Rootedness is a journey…
Naomi conducts workshops exploring self-care tools and strategies for diverse communities. She is a nationally known writer, speaker and trainer on self-care, disability justice, and living in multiple worlds (intersectionality).
Events
Illinois Department of Human Services ADA 30/30 Celebration
July 30th – More details coming soon
Zoeglossia Reading Series Featured Speaker
August 19th 2020
Virtual Performance
Wellness and the Politics of Wellness
Earlham College Border Studies Program
November 2nd, 2020 12-2pm AZ time
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Upcoming Workshops and Book Groups
“The exercises were simple yet provocative, good facilitation.” – Syren Nagakyrie
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Previous Speaking Engagements
Self-Care in the Time of COVID
Co-sponsered by Detroit Disability Power and Allies for Change
Facilitated by Owólabi Copeland
(Captioned Video)
May 12, 2020
How Disabled Latinxs Can Practice Self-Care
“Nosotros” Series hosted by the National Coalition of Latinxs with Disabilities
May 21, 2020
Staff Self-Care Workshop
Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice
New York, NY
February 12th, 2020
University of Arizona, Mexican American Studies (MAS) Department
Staff/Graduate student Self-Care Workshop
October 30th 2019
National Network for Justice (NNJ) Conference
Self-Care Plenary
July 24th 2019
Poetry Reading (Virtual)
June 20th, 2019
Darwen, United Kingdom
A Contemplative CRiT Collage Methodology for Community and Self-Mending
Critical Race Studies in Education Association (CRSEA)
May 31, 2019
DREAM Webinar: Self-Care and Activism
DREAM Mentor Mondays Talk
May 6th 2019
Invited Featured Speaker
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
Portland, OR
March 27–30, 2019
Presenting Author: Nuestras Racias stage
Tucson Festival of Books
March 2-3rd, 2019
Speaker: Self-Care and Disability Justice
University of Arizona
January 24, 2019
Speaker: Disabled Mestiza Self-Care
Disability Intersectionality Summit
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
October 13, 2018
Sustaining Spirit Book Reading
Antigone Books
Tucson, AZ
September 2018
Sustaining Spirit Book Reading
Source Booksellers
Detroit, MI
June 2018
Previous Workshops
Fall 2019 Virtual Book Workshop Series
August 2019 – October 2019
Sustaining Spirit: A Workshop Series for Activists
Antigone Books
February – April 2019
Self-Care for Social Justice Activists Study Circle
Tucson, AZ
June 2018 – January 2019
Self-Care for Disability Justice Activists Workshop Series
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
August – December 2018
Ortiz has facilitated over 1,000 workshops on various topics, such as: Self-Care, Living in Multiple Worlds (Intersectionality), Disability Justice, Youth Leadership, and Conflict Resolution/Anti-Violence work
Twitter: @ThinkFreestyle
Instagram: NaomiOrtizWriterArtist
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