit, and solidarity during a time when coming together matters more than ever.
The festival brings together powerhouse women-led organizations, artists, healers, and entrepreneurs for a day of performances, resources, creative activations, and collective care.
✨ Artivist (artist + activist) performers:
Colectivo Las Sabinas
Maya Jupiter
Zada Music
In Lak Ech
Danza Azteca
Poets: Briana Munoz & Alyesha Wise Hernandez
What to Expect:
Live poetry, music, and artivist performances
Pláticas, prayer, and community wellness offerings.
Dozens of community resource and advocacy tables: Ponte Your Moños (#MoreBraidsNoRaids) — get braided and fundraise for individuals and families impacted by ICE; Social Practice Art Projects by Felicia “Fe” Montes, activated by local women artists and wellness practitioners, including; Botánica del Barrio by Honey Bee Botanicals; Politricked Public Art Cart by Martha Carrillo (Heart On Arts). This is an outdoor, family-friendly event
Mujeres de Maiz Mercado featuring vendors such as:
Mujeres de Maiz, El Mercado y Mas, Native Sol, Xti’ Artisan, and dozens more in collaboration with The Goddess Mercado
Event co-sponsored by Justice for My Sister, WOC Sister Collective and Running Mamis
🎟️ FREE — RSVP Encouraged! REGISTER HERE
ART EXHIBITION:
ROSA: Resistance Organizing Spiritual Artivism
March 1-27, 2026
at The Goddess Mercado Bazaar: 424 W. Whittier Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640
Open Wed.-Sun. 12-6 PM
Featuring women of color artivists including: Marisol Lydia Torres, Lilia Ramirez, Andrea Galvez, Megan Pennings, Textli Gallegos, Jasmin Barragan, Mia Arvizu, Dulce Lopez, Celina Jacques, Maricela Xuncaz Lazo.
OPENING RECEPTION
Sunday, March 1, 2026 from 4-6 PM
SIP, PAINT & MEDITATE with Yo Soy Tierra
Wed. March 25, 2026 7-10 PM
Exhibit curated by Felicia Montes and Megan Pennings of Mujeres de MaizWhatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Save the Dates!
Exhibit and Festival this March 2026
Featured Workshops
ARTIVISM IN ACTION:
EDUCATE, EMPOWER, TRANSFORM
A presentation on how Artivism (art and activism) can educate, empower, inspire and transform people and communities.
SELF AND COMMUNITY CARE
A skill-share on discussing and sharing tools for beginning self care and protection. Tools shared benefit all but are specifically supportive of activists and cultural workers.
DECOLONIZING AND DECENTRALIZING HEALING WAYS: ANCESTRAL AND ABUELITA KNOWLEDGE FOR TODAY
This workshop will focus on deconstructing the structures and institutions that are barriers to health and wellness in our communities as well as seeking alternative wellness methods including herbalism and other ways of knowing and healing.
THE POWER OF POETRY
A creative writing workshop for all. Share your stories, validate your voices, honor your/his/her/our stories. Writing is a way to do all of this. Professional community poets guide this workshop by sharing some of their own poems and then create space for participants to write their own.
THE POWER OF POSTERS:
SILKSCREENING AND SELF DETERMINATION
This hands on workshop shares the ancient technique of silkscreening. Posters have been used for centuries to share messages and make statements. Participants will create their own image.
CULTURA CURA CIRCLES: CULTURALLY BASED HOLISTIC TALKING CIRCLES FOR OURSELVES AND OUR COMMUNITY
Based on ancestral ways of relating with each other, these circles allow groups and individuals to open up and connect with each other in meaningful ways.
LEArn about us
What people are saying…
“I feel seen and loved by community, grounded, and peaceful.”
“So much of what everyone shared resonated. It made me feel less alone.”
“I am leaving the circle feeling protected, energized and calm.”
“ I love everything that Mujeres De Maiz offers!”
We are proud recipients of the Humanities in Place grant.
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