WE RISE 2022 Mujeres de Maiz

Wellness Equality Restorative Integrative Solidarity & Education project

**WE RISE 2022**

The WE RISE Mujeres de Maiz project offers interactive art and wellness workshops and pop ups that focus on holistic modalities to address mental, physical and emotional health. These intergenerational workshops provide professional facilitators in their prospective fields of art, wellness, and educational entertainment to activate space, facilitate artistic and creative community collaboration, educate, and create healthy and safe spaces for diverse communities.

WHAT IS WE RISE...
WE RISE is an initiative of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health that encourages wellbeing and healing through art, connection, community engagement, and creative expression.

WE RISE 2022: BY US, FOR US is a series of community-led events that support health and healing across Los Angeles County. A collaborative impact initiative, WE RISE 2022 invests in local organizations, artists and leaders to strengthen community wellbeing.

Throughout Mental Health Awareness Month in May, community partners provide access to resources and opportunities for connection through art installations, cultural experiences and other community engagement projects.

WE RISE TOGETHER.

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**"Visions of Healing" Community Painting Party**
**Monday, May 30th, 5-7pm pst**
Join us in Pasadena for a evening filled with art activities, vendors, bikes, La Cultura Cura Carts, and wellbeing.
"Visions of Healing" created by Lilia Ramirez aka Liliflor Art w/ guest artists from Mujeres de Maiz including Alfie Ebojo and Celina Jacques.
In partnership with Mercadito Monarca in Pasadena, CA
Join us for a early evening of painting, community, engagement and wellbeing!
Including
✨Live painting
✨Children & Youth Activities by De Colores
✨Bikes
✨Mercadito Monarca tienda open
✨Music by Selector Sister Nancy
✨La Cultura Cura Carts by Felicia 'Fe' Montes including: Politricked Public Art Cart w/ artivist Martha Carrillo and La Botanica del Barrio
✨Event filmed by 7 Serpent Films
Free / All ages Event for the familia! COVID Guidelines will be followed.

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***XINGONX FEST: Keeping The Sacred Fire Burning - Mujeres de Maíz 25th Anniversary Festival.***
**Sunday, May 22nd, 2022**
**6:00pm** - Mujer Mercado (indoors)
**7-10pm** - Show/Concert (outdoors)
at **Self Help Graphics & Art**
1300 E. 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033
An Intergenerational, Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Live Art Show Festival featuring women of color performers.
Opening and land acknowledgment by Tina Calderon (Tongva, Chumash, Yoeme)
Artivist performances by:
- Banda Las Angelinas
- Lyla June
- Sin Color
- Martha Gonzalez and fam,
- D'Lo
- In Lak Ech
- SHINE Muwais Women's African Drum Circle
-Angela Aguirre and more!
**TIX Available on Bio/Link below:**
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/329267125837
Get your tix today....they will go quick!
www.mujeresdemaiz.com
Mujer Mercado participants include:
- Mujeres de Maiz
- El MERCADO y Mas
- Femme Goddess Co
- Liliflor Art
- ilaments
- and many more!
Free / All ages Event for the familia!
All COVID Guidelines will be followed. *Masks required inside.
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This event is part of:
WE RISE Mujeres de Maiz: A series of events for wellbeing sponsored by WE RISE LA.
WHAT IS WE RISE...
WE RISE is an initiative of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health that encourages wellbeing and healing through art, connection, community engagement, and creative expression.
For more information, please visit werise.la
**#werisela** **#werise2022** **#whywerise**
**#werisemujeresdemaiz** **#mujeresdemaiz** **#wellbeing** **#circulo** **#mujeresdemaiz2022#mentalhealth** **#mentalhealthawareness**

community Programming

FREE TICKETS HERE

*Mural Art Workshops*

**Tuesday, May 3rd, 5:00pm - 6:00pm**
**Wednesday, May 4th, 11:00am - 12:00pm**
online via Zoom
**Join us for a 2 day workshop with Muralist Liliflor (Lilia Ramirez)**
*Learn about the process of mural making, give your input for the design of our new mural and participate in the healing practice of art!*
**Free tickets** **HERE**
**Free tickets** **HERE**

*Radical Healing and Revolutionary Love as Liberation*

**Sunday, May 8th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm**
online via Zoom
**Join us for a Wellness Workshop Hosted by Femme Goddess Co. for Sanacion Sunday**
*The intention of this platica is to envision what our personal and collective liberation would look like by placing healing and love at the forefront.*
**Free tickets** **HERE**

***Maestra Monday with Linda Vallejo***

**Monday, May 9th, 6:30pm**
on @mujeresdemaiz YouTube & Facebook
**Join us as we chat and learn from our veteran maestras**
*Linda Vallejo is a professional painter, sculptor, grant writing consultant and trainer.*
**Free tickets** **HERE**

