Rootedness is a journey…
Ortiz conducts workshops exploring self-care tools and strategies for diverse communities. She is a nationally known writer, poet, speaker and trainer on self-care for activists, disability justice, eco-justice, and relationship with place.
“The exercises were simple yet provocative, good facilitation.”
– Syren Nagakyrie
Upcoming Events, Workshops, and Book Groups
Claiming Connection: Cultivating a Relationship with Place as Disabled Artists
Hosted by the Portland Art Museum
Thursday July 22nd, 2021
6pm Pacific Time
The exhibition Ansel Adams in Our Time focuses on the artist’s relationship with nature and with other artists. Join us remotely as Syren Nagakyrie of Disabled Hikers facilitates a panel discussion between artists Galadriel Mozee, Naomi Ortiz, and Denise Vasquez which will challenge the traditional idea of who can be a landscape artist. The artists will discuss their practices, relationship with nature, experiences in the field of art, and the artists who inspire them.
FB event page: https://fb.me/e/1BJYzkoPM
Zoom Meeting ID: 851 8135 8277
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85181358277
ASL/English interpreting, automated real time captioning, and verbal descriptions will be provided. Please email other access requests to access(at)pam.org.
Previous Speaking Engagements
Interdependence and Self-Care
Fellowship Workshop
Join for Justice Org
July 18th, 2021
Environmental Policy Work and Self-Care Workshop
Civic Spark AmeriCoprs CA
June 17th, 2021
Zoeglossia Poetry Reading
Saturday May 22nd, 2021
Social Work Fellows Self-Care Workshop
Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine
March 26th, 2021
Crip Ecologies with Kay Ulanday and Petra Kuppers
moderated by Naomi Ortiz
An event sponsored by the Poetry Foundation
March 25th at 7pm central time
“Digesting What’s In the Way” A Poetry Coalition Event
Split This Rock, Poetry Workshop
March 17th, 2021
Self-care for the Disabled Bodymind
University of Arizona DRC
March 3rd, 2021
A Crip Reckoning: Reflections on the ADA@30” (2/2/2021) – Watch Accessible Video
(Video – Naomi’s section starts at 51:00)
Syracuse University Panel
February 1, 2021
Self-Care Workshop
Family Values @ Work
January 21, 2021
Self-Care and the Politics of Wellness Workshop
Earlham College Border Studies Program
November 2nd, 2020 12-2pm AZ time
Ford Foundation Disability Justice and Self-Care Staff Workshop
September 1st, 2020
Zoeglossia Reading Series Featured Speaker
August 12th, 6pm ET 2020
Keynote Speaker, Illinois Department of Human Services ADA 30/30 Celebration
July 30th, 2020
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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