Miscellaneous
Our 2nd episode comes to you live from the Allied Media Conference in Detroit, MI this past June! We sat down with Phoenix-based organizers, Xyra and Crystal of Trans Queer Pueblo, an autonomous LGBTQ+ migrant community of color who work to generate community power for liberation. Xyra and Crystal dive deep into the importance of healing justice within anti-criminalization work, the value of disruption, and the necessity of creating alternative, autonomous spaces for queer and trans people of color. But before we dive into that conversation, we had two quick chats with rad organizers from former grantee partners Southerners on New Ground (SONG) & Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project. They stopped by our table to say hello in the AMC Exhibition Room and we asked them how their AMC was going, what knowledge they’re bringing back to their organizations, and of course, how funders can do better at respecting organizers time and labor. Trans Queer Pueblo receives multi-year support through Third Wave Fund's Grow Power Fund and have also received the Mobilize Power Fund for urgent community mobilization.