*SiStarHood Circle (Youth)*

**Monday, May 10th, 4:30pm**
online via Zoom
**Join us for a Women & Femme Talking Circle for Adults**
*Description*
**Free tickets** **HERE**

*Writing Wednesday with Jessa Calderon*

**Wednesday, May 11th, 6:30pm**
on @mujeresdemaiz YouTube & Facebook
**Join us as we talk with Tongva and Chumash writer and performer Jessa Calderon about her new book Sisterhood.**
*www.jessacalderon.com*
**Free tickets coming soon** **HERE**

*SiStarHood Circle (Adults)*

**Thursday, May 12th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm**
online via Zoom
**Join us for a Women & Femme Talking Circle for Adults**
*Healing through sistarhood*
**Free tickets** **HERE**

***Medicina Open Mic***

**Friday, May 13th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm**
online via Zoom
**“Centering BIQTPOC Creativity as a Means for Collective Healing and Radical Imagination”**
Medicina is a healing space co-created in community with the intention of coming together monthly to honor and uplift a featured artist along with the community members who choose to share their gifts.
**Free tickets coming soon** **HERE**

***Finding the Healer Within***

**Sunday, May 15th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm**
online via Zoom
**Join us for a Wellness Workshop hosted by Femme Goddess Co. for Sanacion Sunday**
The intention of this workshop is to guide you back home to yourself. By going inward through guided self-reflection activities, we will cultivate deep self-awareness and tap into our inner wisdom to create our path towards healing.
**Free tickets coming soon** **HERE**

***Maestra Monday with Olivia Chumacero***

**Monday, May 16th, 6:30pm**
on @mujeresdemaiz YouTube & Facebook
**Join us as we chat with and learn from our veteran maestras:**
*Olivia Chumacero*
**Free tickets coming soon** **HERE**

*Coyolxauhqui Re-membered*

**Monday, May 16th, 7:30pm**
online via zoom
**Join us in circle as we connect with the diosa energy of Coyolxauhqui:**
*Let’s learn Her-Story together as we uncover the myth, and many reincarnations of her image and how women and femmes have re-membered her in a journey to hear themselves.*
**Free tickets coming soon** **HERE**

*Food is Medicine*

**Tuesday, May 17th, 6:30pm**
on @mujeresdemaiz YouTube & Facebook
**How Eating Seasonally Can Help Improve Mental Health**
*Join us in a live virtual charla and cooking demo with Marlene Aguilar from Irekuarhikua where we will discuss the benefits of eating seasonally and feature seasonal recipes.*
**Free tickets coming soon** **HERE**

*Writing Wednesday with Iris de Anda*

**Wednesday, May 18th, 6:30pm**
on @mujeresdemaiz YouTube & Facebook
**Join us for a wellness writing workshop by Iris de Anda's author of the new book Roots of Redemption**.
*Healing through words*
**Free tickets coming soon** **HERE**

*Xingonx Fest*

**Sunday, May 22nd, 6:00pm**
at Self-Help Graphics & Art
**Join us as we celebrate 25 years of Mujeres de Maiz:**
*An Intergenerational, Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Live Art Show Festival featuring women of color performers*
**Free tickets coming soon** **HERE**

*SiStarHood Circle (Youth)*

**Tuesday, May 24th, 4:30pm**
online via Zoom
**Join us for a Women & Femme Talking Circle for Youth**
*Healing through sistarhood*
**Free tickets** **HERE**

*Align Yourself with the Moon Phases*

**Tuesday, May 24th, 6:00pm**
on @mujeresdemaiz YouTube & Facebook
**Join us for the first installment of Lunar Alignment:**
*Diosa Magic with Liliflor Art present a four part series on the moon phases.*
**Free tickets coming soon** **HERE**

*Writing Wednesday with Traci Akemi*

**Wednesday, May 25th, 6:30pm**
on @mujeresdemaiz YouTube & Facebook
***Join us as for a book feature of Traci Akemi's new book Navigating With(out) Instruments.***
*www.traciakemi.com*
**Free tickets coming soon** **HERE**

*SiStarHood Circle (Adults)*

**Thursday, May 26th, 6:00pm**
online via Zoom
**Join us for a Women & Femme Talking Circle for Adults**
*Healing through sistarhood*
**Free tickets** **HERE**

*Community Painting Party*

**"Visions of Healing" Community Painting Party**
**Monday, May 30th, 5pm**
Mercadito Monarca: 696 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA.
Join us for a evening filled with art activities, vendors, bikes, La Cultura Cura Carts, and wellbeing. "Visions of Healing" created by Lilia Ramirez aka Liliflor Art w/ guest artists from Mujeres de Maiz including Alfie Ebojo and Celina Jacques. In partnership with Mercadito Monarca in Pasadena, CA.
**Free tickets** **HERE**

GET YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE

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The WE RISE Digital Experience includes exciting virtual events to foster connection, healing and wellbeing through a range of activities and experiences, including poetry, music, art, and workshops. For more information, please visit werise.la.

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